Introduction
Law program was established by the College of Science and Theoretical Studies to provide a unique study plan that follows the legislative developments and creates interactions between the legitimate rules and regulation rules. Also, to ensure the development of students' skills by educational and technological means, in order to build specialized and qualified graduates to participate in various development sectors.
Justifications for offering the program
In recent years the kingdom has witnessed legislative and judicial developments, represented in the legislative side of the organization to update and complete the legislative structure to cover the various financial, economic and social activities, as well as environmental justice legislation and the accompanying restructuring of the courts and the institutions of the judiciary.
The growing role of the Kingdom on the Arab, regional and international arenas has led to an increase in the size and quality of the international conventions that the Kingdom has joined, which became part of the Saudi legal system.
The proliferation and diversity of this legal activity of the Kingdom at the national and international levels
The urgent need for the expansion of the legal studies on the one hand, and the need to develop the structure of the existing legal studies.
The Legal Studies program design aims to reach up-to-date and guaranteed to keep with the latest developments, legislative and judicial in Saudi Arabia, taking into account the requirements of modern governance and functioning of the educational process that is in accordance with outdated electronic methods
Objectives
To be in line with international academic and scientific development in the fields of science and theoretical studies which international universities have reached.
To promote the students' experience, thus enabling them to acquire a wider scientific experience in their fields of specialization.
To qualify the graduates and to provide them with learning skills that enables them to establish their competitive capability in the fields of science and theoretical studies.
To support continuous development by establishing national and international partnerships (cooperation).
To establish interrelating programs through the integration of the assigned subjects that represents the most up-to-date scientific and technical development in relevant fields of specialization.
To merge the scientific programs together and establish a path between the scientific and theoretical studies and the other fields of science through the use of technology.
To share (participation) in providing consultations, training and educating programs in the fields of science and theoretical studies in order to consolidate the Faculty's role in social service
Study duration
Eight academic semesters -128 study hours.
Program outcomes
Students after finishing this program are expected to:
Be knowledgeable about the Saudi legal environment in all legislative, regulative and judicial fields. This will promote competence in the field for students to achieve high qualifications.
Develop the ability to take independent action in order to deal scientifically and professionally with legal cases.
Meet the labor market needs for legal cadres who are scientifically and practically qualified.
Be capable of understanding the specificities of the Saudi legal system, which is based on Sharia regulations. Also, to be capable of involvement across a range of commercial, financial, administrative and social fields.
Contribute to spreading legal awareness in the society that reflects on the country in a positive manner.
Prepare qualified graduates who are able to deal with the regulations of international laws and reconcile these laws with the Saudi law that is governed by Islamic Sharia as well as applying the laws to local and international sectors.
Prepare national cadres who are able to give legal consultations and plead in courts within and outside of Saudi Arabia.
Become familiar with the rules, mechanisms and requirements of international trade, which corresponds with the important role that Saudi Arabia holds in international trading.
Employment opportunities for graduates
Graduates can work or contribute to one of the following sectors:
Within legal departments of all Government sectors, both civil and military.
At the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution.
Legal positions in the Ministry of Justice.
As part of the bureau of experts at the Council of Ministers and the Sharia Council.
Within legal departments in large companies.
Working as an attorney.
Legal adviser to a private sector enterprise.
Supporting positions within the judiciary.
As secretariats of committees with jurisdiction.
Within government bureaus and national associations concerned with human rights.
Occupying diplomatic and administrative positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Within those international and regional organizations that have been joined by the Kingdom.
The basis of the study plan
The content of the program's decisions has been selected, categorized and defined through specific considerations to give it uniqueness and excellence, while keeping the basic structure of any bachelor's degree program in law. These considerations are in the following:
Inclusion of the basic courses that the graduate of law be familiar with.
Modifying the description of some traditional courses' titles to suite the developments of legal sciences.
Developing of some courses (the important courses) that will give the program more uniqueness and excellence, like specializing the course on international rules governing international trade (international trade law), as well as putting the “Intellectual Rights course" which focuses on the rights of the author which is a matter of importance locally and internationally. Also, inclusion the “insurance law" course, where the course is not limited to deal with the insurance contract as usual in other programs, but also deals with the entire legal regulation of insurance in the Kingdom, which has received legislative attention and has a special and independent judiciary in the Kingdom. Besides the development of the skill courses (item 6).
Preparing the contents of all courses to coincide with the legal and practical reality of the Kingdom, and to reflect the recent major developments, where the Kingdom has recently significant legislative and judicial developments (for example, courts and judicial institutions have been structured, recognized, modified and developed, and a very large number of regulations have been issued over the last five years). And the study plan is characterized by the fact that the course content reflects the current Saudi legal reality in all its legislative, judicial and executive components in a manner that makes it unique in offering other bachelor programs offered by public or private universities, this gives the graduate of this program an important advantage when engaging in professional work, as this feature makes them a quickly adapt to work requirements in various activities of the public and private sectors.
The program gives the student at the last levels (seven and eight) to choose the courses to be studied which suits his/her desires, these choices are a prelude to the graduate studies and we have to take into account that the choices are limited (choose one of two courses at the 7th and 8th levels), so that an adequate number of students are available in each elective course, thus facilitating the organization and implementation of elective courses.
Specializing skill courses that focus on the development of students' personal abilities and skills in the various legal fields: the (Principle of legal drafting) course and its various types, and the (principle of scientific research) course.
Ensuring that the courses is arranged at different levels of study, so that the courses of general nature precedes the courses of a special nature. So that there is a logical sequence in the study. This logic is also used in determining the courses that are considered as a prerequisite for the study of another course that is required to pass first, so that there is consistency and sequencing of academic methodology in the program of the study will have positive effects at the graduate level ( look at the list of courses that are prerequisites for the study of other courses linked to and consequent).
Courses with legitimate content take one of two forms: Shari'ah courses: they are those that appear through the name of the same course (introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence, Family law, Inheritance, Wills and Wagf , Principle of Jurisprudence) in addition, there are many courses that include legal and jurisprudential rules (the contract provisions, general criminal law, special criminal law and civil ability), including guarantees in Islamic jurisprudence, guarantees in kind and personal, zakat and taxes, property and funds.
Except the courses with an international character, and the courses selected above, all other courses are devoted to the study of the Kingdom regulations, especially the basic systems (constitutional law), and commercial regulations (courses of different commercial law), as well administrative regulations (administrative law courses, administrative judiciary, administrative contracts), the labor system, as well as judicial systems and taxes.
Program Structure by requirements
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
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003ENG | English Skills | 8 | |
CS 003 | Computer Essentials | 3 | |
COMM 003 | Communication Skills | 2 | |
CI 003 | Academic Skills | 2 | إلزامي |
MATH 003 | Fundamentals of Math | 3 | |
ISLM 101 | Islamic Course 1 | 2 | |
ISLM 102 | Islamic Course 2 | 2 | |
ISLM 103 | Islamic Course 3 | 2 | |
ISLM 104 | Islamic Course 4 | 2 | |
Law121 | Introduction to Law | 3 | None |
Law122 | Constitutional Law | 3 | |
Law123 | Criminology and Punishment | 3 | |
Law211 | Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence | 3 | |
Law212 | History of Law | 3 | Law121, Law123 |
Law 213 | Contract Provisions | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law 214 | Administrative Law | 3 | Law121, Law122 |
Law221 | Public Criminal Law | 3 | Law121, Law123 |
Law222 | Civil Responsibility | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213 |
Law223 | Commercial Law | 3 | Law121, Law213 |
Law 224 | Judiciary and Evidence | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law225 | Public International Law | 3 | Law121, Law122 |
Law311 | Labor & Social Security Law | 3 | Law121, Law213 |
Law312 | Administrative Judiciary | 3 | Law121, Law122, Law214 |
Law313 | Civil Contracts | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213 |
Law314 | Inheritances, Wills & Endowment | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law315 | Ligation Proceedings | 3 | Law121, Law224 |
Law321 | Debt Guarantees | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213, Law 223 |
Law322 | Property & Money | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213 |
Law323 | Commercial Contracts & Operation of Banks | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law223 |
Law324 | Special Penal Code | 3 | Law121, Law123, Law221 |
Law325 | Family Law | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law 411 | Commercial Papers | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law323 |
Law 412 | Zakat & Taxes | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law 413 | Administrative Contracts | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law214 |
Law 414 | Principles of Jurisprudence | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law415 | Intellectual Property | 3 | Law121, Law223, Law322 |
Law416 | International Trade law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law223, Law321, Law323 |
Law417 | Principles of legal drafting | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law313, Law315 |
Law421 | Penal Procedures | 3 | Law121, Law123, Law221, Law224, Law315, Law324 |
Law422 | International Private Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law315 |
Law423 | Law Enforcement | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law223, Law315, Law325, Law411 |
Law424 | Maritime and Air Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law222, Law223 |
Law425 | Research Methods | 3 | All level 1-7 courses |
Law426 | Insurance Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law222 |
427 قنن | Contemporary Law system | 3 | Law121, Law212 | Total | 128 |
First Year:level 1
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENG003 | English Skills | 8 | none |
CS003 | Computer Essentials | 3 | |
CI003 | Academic Skills | 2 | |
Total | 13 |
first year : level 2
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
MATH003 | Fundamentals of Math | 3 | |
COMM003 | Communication Skills | 2 | |
ISLM101 | Islamic Culture | 2 | |
Law121 | Introduction to law | 3 | |
Law122 | Constitutional Law | 3 | |
Law123 | Criminology & Punishment | 3 | |
Total | 16 |
Second Year:level3
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM102 | Islamic Culture | 2 | ISLM101 |
Law211 | Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence | 3 | |
Law212 | History of Law | 3 | Law121, Law123 |
Law213 | Contract Provision | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law214 | Administrative Law | 3 | Law121, Law122 |
Total | 14 |
second year : level4
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
Law221 | Public Criminal Law | 3 | Law121, Law123 |
Law222 | Civil Responsibility | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213 |
Law223 | Commercial Law | 3 | Law121, Law213 |
Law224 | Judiciary & Evidence | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law225 | Public International Law | 3 | Law121, Law122 |
Total | 15 |
third year : level5
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM103 | Islamic Culture | 2 | ISLM102 |
Law311 | Labor & Social Security Law | 3 | Law121, Law213 |
Law312 | Administrative Judiciary | 3 | Law212, Law122, Law214 |
Law313 | Civil Contracts | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213 |
314 law | Inheritance, Wills, Endowment | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law315 | Ligation Proceedings | 3 | Law121, Law224 |
Total | 17 |
third year : level6
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM104 | Islamic Culture | 2 | ISLM103 |
Law321 | Debt Guarantees | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213, Law 223 |
Law322 | Property & Money | 3 | Law121, Law211, Law213 |
Law323 | Commercial Contracts & Operation of Banks | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law223 |
Law324 | Special Penal Code | 3 | Law121, Law123, Law221 |
Law325 | Family Law | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Total | 17 |
Fourth Year:level7
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
Law411 | Negotiable Instruments | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law323 |
Law412 | Zakat & Taxes | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law113 | Administrative Contracts | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law214 |
Law414 | Fundamentals of Jurisprudence | 3 | Law121, Law211 |
Law415 | Intellectual Property | 3 | Law121, Law223, Law322 |
Elective Course | |||
Law416 | International Trade law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law223, Law321, Law323 |
Law417 | Principles of legal drafting | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law313, Law315 |
Total | 18 |
fourth year : level8
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|---|
Law421 | Criminal Procedures | 3 | Law121, Law123, Law221, Law224, Law315, Law324 |
Law422 | Private International Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law315 |
Law423 | Execution Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law223, Law315, Law325, Law411 |
424 قنن | القانون البحري والجوي | 3 | |
Law424 | Maritime and Aviation Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law222, Law223 |
Electives Course | |||
Law426 | Insurance Law | 3 | Law121, Law213, Law222 |
Law427 | Contemporary Law system | 3 | Law121, Law212 |
Total | 18 |
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