BA with Law Law at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Get a feeling for general law subjects whilst also developing knowledge and skills in other humanities disciplines including politics, sociology, economics, or languages which might be useful in the context of practice. The BA Law is a possible gateway to the LLB. Students interested in studying law are encouraged to take a complete BA or BCom degree first, preferably choosing Law as one of their majors. This enables students to get a feeling for the general law subjects before committing to the study of Law, whilst also developing knowledge and skills in other disciplines which will be useful to them in the context in which they will one day be practising law.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Law | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Career pathways

Future career opportunities after further study: Advocate Arbitrator Attorney Conveyancer Judge Legal Advisor Mediator Negotiator Professional Counsellor Prosecutor

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 43. APS 43+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 3 Maths Literacy Level 4 Waitlisting Applicants with an APS of 40-42 will be wait-listed, subject to place availability. International Applicants

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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