Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

This degree is the minimum requirement for the practice of law in South Africa. The LLB degree provides students with a sound knowledge of the general principles of the South African legal system, and an ability to use legal materials effectively. If you want to practice law, you need at least an LLB degree. You have several options if you want to study law at Wits.

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management | Department: Law | Duration: 2-4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Four-year stream First-year Law of Persons Family Law Introduction to Law for LLB students (Certificate of Competence in Computer Literacy) AND You must complete one or more courses from any other Faculty in the University, to the value of 36 LLB credits. Second-year Constitutional Law Constitutional Law: Bill of Rights Law of Succession Criminal Law Delict Jurisprudence Third-year Business Entiti

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Entry requirements

Four-year stream (LFA14) APS 46+ English Home Language OR Additional First Language Level 6 Mathematics Level 5 Maths Literacy Level 6 Wait-listing: Students who come to Wits immediately after Matric may apply for the four-year LLB. Applicants with an APS of 40-45, as well as English Level 6 AND Mathematics Level 5 OR Maths Literacy Level 6, may be wait-listed, subject to place availability. International applicants Three-year stream (LFA13) No matric APS calculation. Subject to assessment criteria as determined by the School of Law and place availability. Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree at an institution other than Wits are required to apply for the three-year LLB programme (year of study 2). Wits applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree without Law modules are also required to apply for the three-year LLB. Applicants must have obtained an average of a

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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