The School of Law offers an LLM programme in Child Care and Protection Law.
Programme outcomes
The programme aims to provide candidates with specialist expertise in the field of Child Law. Theoretical, practical and international law aspects are covered.
Programme modules
- Research Methodology
- Children’s Rights: Local and International Perspectives
- Child Care Policy and Legislation
- Roles of Professionals in Proceedings Affecting Children
Aside from gaining research skills, during seminars, candidates benefit from discussions on more than 50 important child-related subject areas. The mini-dissertation topic will be individually chosen (with guidance) on a child-related issue based on each candidate’s interest and needs.
Programme teachers
The programme is team-taught by specialists from the School of Law and the School of Social Work. Practitioners from a variety of disciplines are also involved.
Eligibility
Applicants must be in possession of an LLB or a BProc degree with the basic entrance requirement being a minimum overall average of 55%, subject to the availability of places in the module as class sizes are limited.
Structural support for your LLM
A Centre for Postgraduate Legal Studies has been established on the Howard College Campus to offer a supportive environment in which postgraduate Law students may conduct their research and writing. There is an open-plan study space with fifteen computers, and a discussion room where students may engage in group
projects and interact socially (there are coffee and tea-making facilities). The aim is to provide a welcoming environment which promotes serious and relevant legal research, as well as interactive learning.
The Centre is an innovation unique in South African Law Schools.
Contact us
The Postgraduate Officer: Howard College Campus
E-mail: lawpostgradhc@ukzn.ac.za
Note: The programmes offered are subject to student enrolments.