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Study Duration 

Study Duration

The duration of the studies comprises of a full time three year B.Com Based on prior learning and / or work experiences, a certain amount of study time can be skipped or left out.

Our admissions committee will decide the length of your studies upon receiving the applicant’s documents.

Your first two and half years, will be on campus in Port Alfred, after this you will undergo a 6 month industrial placement to a four to five star establishment of your choice, anywhere in the world.
Further to this, you will then write your dissertation and graduate with your B.Com Degree!

Industrial placement
Industrial placement is the preparation phase for a position and often students are offered a permanent position in the company where they have done their industrial placement. During the semester of industrial placement, the students first familiarise themselves with the company. Then, they generally get various assignments within one or several departments.  Next to all types of practical skills, the students develop company specific management skills.  Students also get specific outcomes to reach during industrial placement in order to round off their training and prepare them as employees of the hospitality industry.

The duration of the Industrial Placement is 23 weeks.