The curriculum for the dual degree programme in law normally requires 4-Year full-time study. Students under this dual degree Programme will spend the first two years at UCL and the following two years at HKU. After completing all four years of study, students will be awarded the HKU LLB and UCL LLB degrees.
To complete the curriculum, a student need to satisfy curriculum requirements for the first two years of study of LLB at UCL, which is equivalent to 132 HKU credits in value, and pass in courses totalling at least 168 credits in value in the last two years of study at HKU. The sequence of the programme of study is as follows:
Study at UCL (equivalent to 132 HKU credits)
The first two years of study are the same as for the three-year LLB degree at UCL: four compulsory modules are studied in each year as follows:
| Year 1 (equivalent to 72 HKU credits) (placement at the UCL Centre for Access to Justice) |
Year 2 (equivalent to 60 HKU credits) |
Study at HKU (168 credits with 84 credits per year)
The last two years of study are mainly to complete professional requirements for the award of an LLB degree at HKU. The normal sequence of study is as follow:
| Year 3 (84 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (12 credits) (6 credits) (6 credits) (12 credits) |
Year 4 (84 credits) (6 credits) (30 credits) (24 credits) (12 credits) (12 credits) |