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Programme Structure

The Double-Honours Degree Programme (DDP) requires students to complete the following:

(i) Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (120 MC) – A Law student pursuing the 4-year LL.B. degree normally takes at least 160 MC of Law modules, including 88 MC of the Compulsory Core Law Curriculum. Under this DDP, 40 MC (25% of the MC required for the LL.B.) are waived.

(ii) Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Life Sciences (120 MC) – A Science student pursuing the 4-year B.Sc. (Hons.) degree normally takes 160 MC of modules to fulfill the University Level Requirements, Faculty and Major Requirements, and Unrestricted Electives. Under this DDP, 52 MC (32.5% of the MC required for the B.Sc. (Hons.)) are waived.
 

Double Honours Degree Requirements
MC Requirement
[Matriculation Cohorts AY2015/2016 and after]
(A) Law Requirements (solely)
92 - 93 MC
Law Compulsory Core Modules
88 MC
Law Elective Module
4 - 5 MC
(B) Science/Life Sciences Requirements (solely)
80 MC
University Level Requirements
20 MC
Faculty Requirements 4 MC for Science Communication – SP1541; 4 MC for Computational Thinking - CS1010 (or its variant) OR COS2000
Life Sciences Major (LSM) Core Modules – Levels 1000/2000
36 MC
Life Sciences Major (LSM) Core Modules – Levels 3000/4000
16 MC (8 MC at Level 3000; 8 MC at Level 4000)
(D) Common Modules(CM)
28 – 30 MC
Compulsory Science Common Module
4 MC – LSM1306 Forensic Science
Elective Law Common Modules
8 - 10 MC
Integrated Honours Year Project
16 MC – LSM4199 Honours Project in Life Sciences
GRAND TOTAL
200 - 203 MC
 

Remarks

  1. Roles of 28 MC of Common Modules in the context of B.Sc. (Hons.) degree:
     
    •  4 MCs from LSM1306 Forensic Science – fulfils as an Unrestricted Elective Module;
    •  At least 24 MCs from Elective Law Common Modules and Integrated Honours Year Project – regarded as completing a ‘specialisation in law and life sciences’ for Level 4000 Life Sciences Major requirements.

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