1. Membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)#;
2. Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)#;
3. Associateship of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (AHKIArb)*;
4. Fellowship of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb)*;
5. Accredited General Mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL)^ (subject to completing Stage 2 and Stage 3 requirements as stipulated by the HKMAAL Mediation Accreditation Committee);
6. CPD points awarded by the Law Society of Hong Kong.

# Students are eligible to apply for membership of CIArb only when they reached 55% in both coursework and exam in International Arbitration: Module 1 courses.

In order to meet the requirements of the CIArb Fellowship grade, students must obtain a minimum mark of 70% in the written assessment.

For students who get 70% in the final exam of LW6409B Advanced Award Writing, they can apply for the fellowship of CIArb. For students who get below 70% in the final exam of LW6409B thus cannot apply for the fellowship of CIArb, they can still apply for the membership of CIArb.

For students who get below 60% (B-) in LW6407 Arbitration Practice and Award Writing thus cannot take LW6409B, they will take LW6409A Dissertation and apply for the membership of CIArb.

By completing CIArb Module 1, Module 2 and Module 3 (International Arbitration) will entitle you to become a Member/Fellow of the CIArb in the Arbitration Stream upon submitting your application and membership dues for the CIArb to review and approve.

By completing CIArb Module 1 (Mediation) will entitle you to become a Member of the CIArb in the Mediation Stream upon submitting your application and membership dues for the CIArb to review and approve.

* (a) Attendance on the CityU PGD/LLMArbDR Programme (where the student passes the examination) will qualify for exemption from the Entry Course Examination for Associateship of HKIArb; and

(b) Successfully passing the CityU PGD/LLMArbDR examinations will qualify for exemption from all the academic requirements for Fellowship of HKIArb and will confer eligibility for entry to the Fellowship course of HKIArb and exemption from taking the award writing part of the said course of HKIArb.

^ Completion of LW6406 Mediation Practice would lead to stage 1 requirements as stipulated by the HKMAAL Mediation Accreditation Committee.

Additional Information

Students holding a law degree from a Hong Kong or other common law jurisdiction, or the Postgraduate Certificate in Hong Kong Law (PGCHKL) at City University of Hong Kong, or equivalent are exempted from LW5303 Commercial Contracts and LW5400 Legal Concepts. 

Coursework and Examinations

It is the general practice to assess a student’s performance and attainment by both coursework and traditional examination.  Coursework is also regarded as a means whereby a student gains practice in developing relevant skills and generally as a means of assisting the learning process.  

Minimum Pass Mark 

Applicable to students admitted in Semester A 2022/23 and thereafter

Depending on the preparation of each assessment task, a student must obtain a minimum mark of 50% in both coursework and examination and an overall mark of 50% in order to pass a course.  Unseen examinations are less appropriate to postgraduate level studies, especially a programme which includes some emphasis upon practical skills.  Therefore, this ratio is weighted in favour of coursework to a greater extent than it is in undergraduate programmes.  The suitability of coursework assessment also explains the significant number of courses assessed exclusively by coursework.

Applicable to students admitted before Semester A 2022/23

Depending on the preparation of each assessment task, a student must obtain a minimum mark of 40% in both coursework and examination and an overall mark of 40% in order to pass a course.  Unseen examinations are less appropriate to postgraduate level studies, especially a programme which includes some emphasis upon practical skills.  Therefore, this ratio is weighted in favour of coursework to a greater extent than it is in undergraduate programmes.  The suitability of coursework assessment also explains the significant number of courses assessed exclusively by coursework.

For Continuous Assessment Weighting ≤ 30%

In order to assess students’ course performance in a holistic and fair manner, for SLW courses, including Gateway Education course and servicing courses, with a Continuous Assessment (CA) component that is equal to or less than 30%, the pass mark requirement for the CA component would be waived, i.e. students will only need to reach the pass marks for the final exam AND the overall mark in order to pass the course, with effect from Semester B 2021/22, applicable to all intakes.  For courses with a CA component that is above 30%, no change should be applied to the current practice.

APPLIES TO STUDENTS OF COHORT 2014 TO COHORT 2021:

Exempt students are required to complete 6 credit units of electives from the approved list of electives. Non-exempt students are required to complete 3 credit units of elective from the approved list of electives.

The intermediate award is Postgraduate Diploma in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution 深造文憑 (仲裁及爭議解決學). This programme is a linked programme. Students who have successfully completed all required taught courses with a CGPA of 2.00 or above and elected not to pursue LW6409A Dissertation or LW6409B Advanced Award Writing for the Master’s degree are eligible for the intermediate award of Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Students who wish to obtain the Intermediate Award should notify the School of Law and/or the Programme Director as soon as possible. 
Please refer to Academic Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Degrees 13.6.