The purpose of this package in law is to provide broad formative education but it does not lead to any specific career outcomes. The student is, however, enabled to continue with the LLB degree, which is career-specific based or a BCom(Hons). The skills acquired may be applied in either the private or public sectors.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Computer and information literacy
- Academic literacy
- Business management
- Economics
- Financial accounting
- Informatics
- Statistics
- Introduction to law
- Legal skills
- Law of persons
- Family law
Second year subjects:
- Law of contract
- Law of succession
- Labour law
- Specific contracts
Third year subjects:
- Law of things
- Law of delict
- Entrepreneurial law
- Insolvency law
Careers: lawyer, legal representative, legal advisor, judge.
Source: www.up.ac.za