University of Pretoria - Faculty of Law
LLM (Environmental 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: This LLM (Environmental Law) (Coursework) offers advanced study of environmental law in South Africa’s constitutional context. Modules cover scope and principles of environmental law, governance, compliance and enforcement, integrated environmental management and environmental impact assessment, biodiversity protection, waste and pollution control, mining and energy, water law, land use, planning and climate change. The law faculty emphasizes socially relevant legal education and research and has international links with the United Nations, European Union, African Union and World Bank.
Career Outcomes: Graduates often enter environmental law, policy, regulatory compliance, consultancy, NGO legal or academic roles in law, governance and resource management.
Programme information for LLM (Environmental Law) (Coursework)
Module content:
This module involves advanced study of the following: (a) Key concepts and principles of environmental law in the context of a South African constitutional dispensation Nature and scope of environmental law (b) South African environmental framework legislation and policy concerned with environmental governance, compliance and enforcement, including in relation to integrated environmental management and environmental impact assessments, the protection of marine and terrestrial biodiversity, waste management, pollution control, mining and energy, water management, land use and planning and climate change.
Final year
Core modules
- Environmental law 802
- International environmental law 801
- Mini-dissertation 800
- Research methodology 801
- Research proposal 803
Elective modules
- Administrative law 802
- Socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution 802
Credits: 200
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
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.