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www.cityu.edu.hk/ce/lawThis is an exempted programme under the Non-local Higher and Professional

Education (Regulation) Ordinance (reference number: 451376). It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise

any qualification to which these programmes may lead.

Part-time Year 2013 9th IntakeProgramme Code: 133-29230

Postgraduate Programme

LLM inInternational Corporate and Financial Law

The University of Wolverhampton (UoW) is one of the largest universities in the UK, with over 22,000 students from over 200 countries and 2,500 staff.

The Department of Law has over thirty years’ experience of providing relevant, dynamic and forward-thinking legal education, running courses ranging from LLB (Hons), Legal Practice Course, LLM Professional Practice as well as courses in Criminal Justice, Business and Law, Construction Law and European Law at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. The Department of Law is part of the School of Law, Social Sciences & Communications, the largest School at the University of Wolverhampton, which offers a diverse range of courses in Law, Criminal Justice and Security, Humanities, History and Political Issues, Media and PR, Social Sciences and Foreign Languages and Deaf Studies.

The Department of Law is active in a number of research areas, including Insolvency Law, Company Law, Finance Law, Trade Law, European Union Law and Criminal Justice. You will be taught by a wide range of academics with experience and expertise in national and international corporate and finance law.

Our programmes are designed to provide a blend of academic and practical teaching and to be relevant to the current legal and commercial environment.

For more details about UoW, please visit www.wlv.ac.uk.

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University of Wolverhampton

About the ProgrammeThe LLM in International Corporate and Financial

Law programme is designed for people in the field

of law, banking and financial services for their career

development and advancement. It is a professionally

focussed programme designed to provide advanced

knowledge and skills directly relevant to the international

and commercial law sector. Through the delivery of

intellectually stimulating course content underpinned

in many areas by internationally recognised research,

students have the opportunity to critically analyse

key themes of corporate and finance law set against

an international backdrop. The content will challenge

students’ thinking and stimulate academic aspirations.

Programme Features• Gain an international insight by comparison

of Chinese, English, European and American

perspectives

• Gain advanced corporate and financial law

knowledge to enhance performance of senior

functional or general management roles

• Study assisted by access to and use of a specially

developed Virtual Learning Environment in addition

to classroom teaching

• Face-to-face lectures delivered in part-time block

mode over a 9-day period by UoW faculty

• Specially designed preparatory session for students

from a non-law background

• Accredited by the Hong Kong Law Society for CPD

points

Teaching and LearningThe module content will equip students with the knowledge required to enable and enhance performance of senior functional or general management roles. With learning focussed in a practical context you will become familiar with current legal themes and the associated risks. In addition, the teaching and learning strategies adopted throughout the programme will enhance key skills such as communication, presentation, debating, research and report writing which will enhance your employability. The assignment clinic session will be offered to students after the block teaching to help students prepare the assessed assignment.

Students will engage in academic debate and practical application of key legal concepts throughout the course and will develop advanced research skills through all modules. Students will be well equipped to pursue further academic and practical legal studies having completed the course.

Student SupportStudents are entitled to access CityU’s Run Run Shaw Library and its Law Section, which consists of over 102,200 volumes of law reports, statues, periodicals and textbooks, computer services and e-learning platform, Blackboard.

Students will also be provided access to the Wolverhampton On-line Learning Framework (WOLF) system, a purpose built computer-based learning environment developed by UoW.

CPD AccreditationThe LLM (ICFL) programme is accredited by the Hong Kong Law Society for CPD points.

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Programme Structure The programme is delivered over 2 years with part-time study of 6 modules (120 credits) and a Dissertation (60 credits).

持 續 進 修 基 金Continuing Education Fund

院校編號：106

Teaching is delivered in SCOPE Learning Centres by University of Wolverhampton lecturers in a part-time block mode. Each 20-credit module is normally delivered over 10 days in the following format:

* Optional modules

• Continuing Education Fund (CEF) reimbursable courses^ Please visit www.cityu.edu.hk/ce/law/ for module descriptions

On average, intensive block classes will be held every two months.

Students will be assigned with individual Dissertation supervisors based upon their chosen topic of study. The supervisor will provide expert advice to the student through the period of study.

Assessment and AwardStudents are assessed using a variety of techniques designed to evidence students’ understanding and reflection on theory and application of knowledge within a practical internationally-focussed context. Methods of assessment include: written assignment; time constrained assessments; presentations, assessed research workshop exercises and a 60-credit dissertation.

Students will be awarded intermediate qualifications of Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma upon successful completion of 60 credits and 120 credits respectively prior to the final LLM award.

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Enquiries

School of Continuing and Professional Education

Location : LG/F, Academic Exchange Building, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

Tel : 3442 5815 / 3442 7423

Fax : 3442 0399

Email : team4@scope.edu

Website : www.cityu.edu.hk/ce/law

Preparatory Session for Non-Law StudentsFor students whose entry qualification is not in law, in order to provide a basis for legal postgraduate study, there will be a preparatory session offered to them. The session will cover an introduction and overview of English law and legal systems, the law of contract and tort. A study pack will be provided before commencement of the preparatory session.

Our StudentsAccording to our statistics, most of our students hold senior positions in the banking and finance sectors, with a degree in law, business or accounting. Some of them are also pursuing this programme as a second master’s degree.

Admission RequirementsApplicants should hold:

• An appropriate honours degree (e.g. an honours degree in law, finance or accounting); OR

• A professional qualification deemed to be equivalent to an appropriate honours degree; OR

• Qualifications and experience deemed to be equivalent to the above.

Applicants whose degree / qualification was not taught and assessed in English may be required to demonstrate an English proficiency of IELTS score 6.5 or equivalent.

Applicants may be required to attend an admission interview as part of the selection process.

ApplicationA completed application form, together with copies of academic certificates and proof of payment / payment of the application fee of HK$140, should be sent to SCOPE on or before the deadline. (Please refer to the attached Application Guide for details.)

Commencement October 2013

Application Deadline 31 August 2013

Fees*Application fee : HK$140 (to be paid upon

application, non-refundable)

Tuition fee : HK$99,840 (total), payable by 3 instalments

Graduation fee HK$400 (payable upon admission)

* Addtional fees will be charged for re-assessment or extension of study period.

Government Financial AssistanceExtended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS) Students can apply for the government loan under the Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (NLS). For details, please visit the government’s website: www.sfaa.gov.hk

Continuing Education Fund (CEF)Some modules of the programme have been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Government’s Continuing Education Fund (CEF). For details, please visit the government’s website: www.sfaa.gov.hk/cef/intro.htm

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