Colleges and Universities Offering Doctor of Laws in South Africa

A Doctor of Laws (LLD) is a prestigious doctoral degree in law that is research-intensive and aimed at producing highly skilled legal professionals. This advanced program allows students to deepen their knowledge and understanding of various legal aspects including commercial law, constitutional law and international law.


LLD graduates have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of rewarding career options such as:
1. Law professor or legal lecturer
2. Legal researcher or consultant
3. Corporate legal advisor or counsel
4. Government legal advisor or policymaker
5. Human rights advocate or international legal expert
6. Judicial clerk or magistrate
7. Legal analyst or commentator
8. Legal practitioner or advocate
9. Legal officer for international organizations
10. Legal manager or director in private or public organizations

With an LLD degree, individuals can make significant contributions to the legal field, shape policy and serve as experts in their chosen areas of specialization.

Institutions Offering Doctor of Laws

•  University of Pretoria, Pretoria  
  Admission Requirements:
  Relevant master’s degree or relevant degree from a foreign university that allows entrance to a doctoral degree (SAQA level 9)
  At least 65% for the research component at master’s level or below 65% for the research component at master’s level:
  relevant work experience
  other academic qualifications and
  the merit of the research topic
  An admissions examination may be required
  A portfolio consisting of:
  copy of the preceding master’s research component
  recent research-based essays or assignments
  a letter of motivation
  
  Duration of study:
  2 years, full-time.
•  University of Limpopo, Polokwane  
  Disciplines:
  International Aspects of Law
  Perspectives on Law
  Legal Profession
  Mercantile Law
  Procedural Law
  Public Law
  Private Law
  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  -To be admitted to the LLD degree programme, a candidate should have completed an LLM
  degree or an equivalent qualification;
  
  Course Duration:
  -The programme is offered over two years and a maximum period of four
  years.
•  University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch  
  Admission requirements:
  • An LLM degree; or
  • An LLB degree conferred by this University, or any other bachelor’s degree in Law (excluding the BProc and BIuris degrees) approved for this purpose by the Senate, and relevant academic or professional experience; or
  • A level of proficiency or accomplishment in Law which, in the judgement of Senate, is regarded as adequate for this purpose.
  
  Course Duration: 2 to 5 years
•  University of Fort Hare, Alice  
  Admission Requirements
  The Doctor of Laws programme can only be undertaken by research. It is available to persons who are in possession of the LLM degree or the old (postgraduate) LLBdegree or any other qualification that the UFH Senate may consider equivalent to the LLM degree.
  
  Duration of Study:
  2 Years
  
•  University of the Free State, Bloemfontein  
  Admission requirements:-
  LLM
  65% weighted average
  65% for mini-dissertation in the case of a coursework LLM
  
  You will have to submit a 300-500 word summary of the main topic on which you would like to conduct research, on account of which a supervisor will be identified
•  University of Cape Town, Cape Town  
  Specializations:-
  
  Commercial Law
  Criminal Justice
  Private Law
  Public Law
•  University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg  
  

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