Below you will find the official course credit requirements to graduate with both a BA and an LLB. For further information, visit the Faculty of Arts curriculum structure page, or the general BA&LLB curriculum pages. You can also look at the details of some of the courses you will be able to take on our courses pages.
Each individual course is 6 credits. As you will see below, sometimes you will be required to take a particular subject to fulfil your BA or LLB requirements, and sometimes you can choose freely from among available electives in literary studies courses, interdisciplinary courses, or law courses offered by HKU.
The Sequence of Study
Students in the program undertake courses each year to a total of 60 credits (each course is 6 credits). The courses are divided between the two degrees as follows:
Year 1 | ||
BA | 2 Literary Studies introductory electives and 1 Arts elective | 18 credits |
LLB | LLAW1001 Contract I | 6 credits |
LLAW1002 Contract II | 6 credits | |
LLAW1008 The legal system of the Hong Kong SAR | 6 credits | |
LLAW1009 Law and society | 6 credits | |
LLAW1013 Legal research and writing I | 6 credits | |
University Requirements | Common Core course | 6 credits |
CAES1000 Core University English; or, if exempt, Free Elective | 6 credits |
Year 2 | ||
BA | LALS2001 Introduction to law and literary studies | 6 credits |
Literary Studies electives (x2) (introductory level) | 12 credits | |
LLB | LLAW1005 Law of tort I | 6 credits |
LLAW1006 Law of tort II | 6 credits | |
LLAW2001 Constitutional law | 6 credits | |
LLAW2017 Legal research and writing II | 6 credits | |
LLAW3093 Administrative law | 6 credits | |
University Requirements | Common Core courses (x2) | 12 credits |
Year 3 | ||
BA | LALS Interdisciplinary elective (3000-level) | 6 credits |
Literary Studies electives (x2) (advanced level) | 12 credits | |
LLB | LLAW2003 Criminal law I | 6 credits |
LLAW2004 Criminal law II | 6 credits | |
LLAW2009 Introduction to Chinese law | 6 credits | |
LLAW2013 Land law I | 6 credits | |
LLAW2014 Land law II | 6 credits | |
University Requirements | CART9001 Practical Chinese for Arts students | 6 credits |
Common Core course | 6 credits |
Year 4 | ||
BA | LALS Interdisciplinary elective (3000-level) (BA capstone) | 6 credits |
Literary Studies electives (x2) (advanced level) | 12 credits | |
LLB | LALS Interdisciplinary elective (3000-level) | 6 credits |
LLAW2012 Commercial law | 6 credits | |
LLAW3001 Introduction to legal theory | 6 credits | |
LLAW3010 Business associations | 6 credits | |
LLAW3094 Equity and trusts I | 6 credits | |
LLAW3095 Equity and trusts II | 6 credits | |
LLAW3187 Mooting and dispute resolution (LLB Capstone) | 6 credits |
Year 5 | ||
LLB | LALS Interdisciplinary core course (5000-level) | 6 credits |
LLAW electives (x3) | 18 credits | |
Remaining | Free electives (Arts, Law or any other disciplines) | 36 credits |