COURSE: BA IN POLICE SCIENCE (COMMERCIAL)

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. For the commercial stream, either accounting or business management are compulsory major subjects.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Criminology


• Foundations of the South African Law


• Accounting


• Business Management

Second year subjects:

• Criminal Law


• The origins of South African Law


• Introduction to Law


• Evidence

Third year subjects:

• Accounting


• African Languages


• Afrikaans


• Economics


• English Studies


• Income Tax


• Industrial and Organisational Psychology


• Public Administration

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

Source: www.unisa.ac.za​