UNISA Investment Course Module
| Investments: an Introduction – INV2601 | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree,Diploma | Semester module | NQF level: 6 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English,Afrikaans | |||
| Pre-requisite: MNB1601 & (either FIN2601 or FIN2603) | |||
| Purpose: To enable students to gain insight into investment in financial assets; the investment environment; the risk-return framework; fundamental and technical analysis; portfolio management. | |||
| Investments: Equity Asset Valuation – INV3701 | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree | Semester module | NQF level: 7 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English | Module presented online | ||
| Pre-requisite: INV2601 or MNF2034 | |||
| Purpose: To enable students to determine the fair value of a firm’s equity based on economic prospects, current and forecast financial performance as well as risk assessment. | |||
| Investments: Fixed Income Analysis – INV3702 | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree | Semester module | NQF level: 7 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English | Module presented online | ||
| Pre-requisite: INV2601 or MNF2034 | |||
| Purpose: To enable students to determine the fair value of fixed income securities based on interest rate forecasts, investment horizons and risk assessment. | |||
| Investments: Derivatives – INV3703 | |||
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| Under Graduate Degree | Semester module | NQF level: 7 | Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English | Module presented online | ||
| Pre-requisite: INV2601 or MNF2034 | |||
| Purpose: To enable students to gain insight into risk management with derivatives: options contracts; futures, and forward contracts, interest rate swops agreements, future rate agreement; managing the risk of a portfolio. | |||
| Investments: Portfolio Management – INV4801 | |||
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| Honours,Post Graduate Diploma | Year module | NQF level: 8 | Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English | Module presented online | ||
| Purpose: To enhance students’ knowledge of portfolio management. To provide an advanced understanding and analysis of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS), capital market expectations, asset allocation, fixed income portfolio management, equity portfolio management, alternative investments portfolio management, and portfolio performance evaluation. | |||