The Faculty of Law and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy double degree programmes comprising a Master of Laws (LLM) and Master in Public Administration (MPA) or Master in Public Policy (MPP) aim to provide students of law and public administration and public policy broad exposure to the issues and challenges that lawyers and leaders of public institutions face. These double degree programmes, launched in Academic Year (AY) 2008-2009, will be attractive options for students of both fields.
Programme Structure
LLM Degree: A candidate for the LLM degree is expected to complete 40 modular credits (MCs). Students who are not trained in Common Law are required to read Common Law Reasoning and Writing (8 MCs) and The Common Law Legal System of Singapore (4 MCs).
LLM students who select a specialisation are required to read 24 MCs of subjects belonging to the relevant specialisation. The double degree programme will be applicable to the General LLM and the following specialisations:
MPA Degree: A candidate for the MPA degree is expected to complete 40 modular credits (MCs) comprising six core modules (or equivalent) and four elective modules. The candidate must also secure a pass in the MPA Capstone Examination.
The six core modules in the MPA degree are:
MPP Degree: A candidate for the MPP degree is expected to complete 72 modular credits (MCs) comprising seven core modules (or equivalent), nine elective modules and a Policy Analysis Exercise (equivalent to 8 MCs).
The seven core modules in the MPP degree are:
Esperado Agosto 2022
Faculty of Law
National University of Singapore,
Eu Tong Sen Building, 469G Bukit Timah Road,
259776, Singapore
Applicants must fulfil the admission requirements for both degree programmes in order to gain admission. The requirements are as follows:
LLM Degree
A good Bachelor’s degree in Law; and minimum TOEFL score of iBT 100 (Candidates with an iBT score of 92- 99 may also apply, but may be required to undertake intensive English language training prior to commencing law studies. Other TOEFL paper-based score of 600-603 and IELTS of minimum 7 will be considered, but we strongly prefer the iBT).
MPA/MPP Degrees