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Nelson Mandela University

Bachelor of Arts in Law

The Bachelor of Arts in Law in Law and Legal Studies is offered by Nelson Mandela University.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts in Law offered by the Nelson Mandela University at the Faculty of Law

Purpose of the learning programme
This qualification has been approved in terms of the new Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF).

To familiarise learners with the content and basic theories of a number of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, at the basic and intermediate level, and to provide them with a deeper grasp of one or more of these disciplines taken at exit level (level 6), as well as to enable them to place new knowledge in context and to use appropriate methods for seeking resolution of problems;

To provide learners with a variety of basic scholarly and intellectual competencies, including the ability to question critically the assumptions of a limited range of theories and authorities, and to develop an understanding of elementary research methods used within one or more disciplines;

To equip learners with the ability to give an accurate account of scholarly positions and the competence to express their own opinions clearly and coherently, both in written and oral communication;

To prepare learners for post learner study;

To provide learners with a well-rounded and broad education across a number of disciplines, thus preparing them for a wide range of professions crucial to the welfare of society;

To produce learners who are able to think laterally, critically and creatively;

To produce learners who are prepared for life-long learning;

To produce learners who understand the principles of, and are capable of “critical citizenship”

The new stream will allow students to combine a major in the Humanities with a major in Law, a combination that is available at most other Faculties of Law, in parallel with the BCom stream in Law.

The main purpose of the new stream is to serve as sound preparation for a student who wishes to continue with a two year LLB thereafter. However, the programme is structured in such a way that it will alternatively enable him/her to continue with an honours degree in the Humanities major. In this way it serves to broaden the career opportunities for the BA graduate significantly

Duration: 
The qualification shall extend over at least three years of full-time study.