Bachelor of Law 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.
Bachelor of Law Program Mission
To graduate law students equipped with ethical values, professional skills, and updated knowledge in Saudi and international law with a commitment to scientific research and community needs.
Bachelor of Law Program Goals
- Prepare highly competent and skilled female students who will successfully contribute, as legal professionals, to the application of Islamic Law, International Law, and Saudi Law both domestically and internationally.
- Introduce students to a diverse range of legal skills so that they are aware of the broad range of the lawyer's function within the society, and can embark upon the process of learning, analyzing, using, and refining these skills for the use of the local and international community.
- Introduce students to the Islamic, international, and Saudi legal systems and the institutional setting in which law is developed, applied, and changed.
- Demonstrate that there are different ways of resolving legal disputes and provide students with the knowledge necessary to choose the most appropriate process.
- Familiarize students with the ethical and professional responsibility dimensions of law and its practice.
- Inculcate in students an appreciation of the social, economic, historical, political, and philosophical environments in which all legal systems have developed and currently operate, so they can recognize the many factors, influences, and values which affect and shape the substance of law and which the law, in turn, impacts.
- Give students the opportunity to integrate doctrine, skills, and policy in order to understand the actual workings of the law.
- Expose students to the idea that law is only one part of a system of knowledge and offer them opportunities for developing skills working with people and material from other disciplines.
- Demonstrate to students the human ethical elements in the practice of law.
Why Choose this Bachelor of 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.
Bachelor of Law Program Admission Requirements
Programs
| TOEFL Score
| Required Certificate Percentage
| Qudurat Test Score
| Othe Admission Requirement
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Bachelor Of Law
| 500
| 80%
| 65%
| Applicant to the Law program must be proficient in both the Arabic and the English language
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Bachelor of Law Program Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of relevant substantive and procedural law, legal theory, and practices of the international and national legal systems.
- Explain the implementation and implications of the Saudi legal reforms on the country's legal environment and practices in the light of the Saudi Vision 2030.
Skills
- Conduct legal research that reflects an understanding of the sources of law, weight of authority, and the use of legal analysis, reasoning, and persuasive argumentation in relation to a particular legal issue.
- Work autonomously and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to organize and consolidate their efforts in formal and informal dispute resolution processes.
- Use communication skills and modern technology and display potential leadership skills, when appropriate, in contexts relevant to professional legal practice.
- Demonstrate professional skills of counseling and negotiation, including written & oral advocacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving in legal analysis, and legal reasoning needed for competent and efficient legal practice.
Values
- Demonstrate an understanding of the moral and ethical responsibility towards their clients and the of law in promoting social justice in conformity with the highest standards of the legal profession.
Bachelor of Law Program 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 |
Bachelor of Law Program 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).