Makerere University Law School Admissions

Makerere University Law School Admissions 2024/2025

Makerere University Law School Admissions

Eligibility

Candidates seeking to join the LL.B programme must sit and pass the Bachelor of Law Pre-entry Exam administered by the University. The following categories of candidates are eligible to sit the exam, which they have to pass with 50% as the pass mark.

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION

Assessment :

Each course is assessed in two parts on the basis of 100 total marks (except Field Attachment) with a proportion of coursework (progressive Assessment) which contributes 30% of the Total marks and written final examination which contributes 70%. The pass-mark for each course is 50% and there is no provision for compensation.

Tuition Fees :

The management of the Makerere University released the School Undergraduate Fee Structure to be paid by each undergraduate.

Online Application Instruction :

We welcome and thank you for choosing Makerere University for your next degree programme. Below you will find step by step instructions on how to successfully apply for our various programmes online.

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A valid Phone Number.
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Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) Programme content

YEAR I: SEMESTER ONE [All Courses are core]
Course Title and Code	LH	TH	P	CH	CU
LAW 1106 Introducing Law	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1107 Development Studies	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1108 Fundamentals of Criminal Law	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1109 Law of Contracts I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1110 Principles of Constitutional Law I	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR I: SEMESTER TWO [All Courses are core]
LAW 1206 Legal Methods	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1207 Administrative Law I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1208 Criminal Liability	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1209 Law of Contracts II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 1210 Principles of Constitutional Law II	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR II: SEMESTER ONE [All Courses are core]
LAW 2106 Nature & History of Torts	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2107 Administrative Law II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2108 Equity & Trusts	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2109 Law of Evidence I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2110 Foundations of Land Law	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR II: SEMESTER TWO [All Courses are core]
LAW 2207 Negligence, Strict Liability & Procedure in Torts	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2208 Social Research Methods	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2209 Family Law I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2210 Law of Evidence II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 2211 Land Transactions	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR III: SEMESTER ONE [Three Cores, Two Electives]
LAW 3109 Family Law II (core)	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3110 Law of Sale of Goods & Hire Purchase (core)	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3111 Conflict of Laws	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3112 Principles of International Law I*	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3113 Banking and Negotiable Instruments	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3114 International & Regional Human Rights	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3115 Civil Procedure I	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR III: SEMESTER TWO [Three Cores, Two Electives]
LAW 3210 Criminal Procedure (core)	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3211 Law of Business Associations I (core)	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3212 Environmental Law & Policy	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3213 Principles of International Law II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3214 Human Rights in the Domestic Perspective	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3215 Consumer Law	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3217 Clinical Legal Education	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 3218 Civil Procedure	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR IV: SEMESTER ONE [One Core, Four Electives]
LAW 4112 Law of Business Associations II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4113 Revenue Law & Taxation I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4114 International Trade & Business	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4115 Health & the Law I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4116 Intellectual Property Law I	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4118 Insurance Law	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4119 Labour Law I	45	15	Nil	60	4

YEAR IV: SEMETER TWO [One Core, Four Electives]
LAW 4202 Research Paper	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4214 Estate Planning	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4215 Revenue Law & Taxation II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4216 Gender and the Law	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4217 Criminology and Penology	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4218 Insolvency	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4219 Computers and the Law	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4220 Intellectual Property Law II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4221 Labour Law II	45	15	Nil	60	4
LAW 4226 Health & the Law II	45	15	Nil	60	4