CAREER ENHANCEMENT – LAW
“Outstanding lawyers and a sound legal system are prerequisites of any civilized society. The legal system provides the rules within which the state’s administration, the business world, individuals and organizations, indeed the whole community operate. In any country in which the law reigns supreme, lawyers must apply legal rules and act as watch dogs to ensure that everyone adheres to the norms of society. Because the law plays an immense and far-reaching role, legal studies cover a wide and exiting field: the rules of the tough business world and the business entities operating within it, the protection of human rights, intimate family relationships, the prosecution of criminals and the conclusions of contracts, to name but a few.” These are the words of the dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof LG Mpedi.
To enhance the skills of persons who are in a career the Faculty of Law presents a number of diploma and certificate programmes in specialized fields of legal practice. These short study programmes have been specifically developed to address the needs that have been identified in the work place. Dedicated commitment is required from persons who decide to embark on studies on a part-time basis and the Faculty of Law endeavours to support students where possible to make their studies a pleasurable and successful experience.
There is a variety of offerings available on a part time basis at the Faculty of Law. Please note that each programme has its own relevant admission requirements.
Application
An application form can be obtained from the Faculty.
The completed application form and application fee must be sent to:
The Registrar
University of Johannesburg
PO Box 524
Auckland Park
Johannesburg
2006
Please attach a certified copy of your ID document/ passport and certified copies of your matric certificate and/or previous qualifications and CV (if relevant) to your application form.
Foreign applicants should note the relevant legislative requirements outlined further in this document.
Contact details
W Kokwane
011 559 3739
welheminahk@uj.ac.za
Fees
Every programme has its own relevant tuition fee and is available in the individual programme brochures.
Other administrative fees (compulsory):
In addition to the tuition fees there are certain administrative fees that need to be paid as well, including an application fee, registration fee and ICT levy.
NB: Please contact the Faculty to obtain the correct admin fees for 2017.
*Official quotations may be obtained on request.
International students
International students pay an additional levy. Please contact Student Finance at +27 (0) 11 559 2981/3776.
Foreign Applicants
Who is regarded as a foreigner in South Africa?
When a foreign person is accepted for studies in South Africa such a person is referred to as an international student. An international student is not a South African resident or does not have permanent residency in South Africa.
Permits
As all these programmes are presented on a part-time basis a special permit is therefore not necessary in order to attend lectures.
Foreign qualifications
Applicants interested in applying to study any of our non-formal programmes and who have completed a foreign school leaving certificate or foreign post-school qualification should contact the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) for an evaluation.
Please include the SAQA evaluation when applying for a study programme.
SAQA Contact details
| South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
Centre for the Evaluation of Educational Qualifications (CEEQ)
Postnet Suite 248, Private Bag X06
Waterkloof, Pretoria, SA, 0145
Email: ncoetzee@saqa.co.za |
Tel. no. +27 12 431-5107/5064/5056/5013
Fax no. +27 12 482-5146
www.saqa.org.za,
Evaluation of foreign qualifications |
A summary of all programmes that will be presented during 2017/2018
Exciting new postgraduate programmes
Programme in Business Rescue: The application of this new procedure has been met with varying and often limited levels of success, caused not least by the uncertainty in interpreting and complying with the regulatory principles contained in the legislation. The programme will provide a systematic and practice orientated examination of the fundamental Business Rescue principles enabling the business Rescue Practitioner to comply with and give actual effect to purpose of the regulatory framework.
Programme in Corporate Finance and Securities Law: The programme will equip professionals in the legal, managerial and financial fields with a systematic and practice orientated body of knowledge on the legal principles of Corporate Finance and Securities law as it pertains to the formation, continued operation and expansion of a company by way of various endeavours such as mergers and acquisitions.
Other career enhancing programmes
* Fees are subject to change
* Please note that universities are in the process of bringing their qualifications in line with the new Higher Education Qualification Framework and this may result in qualifications being renamed.
** Certain programmes will only be presented where the demand so warrants the presentation thereof.
Disclaimer
The University of Johannesburg holds the right to change any information without prior notice.
Law Short Courses.pdf
