Master in Law (Arabic)

The Master of Law Programme is one of the graduate programmes at the College of Law. It provides the community with scientific competencies in the field of advanced legal studies by providing the learner with critical legal knowledge in the branches of law, and developing mental skills that enable the learner to be able to analyse, refer, conclude and interpret, and develop the learner’s abilities to follow the scientific research methods according to the methodology and ethics of scientific research and to develop his creative spirit using critical self–study, solve problems and follow up on the new developments in the legal field.

The program was designed to consist of (36) credit hours, divided into courses (compulsory – outcome), and a master’s thesis, as the program contains (3) compulsory courses at the program level, in reality 9 credit hours. Then I started two tracks and started creating the special, and completed the year. In each track, there were two groups, one compulsory and the other optional, and with regard to its law track, a compulsory group allocated 3 courses for 9 credit hours, and a non-elective group consisting of 5 courses of the learner’s choice, of which 3 courses were allocated for 9 credit hours.

As for the public law track: There is a compulsory group for which 3 courses are allocated for 9 credit hours, and an optional group consisting of 5 courses from which the learner chooses 3 courses for 9 credit hours, knowing that the student’s choice of either track is determined upon the student’s acceptance based on A form prepared and approved for this purpose. After the student has passed a total of 21 credit hours, with a cumulative average of no less than 75%, the learner chooses to register for the dissertation course according to the path he chose and determined in advance, through an approved form for this purpose.

The subject of the thesis is related to private law topics if the learner chooses the private law track for 9 credit hours, and the thesis topic is also related to public law topics if the learner chooses the public law track for 9 credit hours.

The Master in Law Programme aims to admit the following categories in accordance with the Higher Education Council requirements:
1. Students shall obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in Law or its equivalent from a University or College recognised by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with a grade no less than (good), considering the conditions stipulated in the ASU’s Postgraduate Studies Bylaws.

2. Transferred students from another Master’s Programme within the University shall fulfil the conditions for admission to the Master’s Programme in Law in terms of grade, specialisation, vacancies, and Transfer Conditions stipulated in the ASU’s Postgraduate Studies Bylaws.

3. Transferred students from other universities from the Master in Law Programme shall fulfil the conditions for admission to the Master’s Programme in Law in terms of grade, specialisation, vacancies, and Transfer Conditions stipulated in the ASU’s Postgraduate Studies Bylaws.

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Admissions Requirements for Master Programmes

Firstly: to be admitted in a master’s Degree Programme, the student must fulfil the following requirements:

1. Holding a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a University or College recognized by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain
2. The bachelor’s degree programme should be in the same speciality as the master programme or a similar qualifying field according to the study plan of that speciality; otherwise, the student should pass a number of remedial courses approved by the University and specified by the Concerned Department.
3. The applicant should be the holder of a Bachelor’s Degree with a GPA of not less than Good or its equivalent to be admitted.
4. It is required for the applicant to any of the master’s programmes to pass the English placement test adopted by the University or the applicant will have to provide a (TOEFL) score of (450) or equivalent. Otherwise, the student commits during the first year to study and pass two English remedial courses determined by the college, with a passing grade of 50%.
5. The applicant should pass an interview conducted by a committee in the Academic Department.
6. The applicant should pass any tests conducted by the Academic Department when required.
7. The applicant submits two recommendation letters one of which is preferred to be from an academic staff member from the University where the student has graduated.
8. The applicant should have experience of not less than one year in a relevant professional field, except those obtaining a GPA not less than Very Good or the equivalent, provided that the number of admitted applicants with this exception does not exceed 50% of the total number of students

Secondly: the student can be granted conditional admission in some Master’s Degree Programmes according to the number of seats determined by the University Council and according to the following:

1. He/she must hold a Bachelor’s Degree with a GPA of not less than Good or its equivalent. If the applicant’s GPA is less than that, the application shall be sent to the Committee of Appeal against Denial of Admissions, chaired by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Development.
2. The applicant must have at least two years of experience in the related professional field.
3. The applicant must pass an interview conducted by the Committee of Appeal against Denial of Admissions.
4. The applicant must pass an interview conducted by a committee in the academic department.
5. The applicant must pass any tests carried out by the academic department when required.
6. The applicant must submit two recommendation letters one of which is preferred to be from an academic staff member from the University where the student has graduated.
7. The applicant must pass the English placement test adopted by the University or he/she will have to provide a (TOEFL) score of (450) or equivalent. Otherwise, the student commits during the first year to study and pass two English remedial courses determined by the college.
8. He/she must pass during the first semester after admission to the programme the remedial courses determined by the academic department with a score of not less than 70%, otherwise he/she will be dismissed from the programme.
9. The applicant must obtain the approval of the University Council or the person/body authorized by the Council in order to be admitted in the programme.

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