This degree is aimed at students wanting to specialise in the legal side of finance and commerce. The focus in the first year is on a combination of economics, business management, accounting and law modules. In the second year, the emphasis is on property, tax, labour, competition and intellectual property law. The final year consists of 10 modules, of which law of contract and law of delict are compulsory.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years part time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Introduction to the economic and management environment
- Law of Persons
- Family law
- Entrepreneurial law
- Insolvency law
- Economics
- Business management
- Accounting concepts, principles and procedures
- Accounting reporting
Second year subjects:
- Law of Property
- Law of succession
- Law of negotiable instruments, intellectual property and competition
- Tax and labour law
- Forensic Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Third year subjects:
- Law of contract
- Law of Delict
- Labour law
- Banking law and usage
- The law of sale and lease
Careers: corporate law advisor.
Source: www.unisa.ac.za