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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION: 

Bachelor of Commerce in Law 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
15594  Bachelor of Commerce in Law 
ORIGINATOR
Stellenbosch University 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree  Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security  Justice in Society 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  466  Level 6  NQF Level 07  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Registered-data under construction  EXCO 0324/24  2024-07-01  2027-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2028-06-30   2033-06-30  

Registered-data under construction

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PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
To enable students to acquire a thorough knowledge of and insight into the basic areas of legal science.

To provide students the opportunity to study profession orientated law modules in the context of related disciplines in the Faculty of Economics and Business Science. The qualification accordingly provides an extended foundation and deeper insight into the position of legal rules within society in general as well as a more thorough general knowledge and skills of a commercial nature, when compared to the normal four year LLB programme

To lay a foundation for advanced studies in commerce for those students that decide not to pursue a career in law

To lay a foundation for more advanced studies in law as part of the LLB. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption or equivalent university admission qualification

Other additional requirements:

60% average in Matriculation or equivalent examination
60% for first language on Higher Grade in Matriculation or equivalent examination
Mathematics Higher Grade 40% or Standard Grade 50% in Matriculation or equivalent examination 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
1. GENERAL OUTCOMES

The BComm in Law graduate will:

1. Have a thorough knowledge of the basic fields in law
2. Have the necessary cognitive skills required in commercial practice or as legal adviser in the business sphere
3. Have the necessary theoretical foundation for possible advanced studies in commerce


The BComm in Law graduate will be able to;

1. Identify legal issues from a given factual hypothesis
2. Analyse possible legal solutions critically
3. Criticise or defend legal theories
4. Apply legal principles to a factual situation
5. Express legal principles in the theory and their application in practice both in writing and verbally
6. Do accounting on either second or third year level


2. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

The BComm in Law graduate will demonstrate:

1. Insight into the place of law within the field of commerce
2. A thorough understanding o the principles of the basic areas of law, setting a foundation for more advanced legal studies as part of the LLB 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
1. The assessment used for BComm in Law ensures that the purpose of the qualification is achieved

2. A range of formative and summative assessment methods are used such as written assignments, consisting largely of problem-type hypothetical questions, simulations and oral and written examinations

3. The required range of modalities is employed in an integrated way to assess whether the specified outcomes have been achieved

4. The assessment used meets the standard and level of achievement required for NQF level 6

5. From the assessment of samples generalising to a domain takes place in a judicious and planned way in order t ensure reliability

The achievement of the set outcomes are assessed by determining whether:
  • The work that the student submits is valid and accurate
  • The student has the ability to address a given legal issue with reference to different sources of law. Collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information, including the analyses of case law.
  • Oral examinations assessed on ability to verbally identify and address a legal issue with the emphasis on the formulation
  • Written examinations consist largely of essay-type questions assessed on ability to:
    (i) Structure and style the piece
    (ii) Formulate legal arguments
    (iii) Criticise or defend theories
    (iv) Use legal terminology and grammar correctly

    INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
  • Oral examinations are assessed on ability to identify verbally and address a legal issue with the emphasis on accurate formulation
  • Written examinations consist largely of essay-type questions assessed on ability to:
    (i) Structure and style piece
    (ii) Formulate legal arguments
    (iii) Criticise or defend theories
    (iv) Use legal terminology and grammar correctly

    For the Business Sciences component integrated assessment take place by way of a variety of procedures including practically orientated cross-disciplinary individual and group assignments, simulations, work-place assessments, written and oral presentations, tests and examinations 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    This qualification serves as an entry point to the related qualification(s)
    LLB

    This qualification provides credits for the related qualification(s)
    BA in Law
    LLB

    Other articulation possibilities, either generic or specific:

    Horizontal articulation is possible with various programmes in Economics and Management Sciences, as well as articulation with the four-year LLB or BA in Law programmes.
    On a vertical level, articulation is possible into the post-graduate 2 year LLB programme. Vertical articulation to Honours BComm is also possible and enhanced by the elective modules in the final year of the BComm in Law and students can also proceed to such programmes at most universities in South Africa 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    The university of Stellenbosch has a system of external peer review and evaluation of departments. One of the aspects of the system is an evaluation of the standards and assessment practices of the department. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
    The academic staff of the university of Stellenbosch will be used in a manner which fits into the quality assurance system of the university 

    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
    1. Stellenbosch University 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.