Degree Requirements
LLB Programme
4-Year LLB Programme students must complete a total minimum of 160-164 units in four years.Please refer to the curriculum below:
For Cohort AY2014/2015 and after:
|
Courses |
4-year LLB Programme |
Units |
|
Compulsory Courses
(Compulsory core law curriculum
CCLC) |
Year 1
Criminal Law
Introduction to Legal Theory
Law of Contract
Law of Torts
Legal Analysis, Research and Communication
Singapore Law in Context
Year 2
Company Law
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Equity and Trusts
Legal Systems of Asia
Principles of Property Law
Trial Advocacy
OR Corporate Deals
Pro Bono Service
Year 3
Evidence
|
88 |
|
Elective Courses
|
Students are allowed to choose elective
courses from many clusters including Asian
Legal Studies, ^Civil Law, Corporate &
Financial Services Law, Intellectual
Property & Technology Law, International &
Comparative Law, International Arbitration &
Dispute Resolution, Law & Society, Maritime
Law, Private Law, Research, and Skills.
^ All students from
Cohort AY2014-15 onwards must complete at
least one law elective course from the Civil
Law cluster list.
|
72-76 |
|
Total Units |
|
160-164 |
For Cohort AY2022/2023 and after:
|
Courses |
4-year LLB Programme |
Units |
|
Compulsory Courses
(Compulsory core law curriculum
CCLC) |
Year 1
Criminal Law
Introduction to Legal Theory
Law of Contract
Law of Torts
Legal Analysis, Research and Communication
Singapore Law in Context
Year 2
Company Law
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Equity and Trusts
Legal Systems of Asia
Principles of Property Law
Trial Advocacy
OR Corporate Deals
Pro Bono Service
Year 3
Evidence
Law and Technology
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
|
96 |
|
Elective Courses
|
Students are allowed to choose elective
courses from many clusters including Asian
Legal Studies, ^Civil Law, Corporate &
Financial Services Law, Intellectual
Property & Technology Law, International &
Comparative Law, International Arbitration &
Dispute Resolution, Law & Society, Maritime
Law, Private Law, Research, and Skills.
^ All students from
Cohort AY2014-15 onwards must complete at
least one law elective course from the Civil
Law cluster list.
|
64-6 |
|
Total Units |
|
160-164 |
The LLB programme is currently under review, following the Report of the Working Group for the Reform of Legal Education, released in January 2024. Some or all of the following changes may apply to students commencing in AY2024–25:
• A mandatory legal internship of at least 2 weeks’ duration.
• A mandatory course on fundamental financial concepts for lawyers.
• A mandatory refresher course on professional ethics after Year 2.
• Substantive aspects of Chinese and/or Indonesian civil law may be incorporated in the core curriculum.
Please refer HERE for more information on curriculum and courses.
Students are allowed to register for *17-23 units of courses per semester in the semesters they read elective courses. In the final graduating semester, students may be allowed to read less than 17 units to meet graduation requirement.
* Students will need to adjust their units of elective courses accordingly if they are reading compulsory course(s) in the same semester. Students should indicate the total number of units required in the semester including compulsory (if any) in the online Course Registration System.
Eg. If a student is reading 8 units of compulsory course in a particular semester, student is required to select a range of 20-23 units in the online Course Registration system. As such, no more than 15 units of elective courses will be allocated.
When students go overseas on exchange, a total number of 20 NUS units per semester may be transferred back for courses completed, subject to the approval of the Faculty of Law. Please click HERE for Eligibility and Application.
Typical schedule of course for Cohort AY1819 and after
Typical schedule of course for Cohort AY1920 and after
Typical schedule of course for Cohort AY2223 and after
Graduate LLB Programme
|
The 3-year Graduate LLB (GLB) Programme will
no longer be offered from Academic Year
2021/22 and will be replaced by the
3-year Juris Doctor (JD) Programme.
Please contact us at
lawGRADadm@nus.edu.sg
for
more information. |
Graduate LLB Programme (GLB) students must complete a total minimum of 120-124 units in three years.
Please refer to the curriculum below:
|
Courses |
GLB Programme |
Units |
|
Compulsory Courses
(Compulsory core law curriculum
CCLC) |
Year 1
Criminal Law
Introduction to Legal Theory
Law of Contract
Law of Torts
Legal Analysis, Research and Communication
Singapore Law in Context
Year 2
Company Law
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Equity and Trusts
Legal Systems of Asia
Principles of Property Law
Trial Advocacy
OR Corporate Deals
Pro Bono Service
Year 3
Evidence
|
88 |
|
Elective Courses
|
Students are allowed to choose elective
courses from many clusters including Asian
Legal Studies, ^Civil Law, Corporate &
Financial Services Law, Intellectual
Property & Technology Law, International &
Comparative Law, International Arbitration &
Dispute Resolution, Law & Society, Maritime
Law, Private Law, Research, and Skills.
^ All students from
Cohort AY2014-15 onwards must complete at
least one law elective course from the Civil
Law cluster list.
|
32-36 |
|
Total Units |
|
120-124 |
Please refer HERE for more information on curriculum and courses.
Students are allowed to register for *17-23 units of elective courses per semester. In the final graduating semester, students may be allowed to read less than 17 units to meet graduation requirement.
* Students will need to adjust their units of elective courses accordingly if they are reading compulsory course(s) in the same semester. Students should indicate the total number of law units required in the semester including compulsory (if any) in the online Course Registration System.
Eg. If a student is reading 8 units of compulsory course in a particular semester, student is required to select a range of 20-23 units in the online Course Registration system. As such, no more than 15 units of elective courses will be allocated.
When students go overseas on exchange, a total number of 20 NUS units per semester may be transferred back for courses completed, subject to the approval of the Faculty of Law. Please click HERE for Eligibility and Application.
Typical schedule of course for Cohort AY1819 and after
Typical schedule of course for Cohort AY1920 and after
Course Requirements
Pro Bono Service
All LLB and GLB students from Cohort AY2014-15 onwards must complete the law compulsory course, LC2009 Pro Bono Service.
Civil Law Courses
All LLB and GLB students from Cohort AY2014-15 onwards must complete at least one law elective course from the Civil Law cluster list. This requirement may also be satisfied by a course taken while on exchange subject to the approval of the Office of Academic Affairs. Students are to indicate clearly when submitting their exchange course list form for approval.
These courses build on the first year introduction to civil law, particularly as it has developed in Asian legal traditions, in the course Legal Systems of Asia. "Civil Law" is a legal system, in contrast to "common law", originating in Europe where legal principles are codified and case law/judicial decisions are generally seen to be secondary to statutory codes. Courses dealing with Chinese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch law are typically considered to be "civil law" courses for the fulfillment of this requirement. Note that Public international law courses, even when taken on exchange in a university situated in a civil law jurisdiction, are not considered to be "civil law" courses.
University Research Opportunities Programme / Directed Research (DR)
All LLB and GLB students from Cohort AY2014-15 onwards are allowed to read one University Research Opportunities Programme / Directed Research (DR) in their candidature.
