Key information
Duration
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting February 2027
- Apply anytime.
Students can apply to the PhDs throughout the year.
Language
English
TOEFL iBT 88
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Disciplines
Civil & Private Law
Overview
Features
The Commercial Law Department at University of Cape Town is renowned for its expertise in Comparative Law in Africa, Intellectual Property Law, Company Law, Tax Law (national and international), Corporate Governance, Labour Law and Shipping Law - and has specialist research units focused on these areas of law.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Commercial Law covers a wide range of legal fields. Apart from the core LLB courses of Corporation Law and Business Transactions Law, the Department is also responsible for the professional courses in Business Law, Company Law and Labour Law.
- In this way, the Department engages directly with other Faculties at UCT, and every year teaches law to around 3000 non-law students.
- The research interests of our academic staff are as wide as the selection of courses on offer.
- Apart from their own research, the members of the Department supervise postgraduate research students, and LLB students in their final year of study conducting write their elective research paper in one of the areas offered by the department.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL iBT 88
Other requirements
General requirements
- a master's degree
- an honours degree, or a 4-year bachelor's degree, plus at least 1 year's registration for the master's degree
- a 3-year bachelor's degree plus at least 2 years registration for a master's degree
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International — 2,347 AUD / year (≈ 27,170 ZAR / year)
- Domestic — 2,347 AUD / year (≈ 27,170 ZAR / year)
Living costs
Cape Town — South Africa
785-1,342 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
