One of the great attractions of this course is that you can choose a topic that interests you from a wide range of research areas including:

You can choose to study Hong Kong, English or international law – or even a mixture of all three.  We will also consider applications from students interested in researching other areas of law, in addition to those listed above.

Candidates will receive compulsory tuition in Research Methods by way of 4 online lectures (at 2 hours each) and 3 online workshops (at 1 hour each).  The medium of instruction is English.  Successful applicants will be provided with full details of scheduling, etc. prior to enrolling on the course.  Each candidate will also be provided with on-going support from a supervisor from Manchester Metropolitan University and/or a Hong Kong-based supervisor in the candidate's chosen field of research.

Candidates will be assessed by way of 2 pieces of written work: each candidate will submit a 3,000-word Research Proposal (constituting 15% of their final mark) and a 15,000-word Final Dissertation (constituting 85% of their final mark).   Assessed work must be completed within (normally) 1 year from commencement of the course.

This LLM is offered exclusively to holders of the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), or Legal Practice Course (LPC), or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) including Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors, Barristers, Pupil Barristers and Paralegals.

Each year’s cohort is limited to 20 candidates and enrolment will close as soon as the course is full. Applicants are therefore strongly recommended to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

It is the responsibility of applicants to determine their eligibility to study this programme, which is intended for those having the right to live and study in Hong Kong. Please note that, under current immigration rules, it is very unlikely any overseas applicants will be granted visas to study this programme. 

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Applicants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis and enrolment will close as soon as the course is full. Since this intake is limited to a maximum of around 20 students, applicants are strongly recommended to apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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