Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) & <br ...

HKU Government and Laws has a distinct educational approach. Unlike the stand-alone law degree, it draws on multiple disciplines such as comparative ... Home Programmes Undergraduate BachelorofSocialSciences(GovernmentandLaws)&BachelorofLaws[BSocSc(GL)&LLB] BachelorofSocialSciences(GovernmentandLaws)&BachelorofLaws[BSocSc(GL)&LLB] BSS(GL)&LLBadmissionsviewbook BSS(GL)&LLBadmissionstalk ProgrammeStructure[BSS(GL)&LLB/BSS(GL)] RegulationsandSyllabuses ProgrammesDirectors PPA:Dr.Wai-HangYEELaw: Dr.EricC.IP Since1999,theBachelorofSocialSciences(GovernmentandLaws)&BachelorofLaws(BSocSc(Govt&Laws)&LLB),jointlyofferedbytheDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministrationandtheDepartmentofLawatTheUniversityofHongKong(HKU),hasbroughtforthcohortaftercohortofoutstandinglawyersinpublicandprivatepractice,governmentadministrativeofficers(AOs),professors,businessprofessionals,andleadersofthenon-profitsector.Theprogramme’smissionistoeducateprincipledleaderswhowouldadvancethepublicinterestandtheruleoflawbyofferinginnovativesolutionstoproblemsconfrontingoursocietyandbeyond.​ WhyGovernmentandLaws? Governmentandlawsnaturallygotogether.Politicsgivesrisetolaws,andlawssupplytheframeworkthroughwhichpublicpolicyisdebated,made,andenforced.Themostimportantdevelopmentsinourpresentageregularlyfeaturetheintersectionofgovernmentandlaws,beitnucleardisarmament,globaltradedisputes,transnationalterrorism,regionalconflicts,humanrightsabuses,andconstitutionalreform.Itisvirtuallyimpossibleforanyoneinterestedinacareerinlaw,publicservice,internationalservice,transnationalcommerceandbusiness,andnongovernmentalorganisationstostandoutofthecrowdnowadayswithoutagraspoftheprinciplesandpracticeofgovernmentandlaws. HKUGovernmentandLawshasadistincteducationalapproach.Unlikethestand-alonelawdegree,itdrawsonmultipledisciplinessuchascomparativepolitics,politicalphilosophy,internationalrelations,andpublicadministrationtonurturetop-notchthinkerswhoarecompetentatattackinglegalandsocialproblemsfromallangles.Itprovidesitsstudentswithgreatflexibility.GovernmentandLawsstudentsenjoytheflexibleoptionofgraduatingwithanBSocSc(Govt&Laws)degreein4years,oranBSocSc(Govt&Laws)&LLBdoubledegreein5years. TheDepartmentofPoliticsandPublicAdministrationandFacultyofLawatHKUareconsistentlyrankedamongthetopinAsiaandworldwide.BecominganHKUGovernmentandLawsstudentmeanshavingaccesstoover100internationalexpertsonlawand/orpolitics,manyofwhomconductstate-of-the-artresearchintohowsocietiesshouldbeorganisedandgoverned. TUITIONFEES Tuitionfeesforthefirstfouryearsofstudieswillbethesameasthestandardfeesforotherundergraduateprogrammes(thefeefor2021-2022isHK$42,100peryear).Fortheoptionalyear(s)ofstudiesfortheLLB,tuitionfeeswillbesetatalevelhigherthanthestandardfees. ENQUIRES Weareheretoassistwithyourenquiries:[email protected]