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JS6406
Bachelor of Laws 法學士
LLB
Short Description
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) offers an education in fundamental legal concepts and subjects, as well as a wider liberal-arts education. The four-year LLB provides students with opportunities to address the following challenges:
- Acquiring a solid foundation in legal knowledge, transferable critical and analytical skills, and broadening of intellectual horizons
- Developing a high level of language proficiency
- Preparing for vocational training in the new skill-based PCLL
- Understanding globalisation and the changing international scene
- Understanding the close interaction between the systems of China and Hong Kong
- Developing maturity
The LLB comprises a professional core which equips students with a solid foundation in legal knowledge, and elective courses which allow students exposure to the broader context in which the law operates. Students will have the opportunity to obtain a minor in a non-law area, or to obtain specialization in a specific area of law.
In addition to our 4-year LLB, students may also consider choosing to study on one of the following related programmes:
- a 5-year Integrated Double Degree Programme that is jointly offered with the Faculty of Arts, the HKU Business School, the Faculty of Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science; or
- the 4-year and 5-year Dual Degree Programme jointly offered with UCL and PKU respectively, which will enable graduates to obtain two LLBs from two top-ranking law schools in the world (HKULLB and UCLLLB / PKULLB), and open paths to legal qualifications in both jurisdictions (common law and civil law).
Remarks:
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Programme Website
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 | 3 |
| Elective Subject(s) | Minimum Level |
|---|---|
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) | 3 |
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING)2 | 3 |
| Or | |
| ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE) | 3 |
| MATHEMATICS EXTENDED MODULE 1 OR 2 | 3 |
Remark:
- Level 3 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting(s) will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
- Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for the minimum requirement.
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:
- "Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education” is referred to as “HKDSE”.
- "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.
- Level 2 in Liberal Studies achieved in previous sitting will be considered in lieu of Citizenship and Social Development.
- Other Language subjects will be used as unspecified elective subjects. Please refer to hku.hk/dse for details.
- 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$ 44,500
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Statistics
Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2024 | 237 | 93 | 149 | 244 | 288 | 1011 |
| 2023 | 281 | 107 | 148 | 212 | 264 | 1012 |
| 2022 | 259 | 68 | 124 | 167 | 232 | 850 |
| 2021 | 226 | 93 | 130 | 169 | 237 | 855 |
| 2020 | 232 | 85 | 133 | 179 | 265 | 894 |
| 2019 | 221 | 100 | 144 | 214 | 316 | 995 |
| 2018 | 266 | 101 | 142 | 237 | 315 | 1061 |
| 2017 | 231 | 93 | 177 | 227 | 353 | 1081 |
| 2016 | 281 | 108 | 137 | 216 | 448 | 1190 |
| 2015 | 172 | 85 | 141 | 197 | 432 | 1027 |
| 2014 | 222 | 81 | 131 | 197 | 443 | 1074 |
| 2013 | 164 | 53 | 92 | 149 | 369 | 827 |
| 2012 | 239 | 68 | 104 | 135 | 286 | 832 |
Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)
| Year | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Total |
| 2024 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2023 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2022 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2021 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2020 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2019 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2018 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 2017 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 2016 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 2015 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2014 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2013 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 2012 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
1As the 2025/26 academic year is the beginning of the 2025/26 - 2027/28 triennium for which the allocation of UGC-funded places is still subject to the Government's approval, the number of intake places shown above is indicative only and subject to changes or confirmation.