Accounting Sciences

Accounting and auditing field is quite wide and includes financial accounting, management accounting, auditing and internal auditing. There are a number of professional accounting bodies that offer specific category registration for accounting and auditing professionals, including the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), Chartered Institute of anagement Accountants (CI A), The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the South African Institute of !rofessional Accountants (SAI!A). "or some of the possible #ob titles below, you would need to ha$e completed further qualifications and pass qualifying e%aminations.

Accountant, #unior accountant, trainee accountant, accounting cler&, financial accountant, cost controller, boo&&eeper, credit controller, financial manager, production accountant, internal auditor, auditor, chartered accountant, ta% consultant and treasury manager

Economic Sciences

'conomic Sciences co$er economics, decision (is& analyst, portfolio administrator, sciences, as well as the area of transport researcher, economist, research analyst, economics, logistics and tourism. 'conomics stoc&bro&er and business consultant studies the production and allocation of resources and includes a number of focus areas, such as applied economics, managerial economics, econometrics, de$elopment economics and natural resource economics. )ecision science includes the application of (is& analyst, portfolio administrator, mathematical, statistical and computer science researcher, economist, research analyst, related tools to the analysis and sol$ing of stoc&bro&er and business consultant business problems. The field of transport economics and logistics concerns itself with the optimal allocation of resources and planning to transport goods and people from one point to another. These principles are also applied within the tourism industry. )istribution manager* logistics manager* purchasing manager* supply chain manager* tra$el and tourism practitioner and e$ent organiser

Management Sciences

anagement Sciences focus on the planning, management and mar&eting of small and large enterprises. This career field is broad and includes a di$erse number of areas such as strategic+, financial+, mar&eting+, retail+, human resources and operational management.

,usiness analyst* consultant* company secretary* manager* pro#ect manager* super$isor* supply chain manager* human resources practitioner* labour relations practitioner* organisational de$elopment practitioner* recruitment practitioner* financial manager* in$estment manager* mar&eting practitioner* mar&eting researcher and accountant -uman resources practitioner* coach* employee wellness practitioner* community de$elopment practitioner and training facilitator

!sychology is interested in understanding the beha$iour of indi$iduals (either as indi$iduals or in groups) and industrial psychology focuses on aspects such as career management, organisational de$elopment, learning theories and assessment within the wor& conte%t. To register as a counsellor or psychologist with the -ealth !rofessions Council of South Africa, you would need to complete your training up to -onours or aster.s le$el, as well as meet other requirements such as completing an internship and passing a professional board e%amination. Careers in the public sector focus on the de$elopment, implementation and e$aluation

Accountant* human resource practitioner* communications practitioner* procurement

of public policies, programmes and ser$ices and could be at the local, pro$incial or national le$el. /pportunities also e%ist at non+ go$ernmental as well as national and international aid organisations. Law 0nowledge of mercantile law is beneficial in careers in human resources, management and economics since it allows one to understand issues related to companies, ta%ation, labour relations and insurance. !ri$ate law focuses on aspects such as contracts, obligations, property and trusts. "or other careers in law, go to the College of 1aw

manager* administrati$e officer* financial manager* public policy analyst* de$elopment economist, monitoring and e$aluation practitioner 1abour relations practitioner* -( practitioner* ta% practitioner* economist* researcher* legal administrator* policy ad$isor and manager