Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Bcom Law

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Bachelor of Commerce (Law)

Vision of the faculty is to be recognised for our positive and empowering contribution towards the local business and broader community.  As part of a university, we are fully committed to our engagement with Science, but at the same time we also understand that, as a public institution, we have a special role to play within the community.  We believe that the effective integration of these two foci not only adds value to the broader community but also adds a differentiating value to our graduates and our faculty.  While our qualifications are benchmarked against international best practice, they are designed to reflect a sensitivity to the needs of our local communities.
Our mission is derived from the fact that the NMMU is one of the few really comprehensive universities, not only in South Africa but in the world.  This means that we offer a wide range of business-related study opportunities that vary from general formative programmes to programmes with a strong career orientation.  This inclusive qualification mix not only allows students a wide choice but also the opportunity to articulate between programmes while retaining credits – all of this within the same institution.  At the same time, we offer programmes over the full spectrum, from undergraduate certificates to doctoral degrees.
Qualification Minimum Statutory Entry Requirement
National Higher Certificate: Pass NSC, together with any other university requirements.
Diploma: Pass NSC with an achievement rating of 3 (40-49%) or better in four subjects, together with any other university requirements.
Bachelor’s Degree: Pass NSC with an achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) or better in four subjects from the designated list, together with any other university requirements.
 

Faculty: Business And Economic Sciences
Level: Undergraduate
Code: 40141
Duration (full-time): 3 year(s)
Qualification type: 45 (Degree)
Approval letter(s):
Department of Higher Education and Training (DHeT)

INTRODUCTION

This curriculum caters for students planning a career in the business, commerce or the legal profession. It combines law subjects with a major in Business Management, Accounting or Economics. After completing this curriculum, the student may register for a two-year LLB degree.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION

(Please note that these are the specific programme admission requirements – the university has its own minimum admission requirements.)
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CURRENT GRADE 12 LEARNERS

  • Admission Points Score of 38.
  • Minimum NSC requirements for degree entry must be met.
  • English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa (home language or first additional language) on at least NSC level 5 (60-69%).
  • NSC achievement rating of at least 4 (50-59%) for Mathematics.
  • Applicants with an Admission Points Score between 30 and 37 may be referred to write the Access Assessment Battery before a decision is made on whether or not to admit the applicant to the course.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WHO MATRICULATED PRIOR TO 2008

  • Matriculation exemption/endorsement.
  • Mathematics minimum pass mark of HG=E or SG=C.
  • Learners must score at least 31 points on the university’s SPS rating scale.
  • Applicants who do not meet the requirements for direct admission, and who have an SPS of 18 or higher, may be referred to write the Access Assessment Battery before a decision is made on whether or not to admit the applicant to the course.

 

CAREER FIELDS

Lawyer

  • Rules & curriculum

CURRICULUM

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE QUALIFICATION CODES: 40003/40103, 45003, 40005/40105, 40020/40120, 40026/40126, 40002/40102, 45002, 40033/40133, 45033 & 45034/45044, 40034/40134, 40035/40135, 40027/40127, 40013, 40028/40128, 40037/40137, 40036/40136, 40038/40138, 40400/40141, 40031, 40029 & 40032

REGISTRATION

  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates shall, in their first year of study, not register for any module other than those prescribed in the first year of study of their approved programmes.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, candidates who have failed a particular module in three separate examinations, shall not be allowed to re-register for that module.
  • For the purpose of the above rule, a re-examination in a module shall not constitute a separate examination.

DURATION
The programme shall extend over three years of full-time or five years of part-time study.
APPLICABLE RULES
Unless Senate decides otherwise:

  • The degree may be obtained by either full-time or part-time study.
  • Candidates must comply with the minimum requirements for registration for modules in certain subjects.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, no candidate shall obtain more than one BCom degree.
  • The degree shall be obtained by completing the modules prescribed by Senate.
  • Unless Senate decides otherwise, the degree shall be awarded cum laude if candidates comply with the requirements as stipulated in the General Prospectus.
  • Candidates must complete one of the undermentioned programmes or a special programme subject to approval by Senate.
  • For part-time study the programmes are spread over a period of five years taking the lecture and examination timetable into account. Details of the programmes offered part-time appear on the relevant pages in the Prospectus.

Students who would like to register for a three-year BCom degree at the NMMU have a choice of 19 programmes. They are:

1 BCom Accounting for Chartered Accountants 40103
2 BCom Computer Science and Information Systems 40105
3 BCom Economics and Statistics 40120
4 BCom Financial Planning 40126
5 BCom General 45044
6 BCom General Accounting and Related Subjects 40102
7 BCom General: Business Management 40133
8 BCom General: Economics 40134
9 BCom General: Statistics 40135
10 BCom General: Tourism 40127
11 BCom Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management 40128
12 BCom Information Systems: Accounting 40137
13 BCom Information Systems: Auditing 40136
14 BCom Information Systems: Business Management 40138
15 BCom Law 40141
16 BCom Logistics and Transport Economics 40150
17 BCom Marketing: Business Management and Accounting 40031
18 BCom Marketing: Business Management and Economics 40029
19 BCom Marketing: Business Management and Industrial Psychology 40032

In the majority of cases, the first-year modules are more or less the same, viz. Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Computer Science whereas, from the second year, the chosen specialised modules are presented. Students must obtain a minimum of 360 credits for all three-year BCom degrees.
Besides the three-year Bachelor of Commerce, the NMMU also offers a four-year BCom Accounting Science degree, which leads to the Honours degree in Accounting. The BCom Accounting Science allows specialisation in:

1. Computer Science & Information Systems 42213
2. Economics/Business Management 42211
3. Law 42212

ACCOUNTING LINKED MODULES
For assessment purposes, certain modules offered by the School of Accounting are classified as linked modules. Linked modules are linked with their relevant couplet modules. The pass mark for modules in the School is 50%. Linked modules, however, may be “passed on link” by earning a mark of less than 50%, provided that the aggregate mark for the linked module and the relevant couplet module is at least 50% and provided that at least a sub-minimum mark is achieved for the linked module examination and provided that the marks for the linked module and the relevant couplet module have been achieved in the same calendar year (excluding the reassessment period for couplet modules in January of the following year). A “fail” result achieved in a linked module will be amended to “pass on link” if the abovementioned conditions have been met.
ECONOMICS LINKED MODULES
For assessment purposes the following modules offered by the Department of Economics are classified as linked modules:

  • ECO301/ECC301 (Public Economics)
  • ECO302/ECC311 (Economics of Financial Markets)
  • ECO304/ECC321 (Econometrics)
  • ECO305/ECC302 (Development Economics)
  • ECO306/ECC312 (International Economics)
  • ECO307/ECC322 (Labour Economics)
  • ECO309/ECC332 (Economic and Development Ethics)

Within any given year, if a student has passed all except one of the prescribed linked modules (depending on the degree programme), the mark for the failed module will be adjusted to a pass-on-link, provided that the student has obtained a final mark of at least 45% for the failed module, an exam mark of at least 40% for the failed module and an average of at least 50% for all the linked modules.
This adjustment will only be considered at the end of the second semester and after all supplementary examination assessments have been completed.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING SCIENCES
General Rules
A series of tutorial and programming assignments will form part of the modules offered by the Department. Students must show satisfactory progress with these assignments during scheduled practical sessions in venues designated by the University. Part-time candidates who have access to approved computer facilities may apply for exemption from practical classes at the University on condition that the practical assignments and projects are performed satisfactorily. A subminimum of 40% is required for the class mark, as well as a subminimum of 40% for the examination in each module. In the case of insufficient computer facilities the Department reserves the right to select students.
WRFV101 Exemption
Students who have passed CAT in Grade 12 with a final mark of at least 80% receive automatic exemption from WRFV101.
Competency Tests
Competency Tests can be applied for to test whether a candidate can be exempted from modules WRFV101/102 and WRAV101/102.
 
 
Specific rules for Bachelor of Commerce (Law)

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (LAW):  FULL-TIME
(QUALIFICATION CODE:  40141 – A1)
(NQF LEVEL:  7, TOTAL NQF CREDITS FOR QUALIFICATION:  372/382)
THIS QUALIFICATION MAY BE FOLLOWED BY A TWO-YEAR LLB QUALIFICATION.

This programme has been approved in terms of the new Higher Education Qualification Sub-Framework (HEQSF).
DURATION
The qualification shall extend over three years of full-time study.
CURRICULUM

Presented

Module
Code

Credit
Value

First Year
Compulsory modules:
Law
Research and Reading Skills 101 Term 1 JJSV101

6

Writing Skills 111 Term 2 JJSV111

6

Advocacy Skills 102 Term 3 JJSV102

6

Numeracy Skills 112 Semester 2 JJSV112

6

Introduction to Law 101 Semester 1 JLKV101

12

Law of Persons 101 Semester 1 JLPV101

12

Introduction to Law 102 Semester 2 JLKV102

12

Family Law 102 Semester 2 JLVV102

12

Computer Science I
Computing Fundamentals 1.1 Semester 1 WRFV101

8

Select two of the following groups, selecting the 3rd in the 2nd year:

A

Business Management
Introduction to Business Management and Entrepreneurship Semester 1 EB121

12

Introduction to the Business Functions Semester 2 EB122

12

B

Economics
Introduction to Microeconomics Semester 1 ECC101

12

Introduction to Macroeconomics Semester 2 ECC102

12

C

Accounting
Accounting 1A
OR
Business Accounting 1A
Semester 1
Semester 1
RV101
RNCV111

10

12

Accounting 1B
OR
General Accounting 1B
OR
Business Accounting 1B
Semester 2
Semester 2
Semester 2
RV102
RGV102
RNCV112

14

14
12

Credits First Year

128

Presented

Module
Code

Credit
Value

Second Year
Compulsory modules:
Law
Constitutional Law 101 Semester 1 JJTV101

12

Law of Contract 201 Semester 1 JLCV201

12

Constitutional Law 102 Semester 2 JJTV102

12

Law of Contract 202 Semester 2 JLCV202

12

Computer Science I
Computing Fundamentals 1.2 Semester 2 WRFV102

8

Select one of the following groups:

A

Mathematics
Mathematics (Special) A Semester 1 MATS101

8

Mathematics (Special) A Semester 2 MATS102

8

B

Statistics
Mathematics for Accountancy Semester 1 MACV101

12

Business Statistics Semester 2 STAV102

12

1st-year Business Management, Economics or Accounting (whichever was not offered in the first year).
Select one of the following groups (depending on the modules offered in the previous year):

A

Business Management
Marketing Management Semester 1 EBMV201

14

Logistics and Purchasing Management Semester 2 EBMV202

14

B

Economics
Macroeconomics Semester 1 ECC201

14

Microeconomics Semester 2 ECC202

14

C

Accounting
Accounting 2A
OR
General Accounting 2A
Semester 1
Semester 1
RV201
RGV201

14

14

Accounting 2B
OR
General Accounting 2B
Semester 2
Semester 2
RV202
RGV202

14

14

Credits Second Year

124/132

Presented

Module
Code

Credit
Value

Third Year
Compulsory modules:
Law ♦
Specific Contracts A 301 Semester 1 JLQV301

12

Specific Contracts B 311 Semester 1 JLQV311

12

Business Entities Law 301 Semester 1 JMBV301

12

Labour Law 302 Semester 2 JMLV302

12

Company Law 302 Semester 2 JMMV302

12

Law of Things 201 Semester 2 JLTV201

12

Select one of the following groups (depending on the modules offered in the previous year):

A

Business Management ♦
Financial Management Semester 1 EBMV301

24

General and Strategic Management Semester 2 EBMV302

24

B Economics (any five modules) ♦:
Public Economics Semester 1 ECC301

10

Economics of Financial Markets Semester 1 ECC311

10

Econometrics (not available to students who have completed STAT203) Semester 1 ECC321

10

Managerial Economics Semester 1 ECC331

10

Development Economics Semester 2 ECC302

10

International Economics Semester 2 ECC312

10

Labour Economics Semester 2 ECC322

10

Economic and Development Ethics Semester 2 ECC332

10

C

Accounting ♦
Accounting 3A
OR
General Accounting 3A
Semester 1
Semester 1
RV301
RGV301

24

24

Accounting 3B
OR
General Accounting 3B
Semester 2
Semester 2
RV302
RGV302

24

24

Credits Third Year

120/122

Total Credits 372/382

♦ Major modules (please refer to the General Prospectus).

For any inquiries, contact the administration for more information and assistance;
Every student of this Faculty is also bound by the NMMU’s regulations as contained in the General Prospectus.  It is the responsibility of every student to acquaint him/herself with the contents of the General Prospectus.
 

GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Prospective students who MATRICULATED PRIOR TO 2008 must please contact NMMU’s Admissions Office to determine their admission requirements.Tel: 041 504 3911
E-mail: admissions@nmmu.ac.za
Web: www.nmmu.ac.za

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