Detailed Curriculum

A J.D. student is required to complete a total of 25 course units of law courses (each course carries 1 unit unless stated otherwise). The list include:

  1. An Introduction to International Banking and Financial Regulation (0.5cus)
  2. Banking Law
  3. Corporate Insolvency Law
  4. Financial & Securities Regulation
  5. Law of Corporate Finance
  6. Law of Mergers & Acquisitions
  7. Legal and Commercial Principles in Project Financing Transactions
  8. Competition Law
  9. Comparative Law of Sales
  10. Domestic and International Sales
  11. Trade & Investment Law
  12. Foreign Direct Investment Law & Practice
  13. Joint Venture Law (Singapore – Indonesia)
  14. Shipping & Admiralty Law
  15. WTO : Law and Policy
  16. Appellate Practice in Civil Litigation (0.5cu)
  17. Contract Negotiation and Drafting
  18. Drafting of Commercial Agreements (0.5cu)
  19. Drafting of Corporate Practice (0.5cu)
  20. Introduction to Civil Procedure (0.5cu)
  21. Pre-trial Practice in Civil Litigation (0.5cu)
  22. Advocacy
  23. Complex International Litigation
  24. International Commercial Arbitration
  25. International Arbitration Practice
  26. Negotiation & Mediation for Lawyers
  27. Corporate Crime
  28. Construction Law
  29. International Construction Law
  30. Law of Cybercrime and Digital Investigations
  31. Principles of Singapore Income Tax
  32. Principles of Taxation of International Business Transactions
  33. Insurance Law
  34. Economic Analysis of Law
  35. International and Comparative Criminal Justice
  36. International Law and Global Politics
  37. Jurisprudence: Modern & Critical Theories of Law
  38. Law & Regulation
  39. Law and Policy of Ethnic Relations in Singapore
  40. Public International Law
  41. Information Technology & the Law
  42. Intellectual Assets and the Law in Asian Economies
  43. Intellectual Property Law
  44. International Commercialisation of Intellectual Property
  45. International Patent Law and Policy
  46. Law of Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Privacy
  47. Directed Research
  48. Family Law
  49. International Moots
  50. Law Study Mission
  51. Law and the Changing Media Environment

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GRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFICE (J.D.)

Singapore Management University,
Yong Pung How School of Law, 4th floor
55 Armenian Street
Singapore 179943

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SMU Masterclass Series (India, Mumbai)

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SMU Masterclass Series (India, Mumbai)

16 Apr 2023

The LaLit Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Int'l Airport Rd, Navpada, ...

SMU Masterclass Series (India, Mumbai)

16 Apr 2023

The LaLit Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Int'l Airport Rd, Navpada, ...