hong kong MA Law (Conversion)

Locations: Online or On Campus
Study mode: Full-time or Part-time
Start Dates: September 2024
Course Fees: HK$137,500 (Online), HK$166,350 (On Campus)

Master of Arts in Law conversion course is a specially designed postgraduate degree for non-law graduates who want to gain a general legal qualification at Master’s level. As an internationally recognised qualification, a Law Master’s is a great addition to your portfolio. With a strong level of support from the start, this course is a great introduction to law if you hold an undergraduate degree in another discipline. Successful completion of the MA Law (Conversion) qualifies you to progress on to study the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) to become a solicitor or the Bar Practice Course (BPC) to become a barrister.

With our MA Law (Conversion) qualification, you will develop core legal skill and a solid understanding of the foundation areas of legal knowledge, alongside options for further specialist study. You will also gain a deeper understanding of law and legal reasoning and access to a broad range of careers.

Why choose our MA Law (Conversion)

Designed specifically for non-law graduates who want to gain a legal qualification at Master’s level, our MA Law (Conversion) gives you the opportunity to learn the practical legal skills of analysis and critical evaluation, alongside a range of transferable skills such as research and presentation skills, in a practical and interactive way. To ensure that you have a smooth transition from your previous non-law studies, we’ve designed this course to include a pre-course programme where you will be able to get support in learning about legal methods. This compulsory addition to the course means that you will be ready to get started on your legal studies as soon as the course begins.

Our structured course is delivered by qualified lawyers either on-campus or online. On completion of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to progress your studies to become a solicitor or barrister in the UK, whilst obtaining a Master’s award, which will be highly attractive to employers in a variety of disciplines. This course is the perfect choice if you wish to keep your career options open.

• Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics
• Focus on legal practice, not just theory
• Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies
• Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team
• We also work with over 90 of the top 100 law firms.
• On completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to apply and progress onto the PCLL* in Hong Kong.

*Entry requirements depend on individual PCLL providers, discretion on acceptance are considered by individual universities. Find out more here: www.pcea.com.hk

Why choose The University of Law?

• One of the UK’s longest-established specialist providers of legal education, since 1876 - we’ve trained more practising lawyers in the UK than anyone else.
• All our lecturers are qualified lawyers and many still practising. You’ll benefit from their insight into today's legal world delivered either on-campus or live online.
• We have locations across the UK and Hong Kong offering our postgraduate courses.
• We have the UK’s largest legal alumni group with over 100,000 members, giving our students excellent networking opportunities; many of whom are qualified lawyers in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
• We work with 90 of the top 100 UK law firms, many of whom send their trainees and lawyers exclusively to us. We also have close links with a wide range of barristers’ chambers.
• Our award-winning pro bono team put your legal skills into practice by giving you access to 3,700 opportunities to work on cases while you’re studying.
• Our expert legal careers and employability service is one of the largest in the UK, with experts providing one-to-one support.
• 95% of postgraduate students in employment were in highly skilled employment 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2022.
• 96% of LPC graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2022.
• 96% of BPTC full-time UK graduates were in further study or employment, including pupillage, 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2023

Eligibility

To be eligible to take up your place on our MA Law (Conversion) you must possess an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) at 2:2 or above in any discipline.

Please note that non-local students can only undertake our full-time courses. Part-time study is not permitted due to Hong Kong Immigration Department regulations.

Hong Kong Campus Award

Overview

We are offering HK$5,000 reduction in course fees to all students studying our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong in 2024-2025.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to have accepted a place on one of our Hong Kong on-campus or Hong Kong online courses for intakes from August 2024 to July 2025.

Terms and conditions apply

Hong Kong Early Bird Discount

Overview

We are offering HK$10,000 reduction in course fees to all students studying our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Hong Kong in 2024-2025.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to have accepted your place on one of our Hong Kong on-campus or Hong Kong online courses for intakes from August 2024 to July 2025, before the dates listed below.

What are the acceptance deadlines?

For courses starting in September 2024, the deadlines are:

Deadline: 12 August 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• Postgraduate Diploma (Law Conversion) PgDL- On Campus and Online
• MA Law (Conversion) - On Campus and Online
• MA Law (SQE1) - On Campus and Online
• LLB (Hons) Law - Online

Deadline: 26 August 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• LLM courses - On Campus and Online

For courses starting in January 2025:

Deadline: 9 December 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• Postgraduate Diploma (Law Conversion) PgDL - On Campus and Online
• MA Law (Conversion) - On Campus and Online
• MA Law (SQE1) - On Campus and Online

Deadline: 16 December 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• LLB(Hons) Law - Online

Deadline: 30 December 2024 for the following HK Courses:

• LLM Courses - On Campus and Online

Terms and conditions apply

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Any questions?

Please contact us via:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +852 2319 4110

Important notice

This course is registered with the Hong Kong Non-local Courses Registry (NCR). It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which these courses may lead.