COURSE: BA IN POLICE SCIENCE (LEGAL)

This degree is aimed at police, metropolitan police and traffic officers, as well as anyone working in the security industry. Administration of criminal justice is compulsory up to third-year level. Students then choose another major subject, depending on their study path. In the case of the legal path, private law is compulsory.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Private Law


• Criminology


• Foundations of the South African Law


• Fundamental Rights


• Constitutional Law

Second year subjects:

• Private Law


• Criminal Law


• Mercantile Law


• Origins of South African law


• Law of criminal procedures


• Interpretation of statutes


• Administrative law

Third year subjects:

• Private Law


• Mercantile law


• Criminology


• Politics


• Industrial and Organisational Psychology


• Public Administration

Careers: management position at SAPS, Metro Police and Traffic Departments, security consultant.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za​