University of Pretoria - Faculty of Law
LLM (Corporate Law) (Coursework)
Pretoria, South Africa
LLM
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The LLM (Corporate Law) (Coursework) admits 10–15 students every second year after an October / November admission test assessing corporate and securities law. Admission follows General Academic Regulations G30–G55 and the Faculty LLM/MPhil guidelines. Degree requirements include research methodology, three 30‑credit modules, research proposal and mini‑dissertation; see Postgraduate Brochure.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may work as corporate counsel, securities regulators, commercial litigators, compliance officers or transactional lawyers, or pursue academic or policy research. The programme builds legal research, corporate governance, regulatory analysis and drafting skills suited to law firms, in‑house teams, regulators, consultancies and international organizations.
Programme information
A limited number of approximately between 10 and 15 students are selected per year. New applicants are only admitted every second year. Applicants are required to write an admission test during October/November of the year in which the study commences. The test is designed to assess the basic competency of the candidates in respect of corporate and securities law and is also intended to equalise the different competencies, degrees and experience of students.
Subject to the general selection guidelines, the 10-15 students with the highest marks will be admitted to the programme.
Also consult General Academic Regulations G30-G55 as well as the LLM/MPhil Guideline Document of the Faculty of Law and the programme-specific regulations set out in respect of each programme.
Unless the specific requirements listed for a particular programme indicates otherwise, the Master of Laws degree by Coursework is awarded once a student has successfully completed courses in research methodology, three 30-credit modules prescribed for the particular programme, the submission of a research proposal and the submission of a mini-dissertation.
Also refer to the Postgraduate Brochure for the complete study programme as well as the Postgraduate administrative processes after registration.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Final year
Core modules
- Law of securities 801
- Company law 801
- Mini-dissertation 800
- Research methodology 801
- Research proposal 803
Elective modules
- Liquidation and business rescue 802
- General principles of income tax 801
- International take-overs and reorganisations 802
Credits: 200
The minimum duration of a Program is 1 year (2 semesters) and the maximum duration is 2 years (4 semesters). The study period may only be extended in an individual case with the approval of the Faculty Postgraduate Committee on recommendation of the relevant head of department, based on good reason shown and if the student has a reasonable prospect of completing the Program in a further year of study.