{"id":8973,"date":"2020-12-10T17:08:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T09:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.hku.hk\/?page_id=8973"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T07:55:37","slug":"unsw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.hku.hk\/hk\/current-students\/unsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathway Programme with the University of New South Wales (UNSW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Pathway Programme with the University of New South Wales (UNSW)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><u><strong>PROGRAMME INFORMATION<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>This programme is designed for single LLB students with a maximum annual intake of two students. They will spend their first three and a half years studying at HKU\u00a0and the second semester of the fourth year studying for their LLM at UNSW.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upon successfully completing all course requirements at both HKU and UNSW, the students will be awarded an LLB degree from HKU and an LLM degree from UNSW.\u00a0 The curriculum structure is as follows:<\/p>\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p><strong><u>Year (to be taken at HKU)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p><strong><u>No. of Credits<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>First Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>60 Credits (normal study load)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>Summer Semester of the First Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>6 credits from Summer Learning Component<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>Second Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>60 Credits (normal study load)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>Third Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>60 Credits (normal study load)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>Fourth Year (Semester 1)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>30 Credits (normal study load in one semester)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p><strong><u>Year (to be taken at UNSW)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p><strong><u>No. of Credits<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>Fourth Year (Semester 2)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>24 Advanced Standing Credits \/ LLM at UNSW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>Fifth Year (Semester 1)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p>LLM at UNSW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>More information is available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsw.edu.au\/study\/postgraduate\/master-of-laws?studentType=International\"><strong>https:\/\/www.unsw.edu.au\/study\/postgraduate\/master-of-laws?studentType=International<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>*All information is subject to changes without prior notice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><u><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Third-year single LLB student with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 at the time of application, while\u00a0nominees should also have a minimum CGPA of 3.50 at the end of the semester prior to departure; and<\/li>\n<li>Completed a total of 216 credits, including 6 credits from the summer learning component, with all core courses completed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><strong>APPLICATION PROCESS<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Interested applicants should apply by submitting the following documents directly to the Outgoing Exchange Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lawexch@hku.hk\">lawexch@hku.hk<\/a> by\u00a0<strong>5:00 PM HKT, 31 January 2024 (Wednesday)<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0<u>Personal Statement<\/u> of no more than 750 words (the personal statement should outline those features about yourself that distinguish you from other candidates and\/or anything you feel is relevant to your application, such as highlights about your non-academic achievements)\u00a0<u>with your full name, university number, curriculum and year of study<\/u>; and<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your academic transcript(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>TUITION AND FEES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students will pay only the fees of the institution they are studying at.\u00a0 In other words, outgoing HKU students will pay HKU tuition fees for the first four years and UNSW tuition fees for the LLM semester.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>ENQUIRIES<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For further information about your HKU LLB degree and study plan, please contact the Outgoing Exchange Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lawexch@hku.hk\">lawexch@hku.hk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For information about the admissions process, please contact the UNSW via this webpage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au\/ask-question\">https:\/\/www.futurestudents.unsw.edu.au\/ask-question<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pathway Programme with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) \u00a0 PROGRAMME INFORMATION This programme is designed for single LLB students with a maximum annual intake of two students. 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