Master of Laws, City University of Hong Kong

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The application period for non-local students, CityU LLM will close on 31 May 2017 (and 30 June for local students). Don’t miss the chance! Apply now at http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/prospective/apply/procedures/

Website for Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies in City University of Hong Kong.

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Opportunities for Overseas Study

CityU School of Law also has collaborative agreements with Aix-Marseille University and University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Selected students will study at these partner universities and obtain two postgraduate degrees upon satisfying the programme requirements.

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Mode of Programme and Class Schedule

Combined mode: Local students taking programmes in combined mode can attend full-time (12-18 credit units per semester) or part-time (no more than 11 credit units per semester) study in different semesters without seeking approval from the University. For non-local students, they will be admitted to these programmes for either full-time or part-time studies. Non-local students must maintain the required credit load for their full-time or part-time studies and any changes will require approval from the University.

Classes are held during daytime. Classes may be offered in weekday evenings / Saturdays in special cases. The School of Law does not guarantee to offer weekday-evening or weekend classes to LLM students enrolled in the combined mode or part-time mode.

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Tuition Fee

The tuition fee for our LLM Programme for the academic year 2017/18 is HK$4,880 per credit. The minimum no. of credits required to complete the programme is 24. For students of the Maritime and Transportation Law Stream without a law degree, the minimum number of credits required for them to complete the programme is 30 as they are required to take two more law foundation courses (6 credits).

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Scholarships
For 2017/18, we offer the following scholarships to students with outstanding academic performance, including the School of Law Admission Scholarship for the LLM Programme and the Hong Kong Maritime Law Scholarship Scheme.

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Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following programme-specific entrance requirements: *
• holding an honours degree in law or equivalent qualification; or
• having been admitted for professional practice of law in Hong Kong or other jurisdictions; or
• having obtained either a Common Professional Examination (CPE) of the United Kingdom or Hong Kong with satisfactory results, provided that a second class honours degree has also been obtained; or
• having obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Hong Kong Law or Master of Arts/Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution; or
• (applicable to applicants for Maritime and Transportation Law Stream) holding an honours degree in maritime or logistics studies, or related disciplines, or holding an honours degree in any discipline with 3-year or above working experience relating to Maritime or Logistics industry; # AND
• being proficient in English if they are applying for the English Module; or being proficient in English and Chinese (Putonghua) if they are applying for the Chinese Module.

For applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English, the minimum English language proficiency requirement is as follows: ^
• a TOEFL score of 595 (paper-based test) or 97 (internet-based test); or
• an overall band score of 7 in IELTS; or
• a score of 500 in the Chinese mainland’s College English Test (CET) Band 6; or
• other equivalent qualifications.
* An applicant who holds a legal qualification from a common law jurisdiction will not be eligible to enrol in the Common Law Stream.
# Foundation Courses
Students of the LLM Maritime and Transportation Law stream who do not have a degree in law are required to take two foundation law courses - LW6164E Law of Contract and LW6181E Common Law System, Reasoning and Methodology, on top of the stipulated curriculum for students with a law degree to keep up their study progress. Foundation courses serve as foundation for all other non-foundational law courses. Given the nature of these two courses, the School of Law offers both in Semester A of each academic year and students will need to take the foundation courses before or at the same time of taking other non-foundation law courses in the first semester of their study.
^ The School has stipulated a validity period of three years for results of the above tests. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within three years preceding the commencement of the University’s application period.

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The Master of Laws (LLM) Programme at CityU School of Law offers a unique blend of comprehensive legal knowledge, skill-based training, independent research, and flexibility to study any of a variety of streams and international study options. We aim at achieving academic diversity with students of different backgrounds and a multi-cultural faculty.

The Programme offers the following streaming options:

Chinese and Comparative Law Stream -- focuses on a comparative understanding of the legal framework in China.

International Economic Law Stream -- deals with international legal issues concerning business transactions with particular emphasis on problems relating to different jurisdictions.

Common Law Stream -- provides students with the opportunity to study the origins, practices, values, principles and theory of common law, and equips students with legal skills of comparing common and civil law systems and methods.

Maritime and Transportation Law Stream -- deals with legal issues concerning maritime and transportation law at both the regional and international levels.

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Stream -- explores cutting-edge issues relating to copyright, patent, trademark, design, trade secret and cyberspace.

Corporate and Commercial Law Stream -- focuses on legal issues concerning corporations, finance and business with practical importance in the regional and international markets.

General Stream -- provides students with the opportunity to study any topics in which they may be interested.