Overview
Features
- The Commercial Law Department at University of Cape Town is renowned for its expertise in Comparative Law in Africa, Intellectual Property Law, Company Law, Tax Law (national and international), Corporate Governance, Labour Law and Shipping Law - and has specialist research units focused on these areas of law.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Commercial Law covers a wide range of legal fields. Apart from the core LLB courses of Corporation Law and Business Transactions Law, the Department is also responsible for the professional courses in Business Law, Company Law and Labour Law.
- In this way, the Department engages directly with other Faculties at UCT, and every year teaches law to around 3000 non-law students.
- The research interests of our academic staff are as wide as the selection of courses on offer.
- Apart from their own research, the members of the Department supervise postgraduate research students, and LLB students in their final year of study conducting write their elective research paper in one of the areas offered by the department.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Students can apply to the PhDs throughout the year.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Civil & Private Law View 4 other PhDs in Civil & Private Law in South AfricaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- a master's degree
- an honours degree, or a 4-year bachelor's degree, plus at least 1 year's registration for the master's degree
- a 3-year bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years registration for a master's degree
Tuition Fee
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International
25680 ZAR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25680 ZAR per year during 24 months. -
National
25680 ZAR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25680 ZAR per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Cape Town
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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