The extended curriculum programme for BCom studies provides alternative university access to students who have the potential to succeed, but do not meet the minimum admission requirements for the mainstream programme. The purpose of the programme is to integrate additional academic support and skills development with mainstream courses in order to prepare the student for successful completion of the BCom degree.

This qualification will equip students to obtain training in the more advanced and specialised field of analytical chemistry, that is related to instrumentation and laboratory organisation. Training will focus on developing skills on certain key instruments that are commonly used in the chemistry related industry. Skills training will relate to equipping the potential analyst with the ability to plan, organize and execute complex analyses on specialised laboratory equipment, followed by the ability to deal with resultant data and the conversion and interpretation of the data to applied knowledge.

This qualification aims to produce senior architectural technologists who will be competent to design at the intermediate level, and with the aid of the latest electronic tools, perform and control the technical aspects of architectural practice at an advanced level. While design forms an integral part of the course the focus remains on the practical/ technological aspects of architectural practice. This includes an emphasis on “green design” and the particular needs of developmental communities.