What Are the Different Types of Law Degree Requirements?
A law degree generally refers to a degree in law, and graduates who have graduated from law degree courses under the law school or other colleges can obtain corresponding law degrees according to the courses they have completed. Law courses are very popular in many developed countries. This has also led to the birth of legal professional degrees and the emergence of a large number of legal training courses in legal education, such as the Common Professional Examination in the United Kingdom and the Singapore, Malaysia and other places have a large number of students enrolled in University of London courses and so on. However, there are also some very low-level legal courses and even so-called diploma factories. In order to ensure the quality of lawyers, various places have established recognition systems. Only legal qualifications recognized under the system can have the opportunity to obtain lawyer qualifications in the system.
Law degree
There are many unique law degrees in major law schools. However, despite the different names, in essence, excluding honorary degrees, they can be roughly divided into the following four categories. The more common law degrees are:
Undergraduate and professional degrees
Bachelor of Science | English name | abbreviation | Notes |
LL.B | Bachelor of Laws | LL.B. | |
(Law) Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Arts in Law / Jurisprudence / Legal Studies | BA | |
Bachelor of Laws | Bachelor of Legal Studies | BLS | |
Bachelor of Law Science | Bachelor of Legal Science | BLS | |
Master of Laws | Juris Master | JM | |
JD | Juris Doctor | JD | "Juris Doctor" is Latin, translated into English as "Doctor of Jurisprudence". |
Course Master
Bachelor of Science | English name | abbreviation | Notes |
master of Law | Master of Laws | LL.M. | |
Master of Civil Law | Bachelor / Master of Civil Law | BCL / MCL | |
Master of General Law | Magister Juris / Master of Common Law | M.Jur./MCL | "Magister Juris" is Latin, translated into English as "Master of Jurisprudence". |
Master of Laws | Master of Legal Studies | MLS | |
Research Master
Bachelor of Science | English name | abbreviation | Notes |
master of Law | Master of Laws | LL.M. | |
Master of Law Science | Master of Judicial Science | JSM | |
Master of Comparative Law | Master of Comparative Law | MCL / MCLL. | |
(Law) Master of Philosophy | Master of Philosophy in Law | M. Phil. | |
(Law) Master of Arts | Master of Letters in Law | M. Litt. | |
Master of Laws (Law) | Master of Studies in Law | M. St. | |
PhD
Bachelor of Science | English name | abbreviation | Notes |
JD | Doctor of Laws | LL.D. | |
Doctor of Legal Science | Doctor of Judicial Science / Doctor of Legal Science | SJD / JSD | |
(Law) Doctor of Philosophy | Doctor of Philosophy in Law | Ph.D. | |
(Law) Doctor of Arts | Doctor of Letters in Law | D. Litt. | |
Honorary Doctor of Laws-Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LL.D. hon. Causa)
