CityU School of Law Information Session Fully Booked; New Programme Integrates Computer Science and Law

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With JUPAS applications about to open, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Hong Kong Baptist University held their undergraduate programme information days yesterday (3rd), attracting large numbers of parents and students. The Yeung Kin-man Academic Building at CityU was packed in the morning, and the School of Law's first programme information session was also fully booked.

🖥️ New Double Degree Programme Requires 158 Credit Units
CityU's School of Law held two programme information sessions today, with over a hundred parents and students attending. The new programme, "Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Stream: Artificial Intelligence) (Double Degree)," is co-organised by the School of Law and the Department of Computer Science. Students must complete 158 credit units, of which the Computer Science major accounts for 58 credits and the Law major accounts for 57 credits. In the Computer Science major, students must take foundation courses in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning before they can take courses in Generative AI Fundamentals, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision and Image Processing, and must also complete a final-year project. Tuition for the first four years is government-funded, while the remaining year is self-financed. Students who complete all Law major courses and two elective courses required for articulation to the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) will be eligible to continue to the PCLL.

💬 Wong Hau-sang: Legal Sector Needs Deeper Understanding of AI Technology
Wong Hau-sang, Associate Head of the Department of Computer Science, said that although law and computer science may seem completely unrelated, with the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI), on one hand many legal tasks can be handled by AI, and on the other hand there are information security risks. The legal sector needs a deeper understanding of AI technology in order to understand how to regulate AI. He believes that after completing the programme, students will be able to address related legal challenges in a technology-driven environment.