COURSE: UNISA BACHELORS IN LAW

The UNISA Bachelor of Commerce degree in Law is a specialised degree suitable for students who wish to link a commercial background with that of law. A person with this background can work in an insurance company, a merchant bank, or any other financial institution. Graduates can also consider working in the commercial department of a law firm.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 4 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• African Customary Law


• Introduction to the Theory of Law


• Law of Persons


• Family Law


• The Foundation of South African Law


• The Origins of South African Law


• Skills Course for Law Students


• General Principles of Criminal Law


• Accounting for Law Practitioners


• English for law Students

Second year subject:

• Law of Succession


• General Principles of Civil Procedure


• Entrepreneurial Law


• Interpretation of Statutes


• Constitutional Law


• Criminal Law: Specific Crimes


• Law of Property


• Fundamental Righta


• Insolvency Law


• Administrative Law

Third year subjects:

• Evidence: The Presentation and Assessment of Evidence


• Law of Contract


• Law of Nagotiable Instruments


• Law of Criminal Procedure


• Enrichment, Liability and Estoppel


• Evidence: Admissibility of Evidence


• Law of Delict


• Labour Law


• Civil Procedure: Court Proceedings


• Law of Criminal Procedure: Trial and Post-trial

Fourth year subjects:

• Media Law


• Company Law


• Specific Forms of Delict


• Law of Sale and Lease


• Forensic Medicine


• Advanced Labour Law


• Advanced Criminal Law


• Compulsory Papers


• Legal Philosophy


• Public International Law


• Professional Ethics

Careers: Legal representative, attoney, magistrate.

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