The programme is designed to equip students with the essential knowledge and specific skills to perform level-appropriate accounting related services and act as internal auditors. Please note that this qualification will prepare students for postgraduate studies, and for those students specialising in internal auditing, provide an articulation route to the Postgraduate Diploma in Internal Auditing.

The course is currently the only one of its kind in South Africa. Hands-on practical training includes training in the only working pilot chemical production facility at a South African university which provides for seamless intergradation into a real- life work environment. This qualification comprises a mixture of disciplinary-based courses in chemistry, physics, engineering, statistics, mathematics and computer technology. Apart from the formal course and practical work at the university’s modern laboratories and Chemical Pilot Plant, the course also includes a six-month experience-based learning component in an industrial setting where skills and knowledge acquired at university are integrated and applied under real-life working conditions.

This programme aims to develop eager individuals through facilitation of a strenuous learning experience, based on international best practice guidelines. Graduates will become highly skilled, knowledgeable and independent paramedics registered with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Emergency Care Practitioner – the highest register for paramedics. The EMC programme aims to meet the needs of South Africa, by producing well balanced practitioners with a thorough understanding of rescue principles and advanced patient care in the most diverse and adverse conditions.