Programmes & Courses



BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF LAWS (BA/LLB)

Students who have already completed the requirements for either a BA or an LLB degree are not eligible to be admitted to the combined BA/LLB programme. Instead, BA graduates can seek admission to the LLB under the graduate admission clause, and LLB graduates can seek admission to a BA degree and apply for up to 10 cross-credits.


Similarly, students who have already completed the requirements for either a BCom or an LLB degree are not eligible to be admitted to the combined BCom/LLB programme. Instead, BCom graduates can seek admission to the LLB under the graduate admission clause, and LLB graduates can seek admission to a BCom degree and apply for up to 10 cross-credits.

In the BA component students can choose from the following majors:

Admission Requirements:

Persons are eligible to be admitted to study for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws combined degree if they have:

  1. passed a Senate-recognised Form 7 examination or equivalent and have 60% or equivalent in English in that examination, or
  2. admission with standing.

Programme Requirements:

  1. The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws each consist of 35 courses, of which 14 courses are towards the BA component, and 21 courses are towards the LLB component
  2. The BA component has either:
    1. a single major structure
      1. conforming to the BA requirements for a single major in one of the allowed disciplines; and
      2. elective courses from those allowed for the Bachelor of Arts degree to make up the total of 14 for the BA component;
        or

    2. a double major structure
      1. conforming to the BA double major requirements for majors in each of two of the allowed disciplines; and
      2. elective courses from those allowed for a Bachelor of Arts degree to make up the total of 14 for the BA component.
  3. The LLB component has:
    1. 20 compulsory LW courses of the LLB, and
    2. one elective LW course
  4. Students must complete the BA component before attempting any 200-level LW courses

Courses for the Bachelor of Arts:

Courses in the above disciplines fulfilling the requirements for either a single major in one of the above disciplines plus sufficient elective courses to make up a total of 14, or for double majors in two of the above disciplines, plus sufficient elective courses to make up a total of 14.

Courses for the Bachelor of Laws:

Core:

LW110, LW111, LW112, LW113, LW201, LW202, LW203, LW204, LW205, LW206, LW207, LW208, LW300, LW301, LW302, LW303, LW304, LW305, LW306, LW307.

Elective:

One other 300-level LW course.



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