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The LLB (Hons) DegreeStudents are invited into the LLB(Hons) programme on completion of all their LLB Part II courses. Thedegree takes the equivalent of nine semesters to complete and is 540 points in value.The degree is made up as follows:1. Part I as for LLB2. Part II as for LLB3. Part III as for LLB plus one 20-point seminar course4. Part IV as for LLB5. A 40-point, 18,000-word dissertation, which is completed in the 9th semester of the degree (or 11thsemester of conjoint programmes), and which is submitted by the end of teaching in that semester.Note:a. In addition, a student must perform work throughout the course which, in the opinion of the Faculty,is of a sufficiently high standard. To be awarded LLB(Hons) a student must achieve a minimum of a75% weighted average pass over all law courses and the dissertation.b. A student may enter the Honours programme at any time after completing Part II if they haveachieved the entry standard across all law courses taken to date, and they have not had the degreeof LLB conferred.Further details on Honours can be found in the Honours Section of this Handbook.2010 Faculty of Law Handbook | 11