Program Overview
The Bachelor of Law Program (BLaw) at
Dar Al-Hekma University is nationally and internationally recognized for producing graduates who are ready to compete in an exciting and demanding professional market. The University also offers a
bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and international relations. Students can benefit from different types of
undergraduate scholarships.
Program Mission
Graduating legal professionals equipped with ethical values, professional skills, and updated knowledge in Saudi and International Law with a commitment to scientific research and community needs
Program Goals
- Provide knowledge of national and international laws and their updates
- Develop the skills of critical thinking, legal drafting, and presentation in both Arabic and English.
- Prepare competent and skilled professionals capable of providing legal services.
- Develop scientific legal research.
- Enhance the usage of technology needed in the legal practices.
- Promote the values of legal ethics and social responsibility.
- Enhance autonomous and collaborative work in the legal field
Why Choose the Law Program at Dar Al-Hekma University?
- The Bachelor of Law program at Dar Al-Hekma University is the first law program for women in Saudi Arabia that has a bilingual curriculum. Since its inception in 2007, the program has been offering courses in general law and Sharia law, in both English and Arabic.
- In addition, the BLaw program is the first program in the Western region of the Kingdom that teaches international law. Combining theory and skills courses, the legal studies curriculum enables students to learn the Saudi law, the Sharia law, and international law. Students also learn legal drafting in both Arabic and English. After completing the required core curriculum, students can choose elective courses that complement and meet their individual interests and career goals.
- Dar Al-Hekma law students consistently perform well at the international level. For example, the BLaw program is the only law program that represented the Kingdom in international arbitration competitions and has been crowned the best in the Middle East for the past four years.
- The faculty of the BLaw program have received education at esteemed universities around the world. They represent a variety of backgrounds, nationalities, and research interests, providing students with rich and diverse international perspectives while studying in the Kingdom.
- The unique and rich environment of the University allows its female students to develop confidence and poise in presenting oral and written legal arguments and critical examinations.
- Upon graduation, graduates of the program work in international law firms and pursue post-graduate studies at prestigious schools and universities around the world.
Graduates’ Attributes
- Knowledgeable: Have broad conceptual and theoretical understanding of the laws, trends, and dynamics in the legal field Law.
- Persuasive: Have strong legal oral and written communication skills.
- Problem Solvers: Able to provide solutions in different legal working environments.
- Decision Makers: Have the capacity to make effective decisions.
- Ethical: Committed to ethical legal practices and social responsibility.
- Team workers: Able to work independently and collaboratively.
- Researchers: Able to conduct legal research.
- Tech-Proficient: Able to use the technologies needed in the legal field.
Admission Requirements
Programs
| Linguaskill Score
| Required Certificate Percentage
| Qudurat Test Score
| Othe Admission Requirement
|
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Bachelor Of Law
| 162
| 80%
| 65%
| Applicant to the Law program must be proficient in both the
Arabic and the English language
|
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
Knowledge
- Explain the theories, concepts, and principles related to national and international legal systems.
- Discuss the implications of the legal reforms on the Saudi legal system.
Skills
- Conduct legal research that reflects an understanding of laws, weight of authority, and analysis in relation to a particular legal issue.
- Utilize counseling, advocacy, negotiation, drafting, communication, and technological skills in the legal profession.
- Employ critical thinking, problem-solving, legal analysis, and reasoning skills to resolve legal issues.
Values
- Promote ethical values, and moral practices relevant to the legal profession.
- Resolve legal disputes autonomously and collaboratively with legal professionals.
Plan of Study
Year One |
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Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
LGLS 1301 | Introduction to Law | 3 | LGLS 1202 | Math for Lawyers | 2 |
SHAL 1302 | Introduction to Islamic Shari'ah | 3 | COMM 1301 | Communication Skills I | 3 |
ITAI1201
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
| 3 | ARAB XXXX | Arabic Studies
| 3 |
ICTC 1301 | Information Communication Technology | 3 | CIVL 1301 | Sources of Voluntary Obligations | 3
|
ARAB XXX | Arabic Studies
| 2 | SHAL 1301 | Personal Status Law | 3
|
|
| COML 1301
| Commercial Law
| 3
|
Total Credit Hours |
14 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Year Two |
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Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
LGLS 2201
| Research Methodology
| 2 | CRIM 2305
| Criminal Law 2
| 3
|
ISLS XXXX | Islamic Studies
| 3 | COMM 1302 | Communication Skills II | 3
|
EMOI 1201 | Emotional Intelligence
| 2 | ISLS XXXX | Islamic Studies
| 3 |
ARTS XXXX | Arts and Design | 2
| CIVL 2302 | Consequences of Obligations | 3 |
XXXX XXXX | Required General Elective | 3
| CIVL 2203 | Evidence
| 2 |
CRIM 2304 | Criminal Law 1
| 3
| XXXX XXXX | Major Elective | 3 |
SHAL 2201
| Inheritance | 2 |
Total Credit Hours
|
17 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Year Three |
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Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
LGLS 3201 | Legal Drafting (English) | 2 | ADMN 3301 | Administrative Law | 3 |
CIVL 3301 | Property Law | 3 | LGLS 3203 | Legal Drafting (Arabic) | 2 |
CIVL 3302 | Labor Law | 3 | COML 3203 | Arbitration Legal System | 2 |
LGLS 3202 | Legal Profession Ethics | 2 | COML 3204 | Islamic Banking and Finance Law | 2 |
XXXX XXXX | Free Elective | 3 | BBBF 1101 | Basic Body and Brain Fitness | 1 |
XXXX XXXX | Major Elective | 3 | XXXX XXXX | Required General Elective | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | Major Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours |
16 |
Total Credit Hours |
16 |
Year Four |
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Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
COML 4301 | Intellectual Property | 3 | INTL 4202 | Private International Law | 2 |
CIVL 4301 | Advocacy Law | 3 | COML 4302 | Corporate Law | 3 |
INTL 4201 | Public International Law
| 2 | CIVL 4302 | Execution of Judgment Procedures | 3 |
SHAL 4303 | Principles of Islamic jurisprudence | 3 | ISLS XXXX | Islamic Studies
| 2 |
XXXX XXXX | Free Elective | 3 | ENTR 3301 | Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking | 3 |
XXXX XXXX | Major Elective | 3 | XXXX XXXX | Major Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Total Credit Hours |
16 |
Career Prospects
program equips students with the necessary skills that qualify them for a variety of career paths/jobs in the job market including but not limited to:- A lawyer at local firms in Saudi Arabia.
- A lawyer at international firms in Saudi Arabia or abroad.
- An in-house lawyer or legal advisor at a public or private business or other organization.
- A ministry employee.
- A civil servant.
- An analyst for intergovernmental organizations.
- A political appointee.
- A university professor (following graduate studies).