Apart from combined course candidates, most students who wish to complete the Bachelor of Laws degree must complete as a prerequisite the Bachelor of Jurisprudence degree. By itself the BJuris will not qualify candidates for practice in the legal profession.
A student who has qualified for an undergraduate degree or, in the opinion of the faculty board, has completed equivalent tertiary studies before his or her enrolment in the faculty is exempted from the requirement of qualifying for the BJuris degree. A similar exemption is also granted to a student who has attained the age of thirty years before his or her enrolment in the faculty or who can show undue hardship if he or she were required to complete the BJuris degree.
A student admitted to the BJuris course is required to complete LAW1100 (Legal process 100), LAW2100 (Contract 200), LAW2200 (Torts 200), LAW3300 (Criminal law and procedure 300), LAW3200 (Constitutional law 300), either LAW3400 (Property 300) or LAW3100 (Administrative law 300), two perspective subjects chosen from the fields of foreign, comparative international law and legal philosophy, and a further two elective subjects chosen from a list of subjects approved by the faculty board and a major sequence in non-law subjects.
A major sequence in non-law subjects means a sequential course of study in a discipline comprising two first-year level subjects, two or more second-year level subjects and two or more third-year level subjects as the case requires.
Second degree - Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
In order to qualify for the LLB degree, a student is required to complete LAW1100 (Legal process 100), LAW2100 (Contract 200), LAW2200 (Torts 200), LAW3300 (Criminal law and procedure 300), LAW3400 (Property 300), LAW3200 (Constitutional law 300), LAW3100 (Administrative law 300), LAW5500 (Moot court) and a specified number of optional subjects. In addition to the aforementioned subjects, a student who is exempted from the requirements of qualifying for the BJuris and who has not qualified for an undergraduate degree or completed equivalent tertiary studies before enrolment for the LLB is required to complete either a minor sequence in non-law subjects or additional optional law subjects.
Combined courses
As an alternative to taking the BJuris/LLB course, students may combine with the degree of Bachelor of Laws the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business (Management), Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance), Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. Any student wishing to take such a combined course must obtain a quota place in both faculties.
In order to complete both degrees within the minimum period, it is necessary to follow particular sequences of non-law and law subjects (see resolution 1 of the faculty board). Students who wish to combine an honours degree in another faculty with a law degree, will be unable to do so in fewer than six years.
A student enrolling in a combined course should examine the regulations of both faculties.
The honours degree of Bachelor of Laws - LLB (Hons)
A student may qualify for an honours degree at the conclusion of his or her LLB studies. A student will qualify for an honours degree, class IIA, IIB or III, where his or her weighted average based on all law subjects attempted reaches a minimum numerical grade determined by the honours committee. However, a student will qualify for an honours degree class I only where he or she passes LAW5207 (Honours research subject 530) at the level of credit or above and reaches the requisite weighted average grade based on all law subjects attempted as determined by the Honours Committee.
Any student may seek enrolment in LAW5207 (Honours research subject 530) at the end of his or her penultimate year of LLB studies. However, a quota will be applied to this subject and students will be admitted on the basis of their weighted average based on all law subjects attempted to the end of their penultimate year of LLB studies.
Students wishing to apply for LAW5207 (Honours research subject 530) should do so by the first week of September of their penultimate year. Students who have not applied by this time but who, as a result of their penultimate year of study, wish to do so, should apply within a week of the publication of their results in their penultimate year.