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Non-Graduating Programmes AY2007-2008 (Semester 2) Exchange and Non-Graduating Students
Important: Deadline 17 July 2008 - See paragraphs 3 & 4 below
1.
Arrival in Singapore.
Non-graduating students are advised to arrive
in Singapore as follows to ensure that you have sufficient time to settle
down:
Intake
Expected Arrival
Semester 1 Between
4th or 5th week of July or earlier
For registration information, please refer
to:
http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/event/registration.html.
Please note that the Registration Venue is at the
NUS Multi-Purpose Hall
1, Sports and Recreation Centre,
NUS.
The Orientation Talk conducted by our
Office of Student Affairs (OSA) is not mandatory. However, we
strongly encourage you to attend to gather useful information to help you
adjust to life in NUS & Singapore in general. This orientation is scheduled
on:
Date: Friday, 1 August 2008
The Faculty of Law will be conducting a
mandatory Briefing & Registration separately. You can expect
information on course selection, administrative matters (collection of
mailbox keys, personal time-table etc.) and expectations as a non-graduating
student. The schedule is as follows:
Date: Friday, 8 August 2008
It would be advisable to attend the Briefing
and Registration as scheduled, as lessons will commence on Monday, 11
August 2008. However, if you are unable to attend, please email to
us at
lawsep@nus.edu.sg and provide valid reasons. We will
inform you the details for late registration through a separate email.
2.
Preliminary List of Subjects
At the point of online application to NUS
under the Non-graduating Students Application, you would have
completed a course selection form that required you to list the subjects you
intend to read at NUS. This list was based on the course descriptions for
elective subjects taught in Academic Year (AY) 2007-8. The letter of offer
from the Registrar’s Office in your offer package would reflect the modules
you selected originally.
Please note that the course list is only
considered for the purpose of admission to NUS as a non-graduating student
and will NOT be considered for the purpose of admission into specific
subjects in Semester 1, AY 2008-9.
3.
Submission of Revised List of Subjects – Important
Deadline 17 JULY 2008
Non-graduating students are generally
expected to choose from the same elective subjects that are available to NUS
Third and Final Year LL.B. students. You must submit a revised list of
elective subjects to the Law Exchange Team no later than 17 July 2008.
Please refer to the different phases of
subject allocation priority from our website
http://law.nus.edu.sg/current/LLB/ay0809/sem1/infollb.htm
and
http://law.nus.edu.sg/current/ay0809/infoall.htm
for the allocation of elective subjects.
4.
Course Re-selection Form
To submit a revised list of subjects, please
complete this
form
and submit it via email to
lawsep@nus.edu.sg
with the following subject title and your full name & university:
<COURSE
RE-SELECTION: FULL NAME- UNIVERSITY>. Upon receipt of your submission, we would acknowledge receipt
via email within two working days.
5.
Number of subjects and credits
In determining the number of subjects to
list, non-graduating students must consider the total number of credits or
subjects their home institution requires. Where in doubt, we suggest the
revised list in order of preference should include:
·
List of Subjects: a maximum of 5 subjects that you
would like to take as your first choice, including the number of credits for
each subject, and this list should have a maximum total of 20 credits; and
·
List of Reserve Subjects:
a maximum of 2 subjects that you would like to take as your reserve
choice if you are not successful in obtaining a place in one or more of the
subjects under the List of Subjects.
For information, NUS law students take 20
credits per semester while exchange students at NUS normally take 16 to 20
credits of subjects per semester. However, students who have never studied
law in English are often advised to take fewer credits if their home
institution permits it.
Please select law electives with module codes
of Level 4000 ie. LL 4XXX.
6.
Course Descriptions / Class Timetable / Examination
Timetable
The Course Descriptions for all elective
subjects offered in Academic Year 2008-9, as well as the Class Timetable and
Examination Timetable will be available progressively on the Faculty of Law
website at
http://law.nus.edu.sg/current/LLB/curriculum_courses.htm.
Please check this website regularly.
7.
Recommended Elective Subjects
The NUS Faculty of Law offers a wide range of
elective subjects. Non-graduating students are advised to read elective
subjects that are not available in your home institution, especially
subjects that will provide an Asian or Singapore perspective on legal
issues. Popular subjects in the following categories are as set out below:
·
advanced subjects in Public and Private International Law,
especially those with a Singapore or Regional perspective;
·
advanced subjects in IP & Technology law;
·
small-group seminars with 100% continuous assessment.
8.
General Information on Elective Subjects
Non-graduating students are also advised to
read carefully the general policies on elective subjects, which are set out
on the website under ‘General Information on Elective Subjects’ at
http://law.nus.edu.sg/current/LLB/subjectreg.htm
before submitting your revised list of elective subjects.
9.
Approval of Home Institution
Most exchange agreements state that it is the
home institution, which decides how many subjects or credits their students
must read at NUS. In some instances, home institutions reserve the
discretion to approve the list of subjects taken by their students at NUS.
Therefore, you are STRONGLY advised to seek advice and permission from your
home institution on the list of subjects as well as the minimum or maximum
number of credits you are required to read at NUS.
10.
Approval of Elective Subjects by NUS
Exchange students should note that your list
of elective subjects will be reviewed and approved by
Assoc Prof A
Kumaralingam, the Director of International Programmes,
or
Assoc Prof Victor V.
Ramraj, the Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs.
In case of a problem in the selection, you will be notified by email.
11.
Non-graduating students from Non-Common Law Jurisdictions
Non-graduating students from law schools in
non-common law countries are expected to choose from the same elective
subjects that are available to NUS Third and Final Year LL.B. students.
However, you usually would not have studied basic common law subjects such
as the Law of Contract, the Law of Torts, Principles of Property Law, and
Equity & Trusts, and you may not be familiar with common law methods of
reasoning and analysis. You may be at a severe disadvantage if you choose to
read advanced elective subjects that require a background in the common law.
Such subjects have a very heavy reading list of cases, and experience has
shown that students from non-common law jurisdictions who opt for such
subjects suffer a huge disadvantage. Consequently, students from non-common
law jurisdictions are generally advised not to take the following subjects:
·
Principles of Conflict of Laws
·
Personal Property Law
·
Principles of Restitution
·
International Commercial Litigation
12.
Advanced Corporate and Commercial Law Subjects
Non-graduating students have in some cases
had difficulties when they choose advanced technical subjects in the
corporate and commercial areas because they lacked the requisite background
for such subjects. You are therefore advised to exercise caution when
deciding whether to read such subjects. In addition, some elective subjects
have specific prerequisites. For example, several advanced subjects in the
corporate and financial services area are only available to students who
have done Company Law or an equivalent course in corporations’ law in a
common law jurisdiction.
13.
Elective Subjects Unavailable for Selection
Three advanced elective subjects in legal
skills training are unavailable for selection by non-graduating students.
They are International Legal Process, Negotiation & Mediation. This is
because of the nature of the teaching and the personal supervision required
for each student.
14.
Compulsory LL.B. subjects
Non-graduating students are generally not
permitted to read the compulsory law subjects that NUS students read during
their first two years of law studies. Exceptions may be granted only if you
have sufficient reason for doing so and has obtained the prior approval of
your home institution as well as the permission from either the Director of
International Programmes or the Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) to do so.
However, two categories of compulsory subjects are strictly not permitted.
The first category is "legal skills" subjects that are taught in small
groups and are designed especially to meet the needs of NUS First and Second
Year LL.B. Students. These subjects are Legal Analysis, Writing and
Research (LAWR), Introduction to Trial Advocacy, and Legal
Case Studies. The second category is "perspective" compulsory subjects –
Singapore Legal System, Comparative Legal Traditions and
Introduction to Legal Theory.
15.
Post-Graduate Compulsory Subjects
Two post-graduate subjects that are designed
specifically to meet the needs of foreign LL.M. students from non-common law
countries are also unavailable for selection by non-graduating students.
These subjects are Common Law Reasoning & Writing and The Common Law Legal
System of Singapore.
16.
Diploma in Singapore Law Compulsory Subjects
Non-graduating students may also, with
approval of the Director of International Programmes and their home
institution, be permitted to take certain subjects that are offered only to
Graduate Diploma in Singapore Law (DipSing) students. DipSing students have
completed their law degree at one of the law schools in England, Australia
or New Zealand that is recognized by the Board of Legal Education. To meet
the requirements to be called to the Singapore Bar, they must spend one year
at NUS, and they must take certain subjects where the Singapore law differs
substantially from the law in other common law jurisdictions. The DipSing
subjects that might be of the most interest to non-graduating
exchange/non-exchange students are Singapore Legal System &
Constitutional Law (Semester 2) and Singapore Criminal Law
(Semester 2).
17.
Subjects in other Faculties
Non-graduating students may also, with the
approval of your home institution, take subjects in other Faculties at NUS,
if your timetable permits and if spaces in those subjects are available. You
are required to register directly with the relevant NUS Faculty to take
these subjects and inform the Law Faculty for our records.
18.
Important Web Sites
Please be advised to check the following web
pages on a regular basis to obtain the latest information regarding arrival
procedures and requirements:
·
Faculty of Law –
http://law.nus.edu.sg
·
Registrar’s Office -
http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/ng.html
·
Office of Student Affairs -http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/international/index.html
·
Non-graduating International Student Guide:
http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/international/svcs/guides.html
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