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The program has a focus on Chinese civil and commercial law and offers foreign law students and legal professionals an excellent opportunity to study Chinese law and legal process and engage in Chinese and comparative law research.
The two-year program is similar to the Master of Laws program offered to Chinese students and contains one year school curriculum and one year independent research and thesis writing. All of the LL.M. courses (see the Curriculum) are taught in English and specifically tailored for international students (including students from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan). The courses will be taught not only by our regular faculty but also experts from public and private practice. An academic advisor will be assigned to each student to supervise his/her research and LL.M. thesis writing. We encourage students to write publishable thesis.
To suit the different needs of various students, our program is designed with flexibility. Students who plan to stay one semester may choose to take a minimum 12 credit hour program and get a certificate. Students who have taken a 12 credit hour program may return to complete another 14 credit hour program within two years and get a graduate diploma. Students who get a graduate diploma may apply to write a LL.M. thesis within two years to get the LL.M. degree. The LL.M. Program runs from August through June.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 32 credits, including 26 coursework credits and 6 thesis writing credits under the supervision of a faculty member.
To qualify for the LL.M. degree, students must:
For the year of independent research and LL.M. thesis writing, students are not required to stay in Shanghai.
2012-2013 Fall Semester Class Schedule
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00 am
Chinese Company Law
(Start Sept. 10 )
Chinese Language *
(Start Sept. 11 )
Chinese Human Rights and Labor Issues
(Start Sept. 12)
No classes
No classes
10:00am
11:00am
12:00am
13:00pm
14:00pm
Chinese Practice of International Law
(undecided)
Chinese Competition Law*
(Start Sept. 11 )
Chinese Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law
(Start Sept. 12 )
15:00pm
16:00pm
17:00pm
18:00pm
19:00pm
2012-2013 Spring Semester Class Schedule
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00 am
International Commercial Arbitration in China
Chinese Contract Law
Chinese Foreign Trade Law
10:00am
11:00am
12:00am
11:00pm
13:00pm
14:00pm
Chinese and Comparative Financial Law
Chinese Intellectual Property Law
15:00pm
16:00pm
17:00pm
18:00pm
19:00pm
Tuition
The tuition for the two-year 32 credit hour program in 2010-12 is RMB 150,000: RMB 100,000 for the first year and RMB 50,000 for the second. Students should pay RMB 100,000 in the first semester before registration and RMB 50,000 in the second year.
Admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis beginning in the fall semester. The LL.M. Admissions Committee reviews the whole application package carefully and selects qualified applicants who would best benefit from and contribute to the LL.M. Program. The Committee makes decisions on individual applications as quickly as possible.
In evaluating applications, the Committee takes into consideration factors including but not limited to the following:
To be considered for admission to the LL.M. Program, an applicant must have a first law degree (J.D., LL.B. or the equivalent) from a law school/department outside Mainland China or meet one of the following requirements:
1. Photocopy of valid passport
With photo, passport number &expiration date and name included. 2. Passport-sized photo A passport-sized photo taken recently of the applicant. 3. Graduation certificate of high school Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English.If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized. 4. Academic transcript of high school 5. Two recommendation letters From professor,associate professor or equivalents. 6. Certificate of English proficiency test IELTS or TOEFl will only be required if the applicant is not a native English speaker. 7. Personal Statement Personal Statement with the applicant's signature, written in Chinese or in English. You can download a template or sample from here. |