University of Cape Town (UCT) Law School: The Faculty that Contribute to Legal Education and Intellectual Discourse

University of Cape Town Law School

The University of Cape Town, UCT Faculty of Law is said to be the smallest at UCT, but its footprint is large – whether you’re talking about the impact of its staff and students on society, or the largesse of its alumni, or the diversity of its research. The Faculty strives to make a significant contribution to legal education at both LLB and postgraduate levels, as well as to intellectual discourse, both nationally and internationally.

The Faculty of Law offers numerous undergraduate courses for the LLB programmes (core courses and electives, and a whole range of postgraduate courses at the postgraduate diploma and LLM level.

University of Cape Town LLB Programmes

The Faculty offers the LLB programme in three different ways, depending on preference or stage of study:

1. As a “Combined Stream” degree: where you would take law courses starting in the 2nd year of your undergraduate Humanities or Commerce degree, and then proceed to a 2-year graduate LLB programme
2. As a “Stand-alone” 3-year graduate LLB degree: for those with undergraduate degrees with no law courses
3. As a 4-year undergraduate degree.

University of Cape Town Postgraduate Qualifications

The Faculty offers postgraduate qualifications in five different ways, through its School for Advanced Legal Studies:

1. Postgraduate diplomas in seven different specialisations
2. LLM degrees by coursework only
3. LLM or MPhil degrees by coursework and dissertation
4. LLM or MPhil degrees by research only
5. PhD by research