Overview

Recent substantive legislative reforms have led to increased demand for expertise in in the field of corporate and securities law.

The Master in Corporate Law at University of Johannesburg can be completed in one year for full-time students and over two years for part-time students.

This compulsory module, which anchors the LLM in Corporate Law, essentially deals with problematic aspects of corporate personality:

the nature of legal personality and piercing the corporate veil;

corporate capacity;

corporate criminal liability;

corporate social responsibility;

corporate governance;

directors’ duties and liability;

shareholder protection;

creditor protection;

corporate groups and companies;

the Constitution.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Corporate Finance Law
Company Law
Corporate Insolvency Law
Securities and Financial Markets Law
Corporate Law Master’s Minor Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Business Law Master of Laws (LLM) View 12 other Masters in Business Law in South Africa

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Current when still to complete a pre-requisite qualification or Final academic transcript when studies have been completed.
Valid Passport or Identity Document.
Sworn English Translation of documents (Documents issued in any Language other than English)
Provide proof of a non - refundable Application Fee R200.00 (only hardcopy application)
Provide proof of the English Proficiency where English was not used as a medium of lecturing (the University prefers the applicant to take the IELTS at an overall score of 7 and TOEFL at an average score of 105–120 for Postgraduate programmes) Alternatively, you may elect to write the University of Johannesburg English Language Programme Test (UJELP).

Tuition Fee

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International

45290 ZAR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 45290 ZAR per year during 24 months.

R45 290.00 and R274,000.00

Living costs for Johannesburg

8434 - 12036 ZAR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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