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Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB) undergraduate degree is a professional degree recognised for admission to practise in Singapore.
National University of Singapore
Faculty of Law
Course type: Full-time
Course duration: 4 Years (Honours)
Minimum entry requirement
You must meet the following entry requirements for the course application:
| Qualification | Requirement |
|---|---|
| A-Level | |
| Polytechnic Diploma | |
| International Baccalaureate Diploma | |
| NUS High School Diploma | |
| International and other qualifications |
- If you have a medical condition or disability, you should share your condition in your admission application. This is for the University to better understand your needs for support and resources during your studies, and to ascertain if required provisions are available.
Overseas exposure programme
Student Exchange Programme:
The Student Exchange Programme offer NUS Law students an opportunity to spend either one or both semesters of their third year in one of our partner universities overseas.
Students in the concurrent degree programme may spend one semester of their third year and students in the double degree programme may spend one semester of their fourth year in one of our partner universities.
Exchange Plus Programme:
- Exchange Plus Programmes are available to students on the four-year LLB programme. Under these arrangements, students will complete three years at NUS and go to one of the partner universities to read an LLM for one year. Upon successful completion of the LLM, NUS Law students will graduate with an LLB (Hons) from NUS and an LLM from the partner university.
Career prospects
You Can Explore the Following Career Options Upon Graduation:
- Legal Counsel
- Professional Support Lawyer/knowledge Manager
- Contract Management
- Legal Service
- Civil Service
- Academia
- Graduate Management Trainee Programme With A Bank/corporate
- Compliance/regulatory Compliance Officer
- Journalist/writer Or Marketing/ Communications Executive
- Entrepreneur
Law graduates who wish to practice law typically have to complete further studies with SILE, pass the PART B exams and complete a training contract with a firm before getting called to the Bar. Once they have done this, then they are able to take up the role of legal associate with law firms in a variety of different practice areas e.g. dispute resolution, banking or corporate practice.
Use resources and interactive tools that are available on MySkillsFuture Portal to explore various education and career pathways.
Graduate employment outcomes
Refer to the complete Graduate Employment Survey (GES) report 2024 for more information.
How to register
Direct Admissions with NUS
You may register here.