Bachelor of Laws at University of Pretoria

The LLB is a four-year undergraduate programme, though UP recommends most students first complete a three-year Bachelor of Arts specialising in Law or Bachelor of Commerce specialising in Law before the two-year LLB. UP's Faculty of Law has ranked first in Africa for eight consecutive years and 65th globally in the 2024 Times Higher Education subject rankings.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Duration: 4 years, full-time  |  Intake: South Africa and International closing date 30/06/2026  |  Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Core legal subjects building toward qualification as a legal practitioner, via either a direct four-year LLB route or a combined route through a prior three-year law-related Bachelor's degree.

Career pathways

Attorney, advocate, court official (clerk, registrar, interpreter, judge's clerk), roles in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, legal academic, magistrate or judge, legal aid and advice work, law reform, NGOs, legal advisers, the South African Police Service, correctional services and the military.

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