Master of Laws in Advanced Criminal Justice
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Qualification type
Master's Degree
Credits
180
Sub-framework
HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
Providers listed
1
Qualification snapshot
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Originator
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Quality assurance functionary
CHE - Council on Higher Education
Field
Field 08 - Law, Military Science and Security
Subfield
Justice in Society
Qual class
Regular-Provider-ELOAC
Recognise previous learning
Y
Important dates
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Registration start
2021-07-01
Registration end
2027-06-30
Last date for enrolment
2028-06-30
Last date for achievement
2031-06-30
Purpose and entry context
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Purpose and rationale
Purpose
The purpose of the qualification is to enable leaners to become effective legal researchers and to critically engage with legal principles within this broader context, so ensuring their professional development as legal scholars and/or practitioners.
Learners are assisted to engage with the underlying legal theories and to assess the legal principles that ultimately impact on society as a whole. An opportunity is provided for learners to obtain detailed knowledge of a specific chosen legal area, and to critically reflect, analyse and synthesise divergent legal concepts in the chosen area. The purpose is to engage relevant material for use in the national, African regional and international contexts, thus enabling students to interpret law in the broader context to effect positive legal change. The aim is to develop various competencies and skills that facilitate lifelong learning.
Rationale
As the legal field is ever changing and developing within a broader constitutional, national and international context, new knowledge generated by trained researchers as professional practitioners is necessary for the enhancement of the broader legal profession, private and public practice, the judiciary and the court system, and government and the legislature. This qualification assists in that regard.
Entry requirements and RPL
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Learners may be admitted to the qualification on the basis of RPL if their status demonstrates their ability to complete the qualification.
Entry Requirements
A Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Level 8 or B Proc Degree, Level 8 or have acquired a level of experience, which, in the opinion of the University State, equips them to study and research at Postgraduate level.
Replacement note
This qualification replaces
Structure and assessment
Qualification rules, exit outcomes, and assessment criteria from the SAQA record.
Qualification rules
The qualification consists of compulsory and elective modules at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 9 totalling 192 Credits.
Compulsory Modules (120 Credits)
- Research Methodology, 24 Credits.
- Mini Dissertation, 96 Credits.
Elective Modules: Choose any 3 modules totalling 72 Credits.
- Advanced Criminal Law, 24 Credits.
- Criminal Process, 24 Credits.
- International Criminal Law, 24 Credits.
- Criminology, 24 Credits.
- Sentencing, 24 Credits.
Exit level outcomes
- Identify, describe, critically evaluate and apply the main concepts and legal principles pertaining to a selected area of legal study within a broader constitutional and international context.
- Identify issues and solve practical and perceived legal problems through analytical thinking and evaluative techniques.
- Demonstrate advanced legal research skills pertaining to national, regional and international criminal justice laws.
- Apply a critical and evaluative approach to analysing complex issues in the field of criminal justice.
- Analyse complex legal problems relating to criminal justice and motivate the appropriate way of dealing with these problems, with reference to specific legal principles.
- Critically engage with legal principles specifically within the context of criminal justice, and identify how they should be applied to complex legal problems in a criminal justice context.
- Undertake independent legal research and write a dissertation which reflects advanced research skills, independent thinking, critical analysis and advanced insight into the selected areas of criminal justice.
Associated assessment criteria
- Demonstrate adequate knowledge and understanding of substantive law including Criminal Justice, Constitutional and Human Rights Litigation and Trial Advocacy.
- Conduct a review of the literature pertaining to own area of specialisation and to write and present a seminar paper.
- Demonstrating own comprehension of the various issues pertaining to the topics studied.
- Produce a dissertation or publishable articles, which make a contribution to knowledge by exploring an aspect of law and which meets academic requirements for form and content.
Integrated Assessment
Each module will be assessed through an integrated individual written assignment or test, in addition to a range of oral and written, group and individual class assignments in order to give students the opportunities to demonstrate a variety of competencies.
The dissertation requires students to apply their learning in an integrated way to analyse a specific area related to their work context in a work-based assignment and to apply the theoretical frameworks to recommend solutions to identified legal problem areas. The dissertation assesses the ability of learners to integrate solutions from different modules to the applicable legal issue addressed in the dissertation.
Progression and comparability
Articulation options
Vertical Articulation
- Doctor of Philosophy in Law.
- Doctor in Law, Level 10.
Horizontal Articulation
- Master of Law in different specialisations, Level 9.
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