AY 2016/17
Q1: What modules must we do to complete our LLB course?
A: To graduate, one must complete 36 course units.
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University Core Modules (3.0 CUs)*
LAW001 Ethics & Social Responsibility
OBHR001 Leadership & Teambuilding
MGMT003 Business, Government & Society
* Preassigned Modules
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Law Core Modules (17.5 CUs)*
Year 1 Law Core modules
LAW101 Contract Law 1
LAW102 Contract Law 2
LAW103 Criminal Law (1.5 CU)
LAW104 Legal Systems, Legal Methods
& Analysis
LAW105 Law of Torts (1.5 CU)
LAW106 Legal Research & Writing
Year 2 Law Core modules
LAW201 Law of Business Organisations
LAW202 Law of Property (1.5 CU)
LAW203 Comparative Legal Systems
LAW204 Constitutional &
Administration Law (1.5 CU)
LAW205 Corporate Law
Year 3 & 4 Law Core modules*
LAW301 Legal Theory & Philosophy
LAW302 Commercial Conflict of Laws
LAW303 Law of Equity & Trusts (1.5 CU)
LAW307 Law of Evidence
* Preassigned Modules
§ If you are going for exchange in this semester, the module is next available in the semester listed in the brackets
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Law Electives (8.5 CUs)
Choose 8.5 CUs of Law Electives. (i.e. LAW4XX, not LGST modules)
You can clear up to a maximum of 5.0 Law Electives on exchange.
Law-Related Compulsory Modules (4.0 CUs)
ACCT105
FNCE103
GE
ANY
* Preassigned Modules
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Students can take Law electives if the module is ALSO classified as a GE module. However, students cannot map Law cores (i.e. LAW203, LAW301) to this GE requirement.
† Students can take any module that is offered in the SMU undergraduate course catalogue, INCLUDING Law electives. However, a language module (e.g. ITAL201 Italian) or a module taken overseas cannot be mapped to this requirement of “Any SMU module”.
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Globalisation Cluster and Asian Studies Cluster (2.0 CUs)
Any 1 module under the Globalisation Cluster, AND
Any 1 module under the Asian Studies Cluster.
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The above modules may also be Law Modules.
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Modes of Thinking Cluster (1.0 CUs)
IDIS001 Analytical Skills (0.5 CU) AND
MGMT004 Creative Thinking (0.5 CU), OR
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MGMT005 Managing in a VUCA Context (1.0 CU), OR
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IDIS002 Critical Thinking in the Real World (1.0 CU)
Financial Accounting for Law*
Finance for Law
General Education module
Any SMU module†
Q2: What other requirements must we satisfy to complete our LLB course?
1: Internships
10 weeks of internships, to be completed at a maximum of 5 firms.
Internship reports on OASIS must be done for EVERY firm you have registered on OnTRAC.
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Students are reminded of the usual internship procedures, which may be found in the
“[The Bar] Internship Application Reminders (Revised)” email.
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2. Community Service Projects (CSP)
80 hours of community service to be completed with a maximum of 3 projects.
1 CSP report must be completed on OASIS for the project which you spent the MOST number of hours on.
Students are reminded of the usual CSP procedures, such as applying for the project on OnTRAC before the project starts.
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3. Pro-Bono
A minimum of 20 hours of pro-bono service to be completed. These pro-bono hours will go towards satisfying the required 80 hours of community service.
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A student can only begin to accumulate pro-bono hours after the completion of Year 1.
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More hours of pro-bono service may be undertaken to fulfil the 80 hours of CSP, but not less.
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E.g. Student A does 40 hours of pro-bono service, and 40 hours of regular CSP. Student A has fulfilled the required 80 hours of CSP.
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E.g. Student B does 10 hours of pro-bono service, and 70 hours of regular CSP. Student B has fulfilled the required 80 hours of CSP.
No pro-bono reports need to be completed.
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4. Finishing Touch Workshops (FTW)
All students must complete and pass the FTW workshops. The workshops can be bidded for alike other modules.
FTW101 & FTW102 will be taken as a series, while FTW201 – FTW205 will be taken as another series. FTW100 is a pre-requisite before taking FTW200.
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5. Research Papers
All students must complete 4 research papers from Year 2 onwards.
Each semester SOL will assign a few modules to have a research paper requirement.
For the modules which the requirement is not allocated, instructors are still free to assign students a research paper. Please alert the instructor or SOL to determine if the Research Paper can be mapped to fulfil one of your research paper requirements.
Generally, the SOL requires a research paper to be:
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Between 2000 – 3000 words, based on a topic or question set by the instructors
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A student’s individual effort
Year 4 Term 2
Year 1 Term 1 OR Term 2
Year 1 Term 1 OR Term 2
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Year 2 Term 1
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Year 3 Term 1 (OR Year 4 Term 1)§
Year 3 Term 2 (OR Year 4 Term 2)§
Year 4 Term 2
Year 3 Term 1 (OR Year 4 Term 1)§