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JS6858

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws (double degree) 理學士及法學士(雙學位課程)

BSc&LLB

Short Description

The Programme

  • first of its kind in Hong Kong for students who intend to develop expertise in both science and law;
  • cultivates legal and scientific mindset for academic talents;
  • copes with the soaring demand of patent practitioners and legal professionals in the technology industry;
  • feeds into the development of STEM talents who are capable of handling a wide variety of innovation-related matters such as patent applications.

Remarks:
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Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 4
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT1 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 5
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or PHYSICS 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)2 3
Or
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3
BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or PHYSICS 3

Remark:

  1. Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting(s) will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  2. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. The minimum requirement is Grade E.
The calculation of programme score considers category A subjects and M1/M2 only. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.

The result(s) of Liberal Studies, Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGE 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT3 Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)4 3
Or
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) 3
MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 3

Remark:

  1. "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education” is referred to as “HKDSE”.
  2. "Attained with Distinction" obtained prior to 2018, or "Attained with Distinction (I)" or "Attained with Distinction (II)" obtained in or after 2018, in Applied Learning subjects (other than Applied Learning Chinese) will be used as additional supporting information. In the meantime, student learning experiences in Applied Learning subjects may be considered within the context of other learning experiences in their application.
  3. Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
  4. Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. The minimum requirement is Grade E.
The result(s) of Combined Science and Integrated Science achieved in previous sitting(s) will also be considered.

Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

In general, most of the programmes offered by HKU consider the best results achieved by candidates in different combination of sittings, except for a few programmes which only consider the latest results.  Few programmes may also impose a penalty on HKDSE repeaters.  Please refer to https://www.hku.hk/dse for details.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 42,100

Contacts

Faculty of Science

Email: sci.ug.admission@hku.hk

Tel: +852 3917 2683

Faculty of Law

Email: lawzoom@hku.hk

Tel: +852 3917 2591

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2023 41 33 48 60 71 253
2022 26 23 39 46 54 188

Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2023 17 0 0 0 0 17
2022 12 0 0 0 0 12