What electives are offered on the Law qualifications?
Bachelor of Laws (BLAW0803)
Business Management 1A and 1B: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a broad introduction to the field of business management and the business environment. Students will develop an understanding of the basic management activities involved in the establishment and on-going management of a business.
Communication Science 1A and B: The purpose of this module is to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of the interpersonal aspects of communication, including a critical understanding of the way people communicate and form interpersonal relationships. In this module, current interpersonal communication theory and research are used to contextualise interpersonal communication practices within various social and organisational contexts.
Psychology 1 A and 1B: This module introduces students to the discipline of psychology, the role of nature, nurture and specific biological structures in behaviour and psychological processes, and introduces students to related phenomena.
Social Science 1 A and 1B: The purpose of this module is for students to gain insight into the basic concepts of sociology and the sociological perspective by studying topics such as gender, race, class, ethnicity, the family, and religion.
Advanced Family Law: The purpose of this module is to deepen students’ understanding of certain key aspects of family law through the incorporation of contemporary practices, such as Mediation. This module is aimed at providing students with a working, theoretical and practical knowledge of general principles, practices, and procedures of family law with special emphasis on practical application of these in order to prepare the students who have an interest in or wish to pursue careers in family law advocacy or mediation. It will also be of use to those wishing to become general legal practitioners with a focus on family law.
Corporate Governance: The purpose of this module is to equip students to solve corporate governance issues in the South African context through the application of law, governance codes and other mechanisms.
Law of Unjustified Enrichment & Estoppel: The purpose of this module is to equip students with knowledge and understanding of principles that relate to the law of Unjustified Enrichment and the law of Estoppel. The module will also deepen students’ understanding of the principles that govern the application of the law of unjustified enrichment and the law of estoppel in the South African constitutional context.
Cyber Law: This module will focus on developments in electronic communications law, the IT revolution and the evolution of criminal procedure and the law of evidence, civil procedure and legal practice in response thereto.
Integrative Law: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to other forms of dispute resolution and to holistic conceptualisations of law in the legal profession.
Street Law: The purpose of this module is to provide final year law students with practical exposure to South African law and instill them with ‘a greater sense of access to justice, tolerance, and fairness’.
Tax Law: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the principles and concepts of tax law. This module is furthermore aimed at advancing the students’ ability to deal with tax related matters through the understanding and application of tax legislation, case law, textbooks and academic articles.
Bachelor of Arts in Law (BALW0701)
Criminology 1A and 1B: Introduction to Criminology - The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the nature and relativity of crime, and to the history, fundamental principles, and major paradigms used in the field of Criminology. It therefore offers a preliminary framework for further, more in-depth studies in Criminology and other criminal-law-based studies. The purpose of this module is to extend your emerging insights into crime, Criminology and its major paradigms through exposure to some of the archetypal theories representative of these paradigms. The module will develop your knowledge of different types and categories of crime and will require that you apply selected theories as explanations for these.
Criminology 2A and 2B: Forensic Criminalistics - The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the science of forensic criminalistics, which includes the methodical collection, identification, and analysis of crime-scene evidence. The module acquaints students with the basic principles and stages of investigation and introduces them to the fundamentals of best practice in medico-legal evidence, serology, DNA analysis, imprint evidence, ballistics, forensic geography, and cybercrime and digital forensics. The purpose of this module is to explore more critically some of the contemporary categories of crimes that feature as key concerns and priorities in South Africa and abroad. Specifically, students will explore hate crimes, political crimes, economic crimes, cybercrimes, conservation crimes, and gender violence, as well as the theories that attempt to explain and counter these.
Criminology 3A and 3 B: Victimology, Youth Criminality and Penology - The purpose of the module is to provide a multidimensional focus on the victims, juvenile delinquency, and the role of criminal justice system in the criminal event. The module will provide insight into victimology as well as the risk factors for crime with a specific focus on youth offenders. Students completing this module will also critically engage with the key themes that define the study of the criminal justice system and the theories related to penology. The purpose of this module is to engage critically in the prevailing theories used to explain and address crimes of different natures. Students will explore the nature of good theory, as well as examine and critique existing theories with a view to integrating and applying these in new ways.
Communication Science 1A and 1B: Interpersonal Communication - The purpose of this module is to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of the interpersonal aspects of communication, including a critical understanding of the way people communicate and form interpersonal relationships. In this module, current interpersonal communication theory and research are used to contextualise interpersonal communication practices within various social and organisational contexts.
Communication Science 2A and 2B: Organisational Communication - The purpose of this module is to introduce learners to the nature, principles, functions, and trends of communication within the different levels and contexts of communication in an organisation. In this module students are given a broad introductory knowledge to the field of organisational communication. The module focuses on the most important concepts, models, and theories in the organisational communication context.
Communication Science 3A and 3B: Global Communication - This module provides the learner with the analytical skills needed to interpret and respond to global communication issues such as economic, political and cultural issues, and the effects of information and communication technology on global communication. Thus, the integrated approach is evident in that learners need to apply their knowledge of the content of the modules that have led to this point of study in order to analyse the impact of global communication on society and South Africa’s position in the global communication network.
English 1A and 1B: Introduction to English Studies - The purpose of this module is to introduce students to some of the seminal works of English literature. Students will begin to learn the conventions and techniques of textual analysis through an exploration of poetry, fiction, drama, and film across various literary eras in order to cultivate skills in critical thinking and effective communication.
English 2A and 2 B: South African Literature - The purpose of this module is to present a South–African centered curriculum designed to reflect the changing South African landscape. Through a detailed examination of thought-provoking South African texts, students trace a country and people in transition, with the aim of developing a critical understanding of the predominant theories and tropes pertinent to South African literature.
English 3A and 3B: Modernism - The purpose of this module is to build on the analytical, academic writing, and critical thinking skills that students have acquired in previous years by interrogating various Modernist texts, and associated literary theory, from the late 19th and early to mid-20thcenturies. Students are required to critique these texts using a narratological approach within the social, political, cultural, and historical contextual frameworks in which these texts were written.