Bachelor of Laws (UCL) and Bachelor of Laws (HKU) LLB

Course overview

The Law Faculty offers a wide range of subjects and employs a variety of teaching methods. The degree programme provides both a general liberal education and a basis for careers not only in the legal profession but also in fields as diverse as the civil service, local government, the social services, higher education, the armed forces, business, industry, the media, finance and accountancy.

We start the first two weeks of the first academic year with a two-week induction programme: Laws' Connections: Legal Doctrine and Contemporary Challenges. Laws' Connections is designed to be an inspiring introduction to the study of law here at UCL Laws, and to the role of law in addressing social challenges.

You will then study compulsory modules in Public Law, Contract Law, Property I and Criminal Law during Year 1 of the programme. A compulsory extra-curricular placement at the UCL Centre for Access to Justice will also be undertaken during the first year (accounting for 12 HKU credits).

In Year 2 you will take four more compulsory modules: Tort, Property II, European Union Law, and Jurisprudence & Legal Theory.

The third and fourth years of study are spent at HKU. In Year 3 you will study compulsory subjects and in Year 4 you will study a combination of compulsory and elective subjects. You will also undertake a legal placement and write a dissertation at HKU.

Please note: students enrolled on this programme will only be permitted to transfer to the three-year LLB degree at UCL or the four-year LLB degree at HKU in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the respective institutions.

Our vision is of a faculty which provides a diverse, inclusive and deeply non-discriminatory home for both staff and students – competitive as well as caring to achieve excellence and to allow all its members to flourish. With growing demand worldwide for lawyers qualified in more than one jurisdiction, this four-year double degree programme involves two years of study at UCL and two years at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). This will lead to the award of two Bachelor of Laws degrees - an LLB from UCL and an LLB from HKU.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 4

The foundation of your career

Parallel to its internationalised curriculum, this programme incorporates placements at both UCL and in Hong Kong to enhance students' career skills. The wide range of technical capacities and subjects learned throughout your degree will open up many opportunities for you when you graduate.

Many UCL and HKU Laws graduates move directly to further vocational study and train to become solicitors or barristers. Recent graduates have also chosen employment in government, political service and a range of industries. Some have selected to undertake further academic study.

*Please note as this degree programme is small, career data has been aggregated with other LLB programmes at UCL.

Employability

As a law student, you will be encouraged to develop a critical awareness of how the law works and how it may be changed, to sharpen your powers of reasoning, and to develop both the technical expertise to solve legal problems and the capacity to determine whether a solution is fair and just.

Law and lawyers operate across borders and London and Hong Kong are recognised as globally leading centres for law. This programme allows students to gain legal knowledge of both jurisdictions.