Program Overview

BA & LLB Curriculum Structure (300 Credits)

This should be read together with the BA&LLB regulations and syllabuses.

For cohort or before:

Year 1

• Requirement:
  • Arts: 2 Literary Studies introductory electives and 1 Arts elective
  • Law and University: 5 LLAW core courses, 1 English language enhancement course (CAES1000), 1 Common Core course
• Credits:
  • Arts: 18
  • Law and University: 42
• Sub-total: 60

Year 2

• Requirement:
  • Arts: LALS2001, 2 Literary Studies introductory electives
  • Law and University: 5 LLAW core courses, 2 Common Core courses
• Credits:
  • Arts: 18
  • Law and University: 42
• Sub-total: 60

Year 3

• Requirement:
  • Arts: 2 Literary Studies advanced electives
  • Law: 1 LALS (Level 3000) elective, 5 LLAW core courses
  • University: 1 Chinese language enhancement course, 1 Common Core course
• Credits:
  • Arts: 12
  • Law: 36
  • University: 12
• Sub-total: 60

Year 4 and Year 5

• Requirement:
  • Arts: 1 LALS (Level 3000) elective (capstone), for cohort or before: 1 LALS (Level 3000) elective and 2 Literary Studies advanced electives, for cohort and thereafter: 3 Literary Studies advanced electives
  • Law: 5 LLAW core courses, LLAW3187 (capstone), 1 LALS (Level 5000) elective, 3 LLAW disciplinary electives
  • Remaining: Free electives (Arts, Law or any other disciplines)
• Credits:
  • Arts: for cohort or before: 24, for cohort and thereafter: 18
  • Law: 60
  • Remaining: 36
• Sub-total: 120

For cohort and thereafter:

Year 1

• Requirement:
  • Arts: 2 Literary Studies introductory electives and 1 Arts elective
  • Law and University: 6 LLAW core courses, for cohort: 1 English language enhancement course (CAES1000), for cohort and thereafter: 1 non-credit bearing English language enhancement course (CAES1001), 1 3-credit Artificial intelligence literacy course (AILT1001)
• Credits:
  • Arts: 18
  • Law and University: for cohort: 42, for cohort and thereafter: 39
• Sub-total: for cohort: 60, for cohort and thereafter: 57

Year 2

• Requirement:
  • Arts: LALS2001, 2 Literary Studies introductory electives
  • Law and University: 4 LLAW core courses, 3 Common Core courses, for cohort and thereafter: 1 3-credit Artificial intelligence literacy course
• Credits:
  • Arts: 18
  • Law and University: for cohort: 42, for cohort and thereafter: 45
• Sub-total: for cohort: 60, for cohort and thereafter: 63

Year 3

• Requirement:
  • Arts: 2 Literary Studies advanced electives
  • Law: 1 LALS (Level 3000) elective, 5 LLAW core courses
  • University: 1 Chinese language enhancement course, 1 Common Core course
• Credits:
  • Arts: 12
  • Law: 36
  • University: 12
• Sub-total: 60

Year 4 and Year 5

• Requirement:
  • Arts: 1 LALS (Level 3000) elective (capstone), 3 Literary Studies advanced electives
  • Law: 3 LLAW core courses, 1 LLAW capstone course, 1 LALS (Level 5000) elective, 5 LLAW disciplinary electives
  • Remaining: Free electives (Arts, Law or any other disciplines)
• Credits:
  • Arts: 24
  • Law: 60
  • Remaining: 36
• Sub-total: 120