20秋新港录取案例分享-香港城市大学-新东方前途出国

To provide a well-rounded legal education to those who already possess a first degree in a non-law discipline (or a law degree from a non-common law jurisdiction) and who wish to enter the legal profession in Hong Kong or who want to equip themselves for a career in law-related employment.

The School of Law prepares you for the legal profession and for law-related careers in the public service and private enterprise. Our law degree particularly meets the need of those who would like to join the legal profession in Hong Kong, or look for other law-related opportunities in Mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region.

The CityU JD Programme is highly competitive. It seeks elite students with outstanding credentials in order to hone them into exemplary legal professionals.

To be eligible for admission, you must satisfy the following entry requirements:

• a bachelor's degree in a non-law discipline; or

• a bachelor's degree in law from a non-common law jurisdiction, which was obtainable after at least eight semesters of full-time study.  Holders with a degree in law from a common law jurisdiction are NOT eligible to apply.

Remarks: For reference, the typical successful JD applicant will have an undergraduate grade point average between 3.0 to 3.8 (with the median of 3.4). The typical successful JD applicant will have a minimum of 7.5 on IELTS or equivalent.

English Proficiency Guidelines 

For applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English, the minimum English language proficiency requirement will be:

• a TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based); 71 (revised paper-delivered test; sum of reading, Listening and Writing section scores); or
• a band score of 7.5 or above in IELTS, with no individual score below 6.5, and a minimum score of 7.0 in the Academic Writing; or
• a total score of 520 in the Chinese mainland's College English Test (Band 6).

(The School has stipulated a validity period of three years for results of the above tests. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the three years preceding the commencement of the University's application period.)

In order to graduate, JD students must complete 72 credits comprising:

- Required courses (Legal Methods, Research and Writing and Legal Systems of Hong Kong and Mainland China; 

- Electives offered in JD, LLM and LLM ArbDR programmes.

- Core courses required for admission to the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) Programme and the legal profession in Hong Kong are:

• Civil Procedure
• Criminal Procedure
• Commercial Law 
• Company Law 
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Criminal Law 
• Equity & Trusts
• Law of Contract
• Law of Evidence
• Law of Tort
• Land Law 

Stream

JD students have an option to specialise in any one of the following areas:

• International Commercial Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Chinese and Comparative Law
• Air and Maritime Law

JD and LLB lectures will be given together in most courses.(subject to approval by the University)