BCom part-time with Law at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Students will be studying towards a BCom degree, with Law as one of the majors instead of another BCom course. The BCom gives you excellent training in critical thinking skills combined with a breadth of professional business knowledge. The specialised BCom with Law degree is suitable for students who are interested in a specific field in business but who also wish to have a background in law.

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management | Department: Across all schools | Duration: 4 to 6 years | Study mode: part-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

BCom Degree with Law Choose one BCom major from the following, with Law as the second major: Accounting Insurance and Risk Marketing Management HR Corporate Finance and Investment You earn points as you progress through courses, with a minimum total of 432 points for BCom.

Career pathways

If you want to practice law, you need at least an LLB degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 43. APS 43+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 5 Wait-listing Applicants with an APS of 35-42, as well as English Level 6 and Mathematics Level 6, will be wait-listed subject to place availability. Prior to 2008 - Old Matric Matric with full endorsement and an admission rating score of at least 26. Success in English on Higher Grade (first or second language) with a symbol of D or above and Mathematics with Higher Grade (D) or Standard Grade (C). Applications from students currently studying Law at other institutions, and who do not have an undergraduate degree, will be considered if they have passed at least three courses at that institution, two of which must be Law courses. If applicants do not meet this requirement, they will have to apply for the general BA or BCom and then convert once they have successfully completed their first year of study.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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