Page 182 - SYU Prospectus

Shue Yan University Prospectus 2021-22

Corporate Governance and Management Concentration. The Bachelor of Commerce in Law
and Business Programme is one of the Partnership Bachelor’s Programme with the syllabus
matching the eight modules relevant to the Hong Kong Corporate Governance Institute’s
Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme (CGQP). Graduates of the Programme are
granted exemptions after completing the Corporate Governance Concentration and the
relevant core courses.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES (BComm DEGREE PROGRAMME)
(Applicable to 2021/22 Cohort)

LAW 100 Legal Research and Writing
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to equip students with the ability to conduct legal research, and to write
different types of legal documents professionally. Students will learn different sources of
materials in law, and the use of online research tools to access these materials. Through
practical workshops, students will learn the way to synthesize the materials searched in the
preparation of writing legal documents, and the manner in which legal arguments are presented
in courts in Hong Kong.

LAW 101 Legal Process
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to provide an understanding of the legal system, sources of law and the
legal processes of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. By providing a broad
understanding of other legal systems throughout the world, the course also aims to equip
students with a capacity to critically evaluate their own legal system. The course further aims
to provide students with an understanding of the potential impact of law and legal processes
on the business environment.

LAW 191 Legal Literacy Workshop I
1 Term; Non-Credit Bearing
The workshop series serve as remedial sessions that aim to support students in building
a foundation level of competence in the use of academic legal English. Students will acquire
and improve vocabulary, grammar, rhetoric structure, and develop the ability to read and
understand legal materials. Students will develop a sense of their own strengths and
weaknesses in English writing and discover how they can make their writing correct, structured
and persuasive.

LAW 200 Constitutional Law
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to provide an understanding of the historical and conceptual principles

p. 178