Master of Laws in Environmental Law at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The Professional Master of Laws in Environmental Law is a one-year, 180-credit NQF level 9 degree convened by Professor A R Paterson, with one compulsory course, three electives and an independent research component linked to the four courses.

Faculty: Faculty of Law | Department: School for Advanced Legal Studies | Duration: 1 year (minimum, full-time); extended-time candidates complete within 2 years. No part-time study. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Principles of Environmental Law is compulsory; three electives are chosen from International Environmental Law, Land Use Planning Law, Natural Resources Law and Pollution Law (30 credits each), alongside research tasks worth 60 credits.

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Entry requirements

Named Professional LLM programmes (programme group): a law degree of UCT or an equivalent degree from a university or institution recognised by Senate, or an equivalent level of competence as judged by Senate on the Faculty of Law's recommendation. Applicants whose primary language is not English must show English proficiency, for example TOEFL 570 (paper) / 230 (computer) / 88 (internet), IELTS overall 7.0 with no element below 6.0, or at least 75% in the NBT Academic Literacy component; a law-specific English test may also be required. Some courses have their own admission criteria, and international students are unlikely to be admitted to courses that assume detailed knowledge of South African law unless the course convener permits it.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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