University of Cape Town

Faculty of Law Website

UCT Exchange Information

Program Description

The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university; in 2004 it celebrated its 175th anniversary. A large site on Cecil John Rhodes's estate in Rondebosch, on the slopes of Devil's Peak, was set aside to accommodate the University, which moved there from its old premises in Cape Town in 1929.

The Faculty of Law had its beginnings in the establishment of a lectureship in law at the SA College in 1859 and is the oldest Faculty of Law in South Africa. The Departments of the Faculty are located in the Wilfred and Jules Kramer Law School building on the UCT Middle Campus.

There are research and specialised units: the Institute of Development and Labour Law and the Shipping Unit (Commercial Law), the Law Clinic and the Centre for Socio-Legal Research (Private Law),the Institute of Marine and Environmental Law, the Law, Race and Gender Research Unit, the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit and the Centre of Criminology (Public Law).The School for Legal Practice falls under the Faculty Office.

Sessional Dates

First Semester: February to June

Second Semester:  July to December.

Full-time Course Load

Exchange students must register for a full course-load, with the following options:

• 2 LLM courses, for a total of 12 credits or
• 1 LLM course and any number of LLB courses, provided the combined contact hours for the LLB courses total 6 per week; or
• any number of LLB courses, provided their combined contact hours total 12 per week.