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University of the Western Cape (UWC)

Faculty of Law

Contact Details

Telephone:
+27 21 959 3291
Email:
amrhoda@uwc.ac.za
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Overview

The Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape is a distinguished centre of legal education in South Africa, known for its strong focus on human rights, social justice and constitutional development. With roots in the country’s anti-apartheid struggle, the Faculty has built a reputation for producing critically engaged graduates and influential legal scholarship. It offers a rigorous academic environment that combines teaching, research and community engagement, while contributing to legal reform and policy development across South Africa and the broader African continent.

Campuses

Location Province
Bellville Western Cape
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Qualifications and Courses

Doctoral Degree

  • Doctor of Laws (LLD) – Comparative Constitutional Law|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Laws (LLD) – Human Rights Protection|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Laws (LLD) – Law, State and Multilevel Government|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Laws (LLD) – Mercantile Law|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Laws (LLD) – Transnational Criminal Justice|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Comparative Labour Law|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Criminal Justice|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Environmental Law|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Human Rights Protection|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Law, State and Multilevel Government|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Mercantile Law|On-Campus
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Transnational Criminal Justice|On-Campus

Masters Degree

  • Master of Laws|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Comparative Constitutional Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Comparative Labour Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Constitutional Theory|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Criminal Justice|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Environmental Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Human Rights Protection|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – International Trade, Investment and Business Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Law, State and Multilevel Government|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Legal Pluralism & Family Law (Full Thesis)|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Mercantile Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Provincial and Local Government|On-Campus
  • Master of Laws (LLM) – Transnational Criminal Justice|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Comparative Constitutional Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Comparative Labour Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Constitutional Theory|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Criminal Justice|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Environmental Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Generic (by Thesis)|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Human Rights Protection|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Law, State and Multilevel Government|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Mercantile Law|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Provincial and Local Government|On-Campus
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) – Transnational Criminal Justice|On-Campus

Postgraduate Diploma

  • Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) – Labour Law|On-Campus
  • Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) – Public Law|On-Campus
  • Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) – Tax Law|On-Campus

Bachelors Degree

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Law|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) – Law|On-Campus
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB)|On-Campus

Advanced Diploma

  • Advanced Diploma (Labour Law)|On-Campus

Higher Certificate

  • Higher Certificate in (Forensic Examination)|On-Campus
Qualifications last updated: 01 Apr 2026.

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