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Tuition Fees: | $3,454 /year |
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Applications Begin: | April 2021 |
Final Award: | Bachelor of Laws (LLB) |
Start Date: | March 2022 |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Law |
Campus: | Middle Campus |
Application Deadline: | 31 July 2021 |
Students who wish to become legal practitioners require an LLB (Bachelor of Laws) degree. An LLB is the universal general qualification for the practice of law, although the content of the LLB programme naturally differs from country to country.
During the course of the LLB, degree students are taught the fundamentals of South African law and the South African legal system, while at the same time they are equipped with the skills necessary to be successful legal practitioners.
First Year YEAR 1 (PRELIMINARY LEVEL)
PVL1003W Foundations of South African Law
PVL1004F South African Private Law: Systems and Context
PVL1008S Law of Persons and Family
One English (ELL) course OR SLL1002S Word Power
MAM1013F Law That Counts
or
MAM1013S Law That Counts
AND two semester courses in another faculty
Second Year YEAR 2 (PRELIMINARY LEVEL)
PBL2000W Constitutional Law
PVL2002H Law of Property
PVL2003H Law of Succession
Two semester courses in a single language, or
a whole course in a language
Two 2000-level semester courses in one discipline (e.g. English)
offered in another faculty
Third Year YEAR 3 (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL)
CML3001W Corporation Law
PBL3001F International Law
PBL3801W Criminal Law
PVL3003S African Customary Law
PVL3003F Law of Delict
PVL3005W Law of Contract
PVL3006S Jurisprudence
DOL3001X Community Service
DOL3002X Intermediate Year Skills Component
Fourth Year YEAR 4 (FINAL LEVEL)
CML4004S Labour Law
CML4006W Commercial Transactions Law
PBL4001W Administrative Law
PBL4801F Evidence
PBL4802F Criminal Procedure
PVL4008H Civil Procedure
DOL4000H Integrative Assessment Project
Research Component (elective courses and research paper)
NSC Examinations
510 FPS or above
NBT scores of proficient for AL and intermediate for QL
For applicants in possession of, or writing, other than South African qualifications, offers of places may only be made subject to the equivalent bachelor’s exemption being obtained from the Matriculation Board.
In addition, candidates writing A-level, AS-level, HIGCSE/IGCSE or IB Diploma examinations must meet the following minimum requirements.
46+ APS Points
You will need a working email address and your South African identity number. If you are an international applicant, you need your passport number.
Applications close
31 July of the year prior to study for South African and international applicants.
Application status
Check your application status online or follow the directions on your letter from the admissions office in order to log in and determine your application status. Should you not have received your login and password, you may also use your names and birth date.
Career opportunities for this programme include:
– Academic
– Advocate
– Attorneys
– Business
– Government
– NGOs and Public Benefit Organisations
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Please note that fees and payment requirements differ for local and international students. A further distinction is made between international students from the SADC region, international students from elsewhere in Africa, and international students from outside Africa. The following information does not apply to students registering at the Graduate School of Business (GSB).
South African citizens and South African permanent residents
An initial payment of fees (for tuition and residence) is due by January. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. You will be allowed to register if the initial payment has not been received by the due date.
The amounts due are:
Tuition cost initial payment R27,000 (or the full fee where this is lower than the initial payment),
plus if applicable;
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due 30 June 2020.
International students from the SADC region
An initial payment of fees (tuition and residence and the administrative service fee) is due before registration. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. Allow a minimum of 14 working days for the payment to reflect in UCT’s bank account.
The amounts due are:
Tuition cost initial payment R27,000 (or the full fee where this is lower than the initial payment), plus
Non-refundable administrative service fee R4,000
plus if applicable
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due in June.
International Students
International students must make a minimum initial payment towards the tuition fees, international term fees and residence fees (where applicable), prior to registration. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. Allow a minimum of 14 working days for the payment to reflect in UCT’s bank account.
Payment due prior to registration for:
UCT full-time international fee-paying students (except Master’s & PhD students): R95,000
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due in June.
plus if applicable:
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full residence cost. Final payment is due in June.