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Contact: Department of Taxation 012 420 4983

The MCom Taxation is a research degree, requiring the completion of a supervised as well as independent research resulting in a dissertation.

Not all postgraduate programmes are offered every year. Please consult the relevant faculty's student administration concerning the presentation of this programme.

1. Relevant honours degree
   or
   relevant postgraduate qualification
2. A cumulative weighted average of at least 60% for the BComHons degree or postgraduate qualification
3. Relevant Taxation modules at postgraduate level (minimum of 40 credits)
4. Relevant work experience in a tax environment

1. A candidate may be refused admission to a master’s degree by the relevant head of department/Postgraduate Committee if he/she does not comply with the standard of competence in the subject as determined by the department – with the proviso that a candidate who does not comply with the required level of competence, may be admitted, provided that he/she completes additional study assignments and/or examinations.
2. The relevant head of department/Postgraduate Committee may set additional admission requirements.
3. Specific departments have specific requirements for admission.
4. The number of students will be determined in line with the growth strategy of the University of Pretoria as approved by the Executive.
5. Allowance will be made for the diversity profile of students.

A pass mark in the following modules is considered to be adequate knowledge. Anyone not meeting this expectation will only be considered for admission in exceptional circumstances. 

• Financial accounting 1 (FRK 111 and FRK 121/122);
• Economics 1 (EKN 110 and EKN 120);
• Statistics 1 (STK 110 and STK 120) and one of the following:
• Business management 1 (OBS 114 and OBS 124); or
• Marketing management 1 (BEM 110 and BEM 122); or
• Public administration 1 (PAD 112 and PAD 122); or
• Industrial and organisational psychology (BDO 110 and BDO 120) or equivalent modules passed at another institution as approved by the relevant head of department in consultation with the Dean.

The pass mark for both a dissertation and a mini-dissertation is 50%. The provisions regarding pass requirements for dissertations, contained in General Academic Regulation G36, apply with the necessary changes to mini-dissertations.

A pass mark of at least 50% is required in the examination of each module.

Dissertations/mini-dissertations, curricula and modules

Refer to General Academic Regulations G37, G38 and G39.

The degree programme requires that a dissertation be submitted in a field of study selected from the fields covered in the honours degree.
Information on modules, credits and syllabi is available, on request, from the relevant head of department/Postgraduate Committee.
A module in Research Methodology is compulsory in all programmes. The Dean may, on the recommendation of the relevant head of department/Postgraduate Committee, waive the prerequisites.

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Refer to General Academic Regulation G39.13.