CUHK BBA-JD Double Degree Programme
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Study Sequence

BBA-JD students are required to take:
YEAR
1-3
42
units of BBA major courses
18
units of LLB courses
YEAR
4
10
units of BBA major courses
27
units of JD courses
YEAR
5
36
units of JD courses
Graduation
172
Units in Total

The total number of units of the BBA-JD Programme is 172, including University core courses, which you will take during the first 4 years of study.

Year 1 – 36 Units
Year 1 – 36 Units
Term/Course Code
Course Title
Term 1
DOTE[DSME]1030
Economics for Business Studies I
MGNT1020
Principles of Management
LAWS1020
Hong Kong Legal System#
University core courses
Term 2
DOTE[DSME]1040
Economics for Business Studies II
MKTG2010
Marketing Management
MGNT2511
Global Experiential Learning I
LAWS1030
Legal System of the PRC#
University core courses
Year 2 – 32 Units
Year 2 – 32 Units
Term/Course Code
Course Title
Term 1
ACCT2111
Introductory Financial Accounting
DOTE[DSME]2011
Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions
IBBA3040
Business Lecture Series
LAWS1041
Contract I#
University core courses
Term 2
ACCT2121
Introductory Management Accounting
FINA2010
Financial Management
LAWS1042
Contract II#
University core courses
Year 3 – 28 Units
Year 3 – 28 Units
Term/Course Code
Course Title
Term 1
DOTE[DSME]2030
Operations Management
One (to two) BBA major elective course(s)
LAWS2131
Tort I#
University core courses
Term 2
DOTE[DSME]2051
Business Information Systems
Two BBA major elective courses
LAWS2132
Tort II#
University core courses
Year 4* – 40 Units
Year 4* – 40 Units
Term/Course Code
Course Title
Term 1
MGNT4010
Business Policy and Strategy
MGNT2512
Global Experiential Learning II
One BBA major elective course
LAWS6001
Legal System#
LAWS6004
Legal Research, Analysis and Writing
LAWS6015
Principles of Constitutional Law^
LAWS6021
Principles of Contract#^
LAWS6022
Principles of Criminal Law^
Term 2
One BBA major elective course
LAWS6018
Principles of Equity and Trusts^
LAWS6020
Principle of Administrative Law^
LAWS6023
Principles of Tort#^
two LAWS elective courses
University core courses
Summer Term
LAWS6006
Comparative Legal Studies**
One LAWS elective course
Year 5 – 36 Units
Year 5 – 36 Units
Term/Course Code
Course Title
Term 1
LAWS6011
Principles of Company Law^
LAWS6019
Principles of Land Law^
Three LAWS elective courses
Term 2
LAWS6007
Ethics and Jurisprudence
LAWS6013
Principles of Evidence^
LAWS6017
Principles of Commercial Law^
LAWS6901 or LAWS6902
Independent Research or Independent Research Dissertation
One LAWS elective course
Summer Term
LAWS6024
Principles of Property Law^
One LAWS elective course
Notes:
#
Students who have completed the six LLB courses in their first 3 years of studies will be exempted from LAWS6001 Legal System, LAWS6021 Principles of Contract, LAWS6023 Principles of Tort in the JD Programme.
*
By the end of Year 4, students must fulfill the BBA-JD Progression Requirements to be eligible to proceed to Year 5.
^
Elective courses that are pre-requisites for admission to the PCLL Programme.
**   
Students may take LAWS6089 Legal Technologies to substitute LAWS6006 Comparative Legal Studies.
The study sequence above is applicable to students admitted in 2022-23 and thereafter. Students admitted before 2022-23 please refer to the University’s Undergraduate Student Handbook for the study scheme and recommended study sequence.
 
++    The study scheme may be updated from time to time. Students should obtain the latest information on CUSIS.
 
[  ]    Subject area code "DSME" changed to "DOTE" with effect from 2024-25
 

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