IIE Bachelor of Commerce in Law

Admission requirements

• National Senior Certificate (NSC): Bachelor’s Degree pass with 50% for English, 30% for Mathematics or 50% for Mathematical Literacy/Technical Maths.
• National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)]: Bachelor’s Degree pass with 50% for English, 50% for Mathematics or 60% for Mathematical Literacy/Technical Mathematics.
• Senior Certificate (SC): Endorsement pass, with 50% for English, 30% for Mathematics or 50% for Mathematical Literacy/Technical Mathematics.
• Senior Certificate (Amended) [SC(a)]: Bachelor pass with 50% for English, 30% for Mathematics or 50% for Mathematical Literacy/Technical Mathematics.
• International Qualifications: An USAf Exemption Certificate is required and meeting the relevant Maths and English requirements.
• Alternate Admission: A cognate Higher Certificate OR cognate 240 credit Diploma OR an Advanced Certificate OR 360 credit Diploma or Degree may satisfy the minimum admission requirements to degree studies. If discipline not cognate, at least 20% of credits must be academic literacy or numeracy related.

For alternative admission options, please click here or reach out to student recruitment. Please note, requirements for entry to this qualification are correct at the time of publication, however, these may change.

Curriculum

• Business Management 1A
• Introduction and Foundations to Law
• English for Law
• Accounting 1A

• Business Management 1B
• Constitutional Law and Human Rights
• Economics 1A (Micro)
• Accounting 1B

• Law of Contract
• Legal and Accounting Principles
• Business Management 2A
• Work Integrated Learning (Year long)

• Business Statistics
• Legal Interpretation
• Business Management 2B
• Economics 1B (Macro)

• Introduction to Research for Commerce
• E-Commerce Law
• Compliance and Risk Management
• Business Management 3A
• Labour Law

• Research Practice for Commerce
• Business Enterprises Law
• Governance and Ethics
• Business Management 3B
• Instruments of Payment

Articulation options

In the Faculty of Law, graduates of the IIE Bachelor of Commerce in Law may be eligible to articulate into the IIE Bachelor of Laws.

For alternative articulation options within our other schools please contact your campus for further information

Accreditation

The IIE Bachelor of Commerce in Law degree is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and is registered by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) as a 376-credit qualification on level 7 (SAQA ID: 93729).

Career opportunities

This IIE Bachelor of Commerce in Law (BCom Law) degree will open up an attractive range of career options and is an ideal stepping-stone to a diverse and exciting range of business-related career opportunities.

The following career opportunities, among others, exist for graduates of this degree:

• Compliance Officer
• Assistant Company Secretary
• Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) practitioner
• Legal Officer
• Fraud Investigator
• Labour Inspector
• Collateral Analyst
• Insurance Underwriter
• Legal Advisor
• Legal Counsel

Teaching and Learning strategy

At Emeris, we believe that effective teaching is about creating experiences that foster student growth. Our academic team design activities that challenge students and identify their strengths, allowing for real-time adaptation in the learning journey. By combining subject expertise with teaching insights and digital tools, we extend learning beyond the classroom. This approach ensures students not only keep up but thrive