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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Bachelor of Laws: Undergraduate

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
21447	Bachelor of Laws: Undergraduate
ORIGINATOR
University of Cape Town
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	480	Level 6	Level N/A: Pre-2009 was L6	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 06120/18	2018-07-01	2018-12-31
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-12-31		2024-12-31

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

This programme aims to provide a basic legal education as a lawyer, as set out in the Qualification of Legal Practitioners Amendment Act, 1997. It specifically aims at producing lawyers who are life long learners, with generic and transferable skills, including oral and written communication, numeric and computer literacy and who are, thus, equipped for a variety of career paths in law, business and government.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Matriculation exemption with specified school subjects.
Except in exceptional circumstances approved by the Senate, a person shall not be admitted as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws unless he or she has, in the Senior Certificate or equivalent examination passed at least four of the following subjects on either the Higher or the Standard grade: African Languages, Afrikaans, Arabic, Art, Biblical Studies, Biology, Drama, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, History, Italian, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Nederlands, Physical Science, Portuguese and Spanish, obtaining either at least 50% (D) in English at the Higher Grade or at least 60% (C) at the Standard Grade.

Senior certificate with matriculation exemption or equivalent university admission qualification

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

a). Critical cross-field outcomes (generic to all teaching and learning):

The LLB graduate is competent to:

1. Critically understand written texts of descriptive, prescriptive and argumentative characters.
2. Produce written texts of descriptive, prescriptive and argumentative characters to accepted international standards in his or her specific field of training (as these may exist at the time of his or her graduation).
3. Find information of professional relevance efficiently and independently.
4. Use and organise such information to conduct systematic research aimed at providing answers to questions whose resolutions are not antecedently known, or to verifying answers that are assumed on the basis of "accepted wisdom".
5. Understand and critically appreciate the contribution of major artistic and cultural activities and performances to community and national life.
6. Use information technology standard in professional offices (at the time of his/her graduation) efficiently and independently.
7. Use libraries and the Internet to find and access information.
8. Understand when and how to acknowledge the limitations of his/her own expertise and elicit the more appropriate expertise of others.
9. Appreciate the importance of life-long learning and the importance of self-initiative in pursuing it.
10. Understand and internalise as a personal value the importance of conducting professional activity within the scope of national, provincial, municipal and international law.

b). General outcomes (contextually demonstrated general knowledge, skills and values of the programme):

The LLB graduate is competent to:

1. Produce solutions to both familiar and novel legal problems as these arise in the course of professional activity.
2. Communicate his/her understanding of legal problems and solutions to others in ways that are clear but not arrogant or presumptive.
3. Critically receive and understand the descriptions and suggestions of legal colleagues and clients.
4. Understand the difference between personal and social (often professional, sometimes public) goals, so as to
5. Understand the importance of commitment to the latter, even when they diverge from his or her personal interests.
6. Appreciate the contexts in which specific technical competencies can best be integrated with the general competencies just identified.

c). Specific outcomes, including professional outcomes contextually demonstrated:

The LLB graduate will be competent to:

1. Read, critically understand and integrate information and reports about the law.
2. Produce descriptive, prescriptive and analytical legal opinions at a level of sophistication suitable to:

Internal office reports in response to clearly assigned criteria

Memos of professional advice

Descriptive popular journalism

3. Appreciate the significance of legal data, reports and analyses in the context of national and international political dynamics, so as to be competent to
4. Evaluate the implications for the legal system of economic developments, policies and actions to the level of sophistication identified above.
5. Appreciate the significance of data, reports and analyses of the law to the maintenance of the ethics and values of communities, individuals and professional guilds, so as to be competent to
6. Evaluate the ethical implications of legal developments, policies and actions to the level of sophistication identified above.
7. Locate national, comparative and international legal information in public sources as required to demonstrate competencies indicated above.
8. Understand and communicate understanding of the influence of political and ethical dynamics on international legal interactions.
9. Draft heads of legal argumentation.
10. Formally resolve legal disputes through legal arguments and bargaining.
11. Appreciate and demonstrate, orally and in writing, the limitations of formal models as representations of reality under the law.
12. Pass entrance examinations of international standard to postgraduate study in Law.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

a). The achievement of these outcomes is assessed through the integrated assessment of the programme

b). The achievement of these outcomes is assessed by means of a series of oral and written assessments throughout the programme

c). Examinations and tests, both written and oral preparation for and presentation of arguments for mock trials (moot court); attendance at tutorials and seminars and writing of assignments will be used to show that these outcomes have been met.

INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT

The curriculum in each year consists of whole year or half year courses.
The examination in a given course usually includes a formal written paper(s) and in certain instances, oral examinations, as well as a series of tests, essays and/or practical work administered and evaluated during the course. The combination of marks for each component - that is, the proportion each counts towards the result of the course - will always be determined before the course starts, by Senate, on the recommendation of the department concerned and will be known to candidates. Both internal and external examiners have responsibilities for all parts of the examination (i.e. including those parts of it that are administered during the course in the forms of tests, essays or practical work).

A Duly Performed (DP) certificate is required before a student is allowed to take the formal examinations in the course.

Integrated assessment takes place in the context of the compulsory Moot Programme. One examiner (external) is appointed to review the performance of candidates and the curriculum as a whole. The results in all courses in a student's curriculum are evaluated by the Faculty Examinations Committee in an integrated way for award of the degree or for the award of the degree with distinction.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

This qualification serves as an entry point to the related qualification(s)

1. LLM / MPhil degrees
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Law
3. Admission as Attorney of the High Court (with further training)
4. Admission as Advocate of the High Court (with further training)

Other articulation possibilities, either generic or specific

Subject to the provisions of the Joint Statutes, these courses are likely to be recognised by another institution in part fulfilment towards a similar degree of bachelor.

MODERATION OPTIONS

The University of Cape Town has a system of external peer review and evaluation of each course. 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 Cape Town will be used in a manner that is consistent with 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.	University of Cape Town