1.   Full Course List

 

The list of all courses under the programme offered in 2023/24 is set out in Annex 1. 

 

2.   Intermediate Awards

           

English title                                                                              Chinese title

Postgraduate Diploma in Chinese Law                                       深造文憑 (中國法)

Postgraduate Diploma in International Economic Law                深造文憑 (國際經濟法)

Postgraduate Certificate in Chinese Law                                    深造證書 (中國法)

Postgraduate Certificate in International Economic Law             深造證書 (國際經濟法)

 

Number of units required for the Intermediate Awards:

        

18 credit units for Postgraduate Diploma awards

9 credit units for Postgraduate Certificate awards

 

3.   Programme of Study for Postgraduate Diploma Awards

 

Both the English and Chinese Modules are available.  Students should select 18 credit units from the electives in their Stream under their respective Module.  The electives are shown in Annex 2.

 

There is no required course.

 

4.   Programme of Study for Postgraduate Certificate Awards

 

Both the English and Chinese Modules are available.  Students should select 9 credit units from the electives in their Stream under their respective Module.  The electives are shown in Annex 2.

 

There is no required course.

 

5.   Credit Transfer Arrangement for PGC/PGD Graduates who are Admitted to LLM

 

Credit transfer for a certain course in the student’s PGC/PGD study will be approved only if the student has obtained grade C or above.

     

     

Maximum number of credit units that can be transferred:

PGC/PGD graduates in	credit transfer to LLM
	Chinese and Comparative Law	International Economic Law	Common Law	Intellectual Property and Technology Law	Corporate and Financial Law	General
Chinese Law	*	#	#	#	#	*
IEL	#	*	#	#	#	*

 

      *    Between same stream of study:

Credit transfer will be limited to a maximum of 100% of the total credit units previously earned from the courses (with grade C or above) that count towards the PGC/PGD.

#    Between different streams of study:

      Credit transfer will be limited to a maximum of 30% of the total credit units for the LLM award being pursued and will be approved only for the courses (with grade C or above) counted towards the PGC/PGD.

 

     Grades from the transferred credit units WILL be counted in the calculation of a student’s GPA for the LLM being pursued.

 

     Validity period for credit transfer purposes:  The validity period for courses recognized at the time of admission for credit transfer purposes is 8 years.

 

6.   Number of Elective Courses to be Taken in the Other Language

      If an English Module student wishes to take an elective course(s) in the Chinese Module, he/she should submit an application to the School in writing with justification.

 

      Generally, students of the English Module will be allowed to take a maximum of 2 elective taught courses in the Chinese Module, but they will not be allowed to take the required courses of their respective stream, Dissertation or Independent Research in the Chinese Module.  There will be no limitation on the number of English Module elective courses that a Chinese Module student is allowed to take.

 

      The School will make decision on the applications on a case-by-case basis.

 

7.  Courses under the Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (LLMArbDR) Programmes

 

     

(i)     the ceiling of JD and/or LLMArbDR courses that an LLM student is allowed to take is 9 credit units;

(ii)    if the contents of a JD and/or LLMArbDR course and an LLM course are similar, students will be allowed to take the LLM course only;

(iii)    LLM students will not receive credit nor be allowed to enroll in co-taught JD/ LLB courses under any circumstances;

(iv)    if a student requests to take a course under JD and/or LLMArbDR programmes and he/she has previously completed a similar course in a common law jurisdiction, he/she will not be allowed to take the course;

(v)     a list of JD and/or LLMArbDR courses that are open to LLM students will be announced at the beginning of a semester;

(vi)   the grades obtained in the approved JD and/or LLMArbDR courses will be counted in determining students’ LLM award classifications.

 

8.   Additional Notes

 

(i)          Minimum Pass Mark

In courses assessed by coursework and examination, a student must obtain a minimum mark of 50% in both coursework and examination in order to pass the course.

 

For Continuous Assessment Weighting ≤ 30%

In order to assess students’ course performance in a holistic and fair manner, for SLW courses, including Gateway Education course and servicing courses, with a Continuous Assessment (CA) component that is equal to or less than 30%, the pass mark requirement for the CA component would be waived, i.e. students will only need to reach the pass marks for the final exam AND the overall mark in order to pass the course, with effect from Semester B 2021/22, applicable to all intakes.  For courses with a CA component that is above 30%, no change should be applied to the current practice.

 

(ii)       If a student has previously taken a course from another programme offered by the School of Law, e.g. JD programme, the student is not allowed to register for the same course or its equivalent course in the LLM programme. However, students may repeat a course, or an equivalent course, to recover a failure or to improve a course grade of B- or below in accordance with the Academic Regulations.