{"id":8966,"date":"2020-12-10T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.hku.hk\/?page_id=8966"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:13:51","slug":"kcl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.hku.hk\/hk\/current-students\/kcl\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathway Programme with King’s College London(KCL)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>PROGRAMME INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This programme is open to students in the single LLB programme, with a maximum annual intake of three.\u00a0 Students will spend the first three years at HKU for their LLB studies and proceed to KCL for the fourth year to undertake the LLM degree.<\/p>\n

Upon completing all course requirements at both HKU and KCL, students will be awarded an LLB degree from HKU and an LLM degree from KCL.\u00a0 The curriculum structure is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Year<\/u><\/strong> (to be taken at HKU)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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No. of Credits<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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First Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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60 Credits (Normal study load)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Summer Semester of the First Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12 Credits from Summer Learning Component<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Second Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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72 Credits (overloading 12 credits)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Third Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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72 Credits (overloading 12 credits)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Year<\/u><\/strong> (to be taken at KCL*)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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No. of Credits<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Fourth Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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24 Advanced Standing Credits \/ LLM at KCL<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/em>* More information is available at\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/study-at-kings\/pgt\/subjects\/law<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0All information is subject to change without prior notice.<\/em><\/p>\n

ELIGIBILITY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n