Department of Finance

Overview

About us

Welcome to the Department of Finance at the University of the Western Cape. The Department of Finance is committed to advancing financial knowledge through contextual and experiential learning and teaching, impactful research, and engagement with industry, professional stakeholders and wider society.

Vision

To build a dynamic Finance department within the EMS faculty, with a growing continental reputation for integrated, applied teaching and research that advances finance knowledge and supports inclusive financial and economic development.

Mission

Advancing financial knowledge by offering world-class financial education, promoting financial literacy, producing impactful research, and engaging with industry and professional stakeholders.

Core Values

Team Work
Innovation
Hands-On Learning
Excellence
Social Responsibility

The Department of Finance equips students with the fundamental, theoretical, practical and applied knowledge of business and corporate finance, investment, and international finance, quantitative finance and financial modeling. Our Bachelor of Commerce and Postgraduate Diploma in Finance programmes prepare students for a lucrative career in financial advising, investment analysis, financial management and asset management. In addition, our Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) programme offers a pathway to advanced academic degrees required for pursuing a career in academia. Concurrently, the programme provides students with the requisite skills to succeed in the dynamic field of finance and commerce. Moreover, the department offers a full research Master of Commerce (MCom) programme where students can specialise in investments, financial markets, corporate finance and financial machine learning.