Bachelor of Commerce in Law
Law, Military Science and Security - Justice in Society
Purpose and Rationale
Purpose:
This Qualification aims to promote access to higher education and equip learners with knowledge, skills, and attitudes suitable for business and industry demands. Learners will develop a critical understanding of modern business management, strategic financial planning, and legal governance. The qualification is designed to introduce learners to foundational aspects in the first year and progress to higher-order skills in analyzing, interpreting, and applying principles in the second and third years. The Bachelor of Commerce in Law aims to develop learners' ability to think and act strategically and professionally, enabling them to contribute effectively to organizations. It provides a comprehensive business knowledge base along with legal skills for professional practice and further studies in law or commerce.
Rationale:
The Bachelor of Commerce in Law offers learners a grounding in Economics, Business Management, Strategic Financial Planning, Financial Management, and Law. This prepares them for careers in business that require a solid understanding of law. It also provides a foundation in business management and financial planning for those interested in pursuing a legal career. The design of the degree responds to industry demand for graduates with skills in both business and law, allowing them to provide legal guidance and support within modern business objectives. This qualification enables learners to apply a strategic knowledge base across various industries and enterprise types for professional practice.
Outcomes
- Demonstrate well-rounded and systematic knowledge of the structure of the South African legal system and the relationship between the various sub-disciplines of law that comprise our legal system.
- Identify and evaluate the basic principles and norms of the modern South African Private and Mercantile Law.
- Engage with advanced legal texts pertaining to legislation, court precedent and academic articles to source, identify and select appropriate and relevant information to support and inform statements, recommendations and decisions related to legal and corporate financial position.
- Interpret, analyse and solve questions of law of an advanced nature, including legal problems encountered in financial planning.
- Articulate, contextualise and communicate a legal conundrum and its likely solution in a professional and academically appropriate manner.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:
- Understanding of the relationship between sub-disciplines: The relationship between the various sub-disciplines of the South African legal system is understood.
- Identification of legal issues: The ability and insight to identify a legal issue as falling predominantly within a particular sub-discipline of the South African law is displayed.
- Identification of legal principles: The legal principles and norms applying in an identified sub-discipline are identified and understood.
- Application of legal norms: The insight and ability to apply the legal norms of a particular sub-discipline to a question of law is demonstrated.
- Interrogation of central disciplines: The relationship between Law, Financial Planning, and Business Management for this Degree are identified and interrogated.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:
- Understanding of legal relationships: A critical understanding of the relationship between Mercantile Law, Private Law, and other branches of the SA legal system is demonstrated.
- Knowledge of basic principles: Knowledge of the basic principles, language, and terminology of major areas of Private and Mercantile Law is covered and displayed.
- Knowledge of advanced principles: Knowledge of advanced principles, language, and terminology of selected areas of Private and Mercantile Law, including Financial Planning Law, is demonstrated.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:
- Solving legal questions: Knowledge, insight, and competencies required to solve legal questions and problems commonly encountered in legal and business environments are displayed.
- Analysis of legal texts: Relevant case law, legislation, and other legal texts are critically analysed and practically applied.
- Classification of legal text: Legal text is appropriately classified according to its origin and the hierarchy of authoritative South African sources of law.
- Utilisation of legal sources: The relevant sources where our law may be found are identified, explored, and utilised.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:
- Knowledge of laws: A thorough knowledge of common law, statutory law, and case law pertaining to relevant areas of private and mercantile law is demonstrated.
- Analytical skills: The ability to correctly analyse legal problems, identify the relevant area of law, understand the legal question, locate resources, do research, and develop a cogent response is displayed.
- Application of law: The law is applied in conjunction with relevant considerations of financial planning and business management.
- Articulation of legal questions: The ability to articulate a legal question and its likely solution coherently, cogently, and in clear language is demonstrated.
Integrated Assessment:
- Formative assessment: Learning and assessment are integrated, with continuous feedback provided on progress.
- Summative assessment: Judgement of learning in relation to Exit Level Outcomes, including integrated assessments to test the learner's ability to integrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
- Design of integrated assessments: Designed to achieve integration of Exit Level Outcomes, provide evidence of applied competence, and be clearly explained to learners.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 376
- SAQA Source
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