Postgraduate Diploma in Law

Please note that the information on this page relates to the Postgraduate Diploma in Law. For information about the LLM research degree (the LLM by dissertation) please see this page. For information about the LLM degree by Coursework and Research Report, see this page.

The School of Law is proud to introduce the Postgraduate Diploma in Law programme with effect from 2012. The programme is aimed at practitioners and law graduates of outstanding caliber, who wish to acquire a high quality postgraduate qualification which is similar in content and level to the LLM by Coursework and Research Report programme, but which does not carry the research component.

Today's legal practitioners have to develop strong specializations in order to service clients in an increasingly complex business and regulatory environment. Postgraduate Diploma programme at the School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand offers lawyers the ideal way to complement and build on their basic legal qualifications. With a wide range of subjects taught by acknowledged experts, students can create the basis for a world-class specialization that gives them the Wits edge.

For all Postgraduate Diplomas in Law students need to take four courses in an area of specialization. Six fields of specialization are on offer: Corporate Law, Communications Law, Environmental Law, Labour Law, Pension Funds Law and Tax Law.

The deadline for 2013 applications is 31 October 2012  (SA students) and 28 September 2012 (international students)

Please note

1. Numbers in the LLM (Corporate Law) and PG Diploma (Corporate Law) may be capped. Students applying for these programmes are strongly advised to apply for an alternative LLM or Post Graduate Diploma programme as their second and/or third choice.
2. Only students who have been admitted to the LLM (Corporate Law) and PG Diploma (Corporate Law) will be allowed to enroll for Company Law I and Company Law II.
3. The PG Diploma in Tax Law will only be offered on a part-time basis in 2012.
4. Not all the other degrees will be offered in any particular year. Depending on the demand for certain specialized degrees, they may only be offered every second or third year.