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11 Master's degrees offered by the university
Labour Law
The Master in Labour Law at University of Johannesburg (one year full-time or two years part-time studies) provides students with an opportunity to develop their intellectual and theoretical competencies at an advanced level and to strengthen their ability to understand labour law from a view point of a critical analysis of the underlying principles.
Commercial Law
Many large corporate and commercial transactions take place in Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub. The UJ Law Faculty is thus well placed to offer a highly relevant LLM in Commercial Law, drawing students from leading commercial firms. The faculty is offering a Master in Commercial Law at University of Johannesburg.
International Law
The Master in International Law at University of Johannesburg takes an interdisciplinary approach and assesses international legal questions from the perspective of international law as well as from a regional and subregional African perspectives.
Intellectual Property Law
The Master in Intellectual Property Law at University of Johannesburg aims to provide the student with the necessary tools to navigate the IP landscape, and to create awareness of pitfalls or opportunities that may present themselves. In fact, in given situations, the holder of an advanced degree in IP might be preferred for a specific task over someone that does not have such a qualification.
Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts
The lecturing style in this Master in Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts at University of Johannesburg is interactive.
International Commercial Law
The LLM in International Commercial Law, the flagship programme of the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg, prepares students to deal with global challenges and become active participants in an interdependent world and an interconnected future.
Public Management and Governance
The purpose of the Public Management and Governance program at University of Johannesburg is to provide students the tools and skills to effectively and independently apply research methodology skills and all the related activities thereto, to prepare a research proposal, dissertation and report the results for academic submission.
Corporate Law
The Faculty of Law is offering a Master in Corporate Law at University of Johannesburg.An LLM in Corporate Law provides the ideal foundation for specialising in this popular focus area. UJ is unique in offering four dedicated corporate law modules.
Banking Law
The Master in Banking Law at University of Johannesburg is designed to provide students with specialist knowledge in aspects of the law that are highly relevant to the banking sector.
Tax Law
The LLM in Tax Law from University of Johannesburg is a structured qualification intended to provide candidates with an in-depth understanding of the tax core as well as developing tax laws in South Africa and in the international community.
Human Rights
The Faculty of Law is offering a Master in Human Rights at University of Johannesburg. Students are expected to complete a minor dissertation on any topic in the broad field of fundamental rights. They will benefit from research workshops which help to guide students in the writing process.