MyRegistration2011 Masters Doctoral - University of South Africa

College of Law
School of Law
Subjects Degree Admission requirements Curriculum Degree code
(SPEC)
Study units
Additional information
The completion of the
research proposal module is a
prerequisite for the research
component.
Corporate
Law
Department
Mercantile
Law
LLM
(1) A student must hold:
(a) a South African LLB degree;
or
(b) a foreign LLB (minimum four
years)
or
(c) the degree of Baccalaureus
Procurationis, plus one of the
following:
(i) successful completion of the
attorney’s admission
examinations; or
(ii) four approved LLB modules,
selected from the
elective modules of the LLB
degree
or
(d) a foreign three year LLB
degree plus one of the
following:
(i) admission to the legal
profession in the relevant
country; or
(ii) four approved LLB modules,
selected from the
elective modules of the LLB
degree
or
a relevant postgraduate diploma
in a relevant field
or
(e) a foreign LLM degree
(2) Students choosing a paper
will be assumed to have required
knowledge at an undergraduate
level to enable them to embark
on a study of the LLM paper.
(3) Before a student’s
application for registration can
be considered, his/her academic
acceptability must be confirmed
by the College Executive.
Curriculum B
3 papers,
a research
methodology
module
and
a short
dissertation
Repeaters only
07609 (COP)
NEW
98600 (COP)
Any one from the following:
MIWJLWC 3 Insolvency
Winding-Up and Judicial
Management
MCPTLWD Competition
Law
MTX1LW9 Income Tax
Law 1
MTX2LWC Income Tax
Law 2
MDCCLWX Drafting of
Commercial Contracts
And
MCLAW1R Company Law 1
MCLAW2S Company Law 2
And
MPLLW91 Research
methodology for Law
And
LLMSKHL Short dissertation
(Mercantile Law)
Any one from the following:
MIWJLWC 3 Insolvency
Winding-Up and Judicial
Management
MCPTLWD Competition
Law
MTX1LW9 Income Tax
Law 1
MTX2LWC Income Tax
Law 2
MDCCLWX Drafting of
Commercial Contracts
And
MCLAW1R Company Law 1
MCLAW2S Company Law 2
And
MPLLW91 Research
methodology for Law
And
DLMCL92 Short
Dissertation
Students are advised to do
MPLLW91 and a dissertation
in the second year of study
as the course work forms
the background to the
dissertation
A student must have met
the outcome of MPLLW91
(a research proposal) before
registering for the short
dissertation.
NB! Students may register
for MPLLW91 at any time of
the year during registration
periods.
If a student wishes to
complete his/her studies
in one year (students must
adhere to the registration
dates) he/she must register
and pass the research
proposal (MPLLW91) as
early as possible to be able
to register for the short
dissertation for that specific
academic year.
Students will be assumed
to have the required
undergraduate knowledge for
any course.
The College Executive
will confirm the academic
acceptability of each student.
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