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How to become a economist

Compare programmes, entry requirements and universities for becoming a Economist.

Study routes8
Offerings25
Universities15

University requirements

Compare the APS and subject requirements for programmes that can lead to Economist. Universities use different APS scales, so check your marks against each university separately.

Bachelor of Commerce Economics and Econometrics

Degree

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Econometrics

University of Johannesburg

APS 28
College of Business and Economics

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL, MAT

Bachelor of Commerce General

Degree

Bachelor of Commerce - General

University of Kwazulu Natal

APS 35
College of Law and Management Studies

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+

Bachelor of Commerce (General)

University of Mpumalanga

APS 30
Faculty of Economics, Development and Business Sciences

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+Afrikaans HL 30%+Afrikaans FAL 30%+IsiNdebele HL 30%+IsiNdebele FAL 30%+IsiXhosa HL 30%+IsiXhosa FAL 30%+IsiZulu HL 30%+IsiZulu FAL 30%+Sepedi HL 30%+Sepedi FAL 30%+Sesotho HL 30%+Sesotho FAL 30%+Setswana HL 30%+Setswana FAL 30%+Siswati HL 30%+Siswati FAL 30%+Tshivenda HL 30%+Tshivenda FAL 30%+Xitsonga HL 30%+Xitsonga FAL 30%+

Bachelor of Commerce General

University of the Witwatersrand

APS 38
Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management

Subject requirements

Maths 60%+English 60%+

NBT components: AL, QL

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

Degree

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

Sol Plaatje University

APS 30
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences3 years

Subject requirements

Maths 60%+Maths 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 60%+Business Studies 40%+Economics 40%+

NBT components: AL, QL

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

The University of South Africa

APS 21
College of Economic and Management Sciences

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English 50%+

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) Extended Curriculum Programme

University of Fort Hare

APS 27
Faculty of Management and Commerce

Subject requirements

Maths 40%+English 50%+

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

University of Limpopo

APS 26
Faculty of Management & Law

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+Economics 50%+

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics - Extended Curriculum Programme

University of Limpopo

APS 22
Faculty of Management & Law

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+Economics 50%+

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

University of Venda

APS 320
Code MSBBCEFaculty of Management, Commerce and Law3 years

Subject requirements

Maths 40%+English HL 50%+English FAL 59%+Economics 50%+Accounting 40%+Business Studies 40%+Information Technology 40%+

Extended Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

University of Venda

APS 280
Code MSEBCEFaculty of Management, Commerce and Law4 years

Subject requirements

English HL 40%+English FAL 40%+

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics

Walter Sisulu University

APS 25
Faculty of Economics and Financial Sciences

Subject requirements

Maths 40%+Maths Lit 70%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL

Bachelor of Commerce: General (Business Management)

Degree

BCom: General (Business Management)

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 390
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences3 years

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL

BCom: General (Business Management) Extended Curriculum

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 370
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences4 years

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL

Bachelor of Commerce: General (Economics)

Degree

BCom: General (Economics)

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 390
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences3 years

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL

BCom: General (Economics) Extended Curriculum

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 370
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences4 years

Subject requirements

Maths 50%+English 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL

Bachelor of Commerce: General (Statistics)

Degree

BCom: General (Statistics)

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 390
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences3 years

Subject requirements

Maths 60%+English 50%+

NBT components: AL, QL

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

University of Johannesburg

APS 31
Faculty of Science

Subject requirements

Maths 60%+English 60%+

NBT components: AL, QL, MAT

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

University of the Free State

APS 32
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Subject requirements

Maths 70%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+Physical Sciences 60%+

Diploma in Economics

Diploma

Dip (Economics)

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 330
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences3 years

Subject requirements

Maths 40%+Technical Maths 40%+Maths Lit 60%+English 50%+

Dip (Economics) Extended Curriculum

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

APS 310
Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences4 years

Subject requirements

Maths 40%+Technical Maths 40%+Maths Lit 60%+English 50%+

Diploma in Economics

Tshwane University of Technology

APS 22
Code DPES20Faculty of Economics and Finance

Subject requirements

Maths 40%+Technical Maths 40%+Maths Lit 60%+English HL 50%+English FAL 50%+

Campus: Ga-Rankuwa Campus

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