LLB and first law degrees · Standalone law qualification
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Currently offered, next intake unconfirmed
- Award
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Subject
- General lawFull time
- Format
- On campus2-4 years full-time depending on stream
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Undergraduate law degree at Wits offered through a four-year, three-year or two-year stream depending on prior study. The page lists the curriculum by year.
- School and department
- University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSchool of Law
- Subject or specialization
- General lawRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- LLB and first law degrees
- Purpose
- Academic legal studiesAcademic study of law without a stated professional-qualification role.
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit-bearing
- Awarding institution
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- Access and price model
- PaidPaid enrolment.
Professional eligibility must be confirmed with the relevant regulator. Where an official source has been recorded for a jurisdiction, see professional pathways. Academic recognition is not professional recognition.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 2-4 years full-time depending on stream
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full time
- Teaching location
- Wits Braamfontein campus
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Prior law degree
- Not stated
- Prior degree
- Not stated
- Work experience
- Not stated
- Admission test
- Not stated
Entry depends on the stream: four-year stream directly from school (matric); three-year stream after a first degree without law courses; two-year stream after a Wits BA (Law) or BCom (Law).
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Curriculum, assessment and projects
As published by the provider. None of this guarantees employment, admission or professional certification.
- Curriculum
- Core law subjects in years one to four, such as Constitutional Law, Contract, Criminal Procedure and Practical Legal Studies, plus electives in the final year.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, prerequisites, dated intake or deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)