English Law & Hong Kong Law

Bachelor's degree

In Lambeth

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lambeth

  • Duration

    4 Years

Our English Law & Hong Kong Law LLB and JD is an exciting four-year course offering you a fantastic opportunity to gain two qualifications in four years. Spend the first two years at King’s and the following two years at our partner university Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Lambeth (London)
See map
Stamford St, SE1 9NH

Start date

On request

About this course

Recognised globally as one of the UK's premier law schools.
Spend two years at CUHK Law, a world-class law school at the crossroads of Asia.
Teaching by internationally respected, leading academics, visiting lecturers and practitioners from global law firms.
Unrivalled location for law, based in Somerset House East Wing on the Strand, with the Royal Courts of Justice, Law Society and Inns of Court all on your doorstep.
A thriving Professional Skills portfolio including professional skills modules, a legal clinic, and mooting programme.
A dedicated careers team who provide tailored guidance on how to access the legal profession.
Excellent legal research resources at the KCL’s impressive Maughan Library and CUHK's Lee Quo Wei Law Library.

Lawyer
Civil Servant
United Nations Official
Financial Analyst
Tax Advisor
Head of Trading
Management Consultant
Journalist
Publisher
Paralegal
Entrepreneur
Academic

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

Questions & Answers

Add your question

Our advisors and other users will be able to reply to you

Who would you like to address this question to?

Fill in your details to get a reply

We will only publish your name and question

Reviews

Subjects

  • Company Law
  • IT Law
  • English
  • Law
  • Law of Contract
  • Criminal law
  • Public Law
  • European Law
  • Legal services
  • Legal Reasoning

Course programme

1st Year

Currently, students study the modules shown below. King's reviews its modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School for further advice.

Each course is divided into modules. Each year at King's you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits and at CUHK you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits (30 CUHK units) in Year 3 and 108 credits (27 CUHK units) in Year 4.Required Modules

You are required to take the following modules:

  • Elements of the Law of Contract (30 credits)
  • Criminal Law (30 credits)
  • Public Law (30 credit)
  • European Law (30 credits)
  • Legal Reasoning and Legal Services (non-credit bearing)
Optional ModulesThere are no optional modules for this course in Year 1.

2nd Year

You are required to take the following modules for this course:

Required Modules
  • Law of Property (30 credits)
  • Law of Tort (30 credits)
  • Law of Trusts (30 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you will take 30-credits from optional modules, which may typically include:

Please note, it is possible to take Company Law at CUHK. However, it is strongly advised that Company Law is taken at King’s as the optional module to qualify for course and unit exemptions at CUHK for the JD degree and subject exemption granted by the PCEA for PCLL admission purpose.

  • Advanced Constitutional Law (30 credits)
  • Anti-Discrimination Law (30 credits)
  • Commercial Law (30 credits)
  • Company Law (30 credits)
  • Competition Law (30 credits)
  • Consumer Protection: advising global businesses and their customers (30 credits)
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice (30 credits)
  • Criminal Law Theory (15 credits)
  • Environmental Law (30 credits)
  • Family Law (30 credits)
  • Finance, Credit and Security (15 credits)
  • Human Rights Law (30 credits)
  • Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
  • Labour Law (30 credits)
  • Law and Economics (30 credits)
  • Law and Social Theory (30 credits)
  • Law of Personal Taxation (30 credits)
  • Medical Law (30 credits)
  • Moral Philosophy (15 credits)
  • Principles of Enterprise Governance (30 credits)
  • Public International Law (30 credits)
  • Russian Legal System (30 credits)
  • Transnational Company Law (15 credits)
3rd Year

Year 3 is spent at CUHK. You are required to take 120 credits (30 CUHK units) from modules at CUHK. Details of the course structure will be communicated after students are accepted onto the programme and have commenced their studies.

Required Modules

A typical year may include:

  • Legal System (3 units)
  • Legal Research, Analysis and Writing (3 units)
  • Ethics and Professional Virtue (3 units)
  • Jurisprudence (3 units)
Optional Modules

Optional modules may typically include:

  • Principles of Constitutional Law (3 units)
  • Principles of Civil Procedure (3 units)
  • Principles of Administrative Law (3 units)
  • Law Elective ‐ 1 (3 units)
  • Law Elective ‐ 2 (3 units)
  • Law Elective ‐ 3 (3 units)
4th Year

Year 4 is spent at CUHK. You are required to take 108 credits (27 CUHK units) from modules at CUHK.

Required Modules

A typical year may include:

  • Independent Research (3 units) OR Independent Research Dissertation (6 units)
Optional Modules

Optional modules may typically include:

  • Principles of Land Law (3 units)
  • Principles of Evidence (3 units)
  • Principles of Criminal Procedure (3 units)
  • Principles of Commercial Law (3 units)
  • Principles of Conveyancing (3 units)
  • Law Elective ‐ 4 (3 units)
  • Law Elective ‐ 5 (3 units)
  • Law Elective ‐ 6 (3 units)

Additional information

International tuition fee - £23,490 per year.

English Law & Hong Kong Law

£ 9,250 VAT inc.