1. LLB degree or BProc degree or relevant degree from a foreign university that allows entrance to the formal legal profession
2. A weighted average of at least 65% at final-year level
3. Written work on an aspect of environmental law motivating the desire to study in the field and to illustrate basic competence in working with legal texts

A limited number of students will be admitted to this programme based on the following criteria:

• Strong legal writing, research and reading skills, as evidenced by the applicant’s written motivation to be admitted into the programme, which ought to reference relevant scholarship and laws, as well as other relevant legal writing submitted by the applicant
• Prior knowledge of South African Environmental Law and International Environmental Law, in the form of certificate courses, and/or an undergraduate elective module in Environmental Law, and/or other postgraduate study in Environmental Law, and/or relevant work experience
• A commitment to the fulfilment of section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and an appreciation that the environment creates the conditions in which social justice can occur

The University of Pretoria Faculty of Law is the highest ranked law faculty in Africa and in South Africa - according to the 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The Faculty of Law has as its mission the creation and sustenance of a research and education environment that is grounded in values of social justice and excellence.

As the law is increasingly becoming multifaceted and in certain areas more global, the Faculty maintains professional relations with many international bodies, such as the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the World Bank and foreign universities.