Law & Human Resources

Bachelor of Commerce in Law Degree

The Bachelor of Commerce in Law Degree at Boston City Campus gives you a solid grounding in both business and legal studies. You learn how South African law applies in commercial environments and how legal rules influence business decisions.

This Degree covers contract law, labour law, governance, compliance, business management and finance and gives you the tools to understand how organisations operate within legal boundaries.

You gain practical insight into business problems that involve regulation, risk and legal interpretation. You learn how to analyse commercial issues, work with contracts and support decisions that affect operations, people and financial outcomes.

This prepares you for roles in compliance, governance, business support, risk management and commercial operations. It also provides a clear pathway into further legal study, including the LLB, and supports long term growth in careers that rely on strong business and legal insight.

Bachelor of Commerce in Law

Time to Complete

3 Years (min) - 9 Years (max)

Study Options

Full-time or Part-time

Credits

384

NQF Level

7

SAQA ID

104712

Field of Study

Law & Human
Resources

Further Study Options:

Bachelor of Laws
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Entry Requirements

National Senior Certificate (NSC), with English passed and with endorsement for admission to Bachelor’s study; or National Certificate (Vocational) (NC(V)), with English passed and with endorsement for admission to Bachelor’s studies; or prior to 2009, Senior Certificate with English as one of the modules passed.

A number of post school qualifications may be used for admission and/or advanced placement into the degree programme with due regard for the 50% credit transfer rule and guidelines of progression and articulation. For example, a Higher Certificate, NQF (HEQSF) Level 5, minimum Credits 120; or a Diploma, NQF (HEQSF/OQSF) Level 6, minimum Credits 240 or 360.

This programme is offered by Boston City Campus in the distance mode of education with support provided at Learner Support Centres. Apply to register at any Boston City Campus Learner Support Centre nationwide.

All modules are compulsory and must be passed.

Possible employment opportunities include, but are not limited to:

  • Corporate General Manager or Business Unit Manager
  • Board, Committee, or Company Secretariat
  • Corporate Governance Practitioner
  • Industrial Relations Practitioner
  • Business Analyst
  • SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, Quality) Officer

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Semester ASemester B
  • Computer Literacy
  • Academic Literacy for Law Students
  • Introduction to Law
  • Business Management 1
  • Accounting Principles
  • Computer Literacy Advanced
  • Law of Persons
  • African Customary Law
  • Criminal Law 1: An Introduction
  • Economics 1
Semester ASemester B
  • Law of Insolvency
  • Business Management 2
  • Financial Accounting 1
  • Family Law
  • Law of Property
  • Legal Research, Legal Writing, and Statutory Interpretation
  • Law of Delict
  • Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting
Semester ASemester B
  • Legal Aspects of Contract and Labour Law
  • Law of Taxation
  • Law of Succession
  • Business Management 3
  • Financial Management
  • Foundations of Company and Competition Law
  • Strategic Human Resource Management
  • Constitutional Law
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution in South Africa
  • Work Integrated Learning

Various How You’ll Be Assessed (ASC, ASW, AS1 to AS5) are used throughout the modules in the programme. For example, AS4 is predominately applied in this programme and consists of:

Formative Assessments (FA1 and FA2), also known as assignments or tests, which count forty percent (40%) – twenty percent (20%) each – towards the overall mark.

Summative Assessments in the form of a final exam or capstone project (SA1), count fifty percent (50%), and a research or reflective essay (SA2) count ten percent (10%) towards the overall mark.

No supplementary assessment is provided for FA1 or FA2. A maximum of one (1) additional supplementary assessment opportunity is provided for SA1 and SA2 respectively, which will
be charged for.

Please consult the Fact Sheet and Student Rulebook for additional, detailed programme information.

On completion of the programme graduates will have the necessary knowledge and practical skills required to:

  • Operate effectively in the workplace using a number of Windows-based end-user Applications
  • Demonstrate well-rounded knowledge of the South African legal system, various fields of law, the relationship between fields of law, and the impact of legal principles and rules on commercial activity and broader society
  • Develop integrated knowledge of the underlying principles, legal instruments, concepts and procedures of South African Mercantile Law, as well as the ability to apply such knowledge in commercial contexts
  • Demonstrate integrated knowledge, an understanding of standard methods and procedures, and the ability to solve problems in the context of private law
  • Understand the principles and theory of business and financial management in professional commercial practice, formulate decisions and take action based on such principles
  • Identify, evaluate, and analyse socio-economic needs of society, display an awareness of professional ethics and ethical standards and recognise the need for life-long learning

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On successful completion the Learner will be issued a Bachelor of Commerce in Law SAQA ID 104712, NQF 7, minimum 384 credits from Boston City Campus.