Bachelor of Law Program

Introduction

The Bachelor of Law program is one of the programs offered by the College of Science and Theoretical Studies. It is distinguished by a curriculum that integrates both Sharia and legal principles, keeps pace with modern legislative developments, and is delivered through advanced technological teaching methods that help develop students’ personal skills and prepare them for contemporary professional demands.
The program aims to prepare specialized and qualified graduates capable of actively contributing to various development sectors and keeping up with global academic and scientific advancements in the field of law. This is achieved by enabling students to acquire the legal knowledge and skills that enhance their competitiveness and elevate their academic and practical proficiency.
The program also seeks to address the shortage of academically and professionally qualified national legal professionals and to achieve self-sufficiency in national competencies through local and international partnerships that support continuous development and strengthen both theoretical and applied integration.

To offer a distinguished educational program with high-quality content that adheres to the highest standards of excellence and global best practices, keeping pace with legislative developments and fostering integration between Sharia and statutory rules. The program aims to develop students’ personal skills through blended learning and advanced technological educational methods, ultimately preparing specialized, qualified, well-trained, and academically and professionally distinguished legal professionals. These graduates will be equipped to contribute effectively to various development sectors, in alignment with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, by educating and qualifying the largest possible segment of national human resources and enabling them to compete in the labor market.

To qualify highly competent individuals with outstanding knowledge and research skills who are capable of keeping pace with regulatory developments across various fields of legal sciences, thereby contributing to enhancing the level of legal knowledge in ways that serve and benefit the community.

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Duration of Study

8

Levels

136

Study Units

45

Course

The justifications for proposing the Law Program are as follows:

The extensive and rapid legislative and judicial developments in the Kingdom, resulting from the modernization and completion of the legislative framework to cover various financial, economic, and social activities, in addition to reforms in the justice system and the restructuring of courts and judicial institutions.
The Kingdom’s growing role on the Arab, regional, and international arenas, which has led to an increase in the number and types of international agreements to which the Kingdom is a party.
The emergence of an urgent need to expand legal studies on one hand, and to develop the existing structure of legal education to keep pace with these developments on the other.

To study the Saudi legal environment in both its Sharia and statutory dimensions—legislative and judicial—allowing graduates to develop integrated knowledge and skills and achieve a high level of qualification.
To develop students’ independent learning abilities and equip them with the capacity to approach legal issues and practical cases in a scientific and systematic manner, enabling them to be fully prepared for professional practice.
To meet labor market needs for legally qualified personnel with both academic and practical competence.
To prepare a generation of graduates capable of understanding and highlighting the unique features of the Saudi legal system, which is based on Sharia principles and includes regulations covering various commercial, financial, administrative, and social fields—while also enabling them to contribute to the drafting of international agreements and engage effectively in their implementation when the Kingdom is a party.
To contribute to spreading legal awareness in society, positively impacting the performance of state institutions and reinforcing a culture of respect for the law.
To prepare graduates who are qualified to work with international law and its various rules across different fields, and to reconcile these rules with the provisions of Saudi law, based on Islamic Sharia, and apply them at both the local and international levels.
To graduate well-qualified national professionals capable of providing Sharia and legal consultation, representing clients before courts and judicial institutions, and appearing before arbitration bodies, both inside and outside the Kingdom.
To provide students with a solid understanding of the rules, mechanisms, institutions, and requirements of international trade, in alignment with the significant role the Kingdom plays in global commerce.

Knowledge and Understanding

Students should be able to explain the meaning of legal rules, their characteristics, the developments they have undergone, and the areas of overlap between legal and Sharia rules.
Students should be able to identify and describe the various sources of legal rules—both formal and substantive—as well as the different types of rights.
Students should be able to explain the national judicial system and the international judicial system.

Skills

Students should be able to apply legal and Sharia principles and rules to various legal issues arising in different situations and related to real-life cases.
Students should be able to draft legal documents and instruments in accordance with the principles of legal writing and scientific research.
Students should be able to communicate effectively within the groups in which they work.
Students should be able to use information technologies during their legal studies and in various professional domains.
Students should be able to analyze problems and identify appropriate solutions.

Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility

Contributing to the dissemination of legal culture and enhancing societal awareness of rights and duties stipulated in Saudi regulations.
Students should adhere to professional ethics and the responsibilities and moral standards expected of legal practitioners.

The Bachelor of Law program qualifies graduates to work in various legal positions across the public and private sectors, including but not limited to:

Working in legal departments of all governmental entities, both civil and military.
Working in the Public Prosecution.
Working in legal positions at the Ministry of Justice.
Working at the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers and at the Shura Council.
Joining the legal departments of major companies.
Practicing the legal profession as an attorney.
Working as a legal consultant for private-sector entities.
Working in judicial support positions.
Working in the secretariats of committees with judicial jurisdiction.
Working in governmental bodies and national associations concerned with human rights.
Working in diplomatic and administrative positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Working in international and regional organizations to which the Kingdom is a member.

Relevant Professional Sectors

Judiciary
Legal practice (lawyering)
Legal consultancy and legal affairs in the public and private sectors
International and regional organizations