PhD, SJD/JSD and research doctorates · Standalone law qualification
Doctor of Legal Science (SJD)
The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Award
- Doctor of Legal Science (SJD)
- Subject
- General lawFull time
- Format
- On campusFull-time: 4 years
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Structured doctoral research programme combining master's-level courses with a 50,000-60,000 word dissertation. The page says it is not open for 2027-28 applications.
- School and department
- The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of LawFaculty of Law
- Subject or specialization
- General lawRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- PhD, SJD/JSD and research doctorates
- Purpose
- Academic legal studiesAcademic study of law without a stated professional-qualification role.
- Exact award
- Doctor of Legal Science (SJD)
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit status not stated
- Awarding institution
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- Access and price model
- PaidPaid enrolment.
Professional eligibility must be confirmed with the relevant regulator. Where an official source has been recorded for a jurisdiction, see professional pathways. Academic recognition is not professional recognition.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Full-time: 4 years
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full timeFull-time: 4 years
- Teaching location
- HKU Centennial CampusPokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Prior law degree
- Required
- Prior degree
- Not stated
- Work experience
- Not stated
- Admission test
- Not stated
LLB with honours plus a taught master's in law, or LLB with first class honours.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Curriculum, assessment and projects
As published by the provider. None of this guarantees employment, admission or professional certification.
- Curriculum
- Students take research-methodology and master's-level elective courses, then write a dissertation of 50,000-60,000 words.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, dated intake or deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)