Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management

The Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand aims to advance governance, justice and economic development by developing and increasing knowledge and skills. It consists of five schools: the School of Accountancy, the School of Economic and Business Sciences, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School), and the Graduate School of Public and Development Management.   

In addition, the Faculty has a strong tradition of professional training and associated research activity aimed at policy work and research support to civil society, especially in relation to the opportunities presented by Wits’ location at the economic core of South and Southern Africa.

A wide range of qualifications is available. Please click here for the full list.  Applications are processed centrally at the Student Enrolment Centre and the Faculty is located on West Campus, in the Commerce, Law and Management building.

In addition the Faculty offers its undergraduate B Com degree on a part time study basis

• Wits Plus - Centre for Part Time Studies

There are five major teaching and research centres attached to Schools in the Faculty:

• The Mandela Institute
• The Centre for Applied Legal Studies
• Wits Law Clinic
• LINK (Learning Information Networking Knowledge) Centre
• Southern African Defence and Security Management Network