- Overview
- Program Structure
- Accreditations
- Faculty
- Admission
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Duration
4 Years
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Classes
Weekday Weekend
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Fees
Tuition (One Semester) ……… Approx. 24,000 AED
One academic year is two semesters
Admission (One Time) ……… 3,150 AED
About Program
Program Learning Outcomes
- Define the knowledge of the fundamentals and theories of law in its various sections and applications.
- Discuss the foundations of the legal and judicial structure in the United Arab Emirates.
- Describe the scientific research methods in the legal field to solve emerging problems
- Analysis the legal rules and judgement according to scientific principles.
- Apply legal formulation skills and oral pleadings.
- Use information and communication technologies skills to analyze legal cases.
- Express personal opinion clearly and take responsibility for the assigned work.
- Manage work independently with taking into account the ethics and morals of the profession.
Preparatory Courses
Prior to their enrollment in the program, students applying for Bachelor of Law must sit for the placement test related to the program, failure to successfully passing the placement test, they are required to enroll in the following courses:
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Course Code
CIT 90
ARA 90
Courses
Computer Preparatory
Arabic Preparatory
Credit Hours
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Exemption Condition
Passing the Placement Test
Passing the Placement Test
Program Structure
Course Category
General Education Courses
Core Courses
Specialization Elective Courses
Total
Total Number of Courses
10
35
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47 Courses
Total Number of Credit Hours
30
94
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130 Credit Hours
- General Education Courses
- Core Courses
- Specialization
A: University Core Requirements
The student selects 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the list below:
The purpose of this course is to facilitate the process of transition into new academic and cultural environment for the new students enrolled in the AUE. Furthermore, it aims to promote their confidence so that they could succeed and meet the academic requirements. The course assimilates academic content with interactive in class activities to ensure understanding of curricular options and begin to develop a future career plan through self-reflection.
Innovation is the engine of opportunity and, acting as a catalyst, this course is intended to ignite an interest in innovation and inspire entrepreneurial action. At the core of innovation and entrepreneurship is a commitment to experiential learning that will encourage students to engage in critical thinking, creative problem-solving while also equipping them with the soft skills needed in their pursuit of academic and professional endeavors. Students will discuss the relevance and role of innovation and entrepreneurship in work and life situations; determine opportunities for creative disruption and design a strategy for its implementation; develop a practical understanding of innovation through thoughtful debate and exercises; and demonstrate critical thinking and individual insight with a personal mastery portfolio.
B: Languages and Communication Studies
The student must select 9 credit hours (3 courses) from the list below.
Students must take all of the following courses:
This course provides students with advanced writing skills in English so that they can successfully pursue their studies in various academic specializations. It helps students to develop, improve, and upgrade their writing and structure skills, and it also acquaints students with technical writing, research papers, and essays since brief research methods are applied in student projects and assignments.
Students must take one of the following Arabic Language courses:
This course is designed to enable the Arabic-speaking student with the necessary language skills, especially focusing on the steps of writing reports, official letters and systematic research.
To achieve this, and to develop the student’s abilities to understand correctly what he reads and listens, and to gain the ability to write articles, reports, meeting minutes and recommendations of conferences and seminars in a sound manner, the course was concerned with training the student in basic writing skills; such as multiple spelling rules, punctuation marks, paragraph system, and essay writing progressively.
This course is based on the principle that “Education” is an accumulative task especially when it comes to language learning. This process undergoes specific stages to assist the non-Arabic speakers to reach the ultimate goal which is to acquire the required skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) easily and accurately. To achieve this aim, text-based dialogues are provided as head start for the non-Arabic speakers to continue to the higher levels. The course also provides basic elements for reading, writing, dialogues, and listening to assist the learners to confidently interact with the Arab community.
C: The Natural sciences or Mathematics
The student must select 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the list below:
The ‘Principles of Environmental Science’ course is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of Environmental Science to undergraduate students. It includes topics from different areas of study such as ecology, biology, soil science and atmospheric science. The course aims at raising environmental awareness among students and providing them with the scientific knowledge and skills to identify, prevent and solve environmental problems. Additionally, it deals with ecological concepts, organism interactions, communities and ecosystems. The course focuses on key areas of population dynamics, biodiversity, human activities and the environment managed ecosystems, air quality, water and solid waste management
This course gives a This course gives a thorough introduction to sustainable energy, conservation, and energy efficiency within the UAE and the world. It will explore the relationship between energy, environment, economy and ecological well-being. It will discuss energy production from the biology, natural science, environmental science and social sciences perspectives. A variety of topics will be introduced including global warming, climate change, sustainable food production, solid waste management, environmental and natural resources laws. The course includes the growing challenges of climate change and energy crisis and proposes solutions to overcome them.
This course is designed to develop a good understanding of the fundamental concepts of mathematics. It also stresses on crucial cognitive transferable skills such as the ability to think logically and concisely. Mastering this course will give students the confidence to go on and do further courses in mathematics and statistics.
D: The Social or Behavioral Sciences
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below:
This course provides an understanding of anthropology, the study of human beings throughout time and space. Anthropology is a broad discipline that studies human from a holistic perspective looking at both biological and cultural aspects. Anthropologists use different methods in order to understand and study humans. During this course, students will experience ethnographic fieldwork.
This course will introduce the students to the key concepts of Political Science and its principal tools. The course will discuss the role of main political actors in the field of politics and their function.
This course serves as an introduction into the interdisciplinary and multifaceted social sciences. The content on the course covers the range of different disciplines that social sciences consists of, namely: anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science, economics and to a lesser extent also history and geography. The secondary aim of the course is moreover for students to develop their critical thinking skills by engaging actively with material about social issues, social change and social institutions.
An introduction to the science of psychology, its theories and foundations. The course is focused on principles and research methodologies, including the following topics: history of psychology, the biology of mind, memory, learning, child and personality development, psychological disorders and therapy. The aim of the course is to introduce the basis of psychology, provide the foundational knowledge to pursue the subject in more depth in the future, and build an ongoing interest in the application of psychology in everyday life.
This course will provide the students with a comprehensive overview of geography. Emphasis is on concepts that are necessary to understand global, regional and local issues. This course also includes topics on both human and physical geography.
E: The Humanities or Arts
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below:
F: Islamic Studies
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below
G: UAE Studies
The student must select 3 credit hours (1 course) from the list below.
This course examines the Theory of Law and its divisions and branches, classification of the legal rule in terms of its force of binding, criteria of distinction between jus cogens and complementary rules, the idea of public order and morals and the applications thereof in public and private Law, sources of the legal basis and scope of application and interpretation thereof, as well as studying the Right Theory, in terms of definition, types, sources, element, subject, persons and legal protection of the Right.
This course addresses an introduction to Islamic jurisprudence, an introduction to Islamic Law and its impact on the social, legal and political status of Arabs prior to Islam, the knowledge of the family law then prevailed, as well as knowledge of the general rules of Islamic law, the roles of Islamic jurisprudence in all ages, knowledge of the Islamic doctrines and groups that have emerged, and knowledge of the sources of Islamic jurisprudence.
This course deals with the study of legal terminology in English through the definition of the law, the variety of legal norms and sources of law, branches and divisions of law, as well as it studies certain judicial principles in municipal law.
This course deals with the definition of Economics and determine it concept, the subject of Economics and economic problem, general economic principles in Islam, properties of the capitalist economic system, Modular Economics (Microeconomics) including: supply and demand, partial balance, product behavior; competition and monopoly, macroeconomics (aggregate) including national income and its balance.
This course deals with the essence and nature constitutions. It also deals with the nature of the Constitutional Law and its relation to other branches of law, the sources of constitutional rules, types of constitutions, methods of constitutions evolution, the judicial control of the constitutionality of laws. It also deals with the study of the state and its components, systems of governance, and then a statement of the United Arab Emirates constitutional system.
This course addresses the following issues
Definition of obligation and its administrative sources, which include: Contract: Definition, elements, conditions, effects, and termination.
Individual acts: General provisions and applications. Non-voluntary sources of obligation, including: Harmful acts.
Beneficial acts and their applications.
The course also covers the legal texts that establish legal obligations.
The course covers a detailed and analytical study of the general theory of crime, including the definition of crime and its types, as well as the examination of its material and moral aspects, with an explanation of the application of criminal law in terms of time, place, and individuals. Additionally, it delves into the concept of attempted crime and its role in classifying crimes as complete or incomplete, along with an explanation of participation in crime and its consequences. It also explores the barriers to criminal responsibility and the reasons for exoneration, as well as the study of the general theory of criminal punishment, including its rules and provisions. The course addresses the nature, characteristics, divisions, implementation rules, individualization, and reasons for expiration of punishment, as well as the study of precautionary measures system, including their nature, characteristics, and types.
This course deals with the definition of the commercial law, its history and sources; the course also studies the business theory and the traders including the capacity of traders, and the commitments of traders “register in the commercial register and keep commercial books”; as well as the study of commercial contracts, commercial mortgage and agency by commission and brokering in general.
This course discusses the Public International Law and its branches. It explains the legal basis of such law, and identifies entities that are subject to its rules.. It concentrates also on the international agreements illustrating their conditions, consequences, termination, and their international recognition.
This course deals with the definition of administrative law in terms of its origin, definition, characteristics, sources and its relation to other laws. This course also includes the study of administrative organization as well as the methods of administrative organization. It also deals with the study of administrative activity, public facilities, administrative control, administrative contract and public funds. The course also deals with the civil service.
This course deals with the general provisions of evidence, the provisions related to various methods of evidence, and the impact of scientific and technical development on the provisions of evidence.
This course deals with the development of companies in the commercial law, the provisions of which are contained in the Federal Companies Law (as amended) and the details of provisions thereof in terms of their establishment, management, classification and cessation, including (solidarity companies, limited partnerships, partnerships limited by shares, public and private shareholding companies). This course also deals with the explanation of the provisions of the commercial bankruptcy, its publicity, protective conciliation and the implications thereof.
The course deals with the study of the concept of nominate contracts and the distinction between them and the innominate contracts in terms of their sources, nature and objectives, then the course studies the three most important contracts (contract of sale, lease and contracting agreement) in terms of their terms, elements and the obligations arising from each type. The course also deals with a comparative study with the provisions of the Federal Civil Transactions Law and its principles from the Islamic jurisprudence and the secular jurisprudence in regard thereto.
This course deals with the study of i- kind rights according to the following: Original in-kind rights: The course studies the rights of property in general and the scope of such rights, means of protection, characteristics, elements and limitations thereon, as well as common property, with a study of the forms of the reasons for the acquisition of ownership and the consequential rights. Consequential In-Kind Rights: The course deals with the study of mortgage and lien, as well as the study of hypothecation rights.
This course focuses on the Special Section of Criminal Law and covers several crimes. Its aim is to enable students to understand the legal framework of these crimes, their legal characteristics, and the differences between them. It also emphasizes distinguishing between traditional crimes, such as certain personal crimes and financial crimes, and emerging crimes, such as money laundering, organized crime, and cybercrimes. The course familiarizes students with the specific provisions related to these crimes and provides judicial applications and case studies.
This course covers the study of the legal aspects of the most important banking transactions such as bank deposits, bank transfers, current accounts, bank loans, letters of guarantee and bank credits. The course also covers the commercial papers such as: bills of exchange, checks and notes, and the study of their provisions and obligations, trading and fulfillment thereof.
This course deals with the study of the general principles of the Labor Law, individual employment contract, collective work contract, and the matters addressed by the law in terms of the relation between employers employees, the social security, the social security law and its importance, occupational injuries, occupational diseases, and old age insurance especially in the United Arab Emirates.
This course deals with a detailed and analytical study of the general theory of crime in terms of definition and types of crime, and the study of its two elements (material and moral), with the indication to the applicability of the criminal law in terms of time, place and persons, and explaining participation in the crime and its provisions, contraindications of criminal liability and grounds for permissibility.
This course covers the definition of private international law, explaining its sources, rules, and characteristics. It also studies the provisions of nationality (original and acquired), the general rules of citizenship, the loss and acquisition of citizenship, and the restoration of citizenship. Additionally, it examines domicile and the legal treatment of foreigners. The course also addresses conflicts of laws and conflicts of international jurisdiction, and how to resolve them based on the rules of attribution and referral in the Federal Civil Transactions Law. Furthermore, it focuses on establishing guidelines for international jurisdiction of federal courts.
This course deals with the general theory of forced implementation, the introduction of the law of procedure, the study of the procedural department in terms of its competence and the persons in-charge thereof, the litigation on implementation and the methods of forced implementation on the debtor’s money and self, and how the implementation outcomes are distributed, and implementation grievances.
The course deals with the definition of maritime law, the study of the ship: definition and status thereof, ownership and rights in kind, the seizure of ships and the legal system of the ship’s crew, as well as the study of the “exploitation of the ship” contract of maritime transport, maritime accidents and liability of the ship owner, and maritime insurance.” In addition, the course also covers the air law in terms of the definition of the aircraft and the physical elements of air navigation (aircraft, airports, air space) and the elements of human air navigation (the aircraft operator, the air and ground crew of the aircraft) and air exploitation as the lease of aircraft, especially the ordinary lease and insurance lease, and air transport in terms of the scope of application of international conventions, especially the Montreal Convention, the effects of the contract of air carriage, the obligations arising from the contract of air carriage, and the legal responsibilities that follow.
This course deals with the study of rights In-Kind, industrial property and protection thereof at the international level and in domestic legislation, trade relations and merchandise marks, trade names and titles i.e. the study of commercial property and moral property in both national and international legislation through the provisions of international conventions such as the Berne Convention, the Paris Convention and the GATT Conventions in the scope of international trade.
This course includes the definition of arbitration and its importance in solving the commercial disputes at the international level, and arbitration rules for various regional and Arab arbitration centers, the agreements on the implementation of arbitration provisions as well as the efforts of international organizations to find specific rules for arbitration and everything related to the arbitration agreement and the conditions thereof, arbitration clause as well as arbitration in Arab laws and conventions .
This course deals with the definition of the environment, pollution and sources of pollution, and the protection of the environment from the legal point of view, and the criminal, civil and administrative penalties resulting from pollution of the environment through the study of the Federal Environmental Protection Law.
This course deals with the study of the introduction to public finance and the rules governing the state finance (budget, expenditure and income), with a focus on the legislative applications of these foundations in the federal financial legislation such as the legislation regulating investment and the legislation regulating customs with a reference to taxes and types thereof.
This course introduces basic human rights principles, instruments, and institutions. It examines the major sources of international human rights and fundamental freedoms, including treaties such as the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights, and on Social, Cultural, and Economic Rights. It studies their protection in the regional institutions such as the European Convention on human rights, as well as the mechanism of their enforcement.
This course deals with the definition of the criminal procedural law, the study of the public lawsuit in terms of its establishment and the competent authorities thereof, and the ways of cessation, as well as studying the civil suit related to a criminal suit. The study also includes the stage of investigation and deduction, a stage carried out by the competent police bodies, and the trial stage, which is administered by the special courts. The course also deals with the study of methods of appeal against penal judgments (opposition, appeal, cassation, petition for reconsideration).
This course addresses the definition of the environment, its pollution, and the sources of pollution. It focuses on the legal protection of the environment and the criminal, civil, and administrative penalties that result from environmental pollution. This is achieved through the study of the Federal Environmental Protection Law
This course deals with the concept of personal status and the development of its legislation and the importance of family and breed and their status in Islam. The course discusses marriage precursors, engagement and its provisions, the marriage contract in terms of its concept, provisions and legality, and the mandate in marriage, prohibitions and implications of marriage; the dowry: definition and wisdom and types; maintenance, its definition, wisdom, types, amount and conditions. Then the course discusses divorce in terms of definition, wisdom, legality and divisions; conditional divorce (Khula’a), its ruling and legality; separation, its types and implications; waiting period (Iddat),its wisdom and implications; and finally the discussion of alimony in terms of definition, forms, , wisdom and implications.
This course deals with the definition of endowment (waqf), its legality, ruling, types, conditions and provisions. The course also deals with the meaning of Will, its legality, ruling, types and provisions; the rights related to the succession and how to divide the estate on the heirs (paternal kinsman and maternal kinsman), and determining the share of each in the estate, and the principles the estate issues, the bonus share and loss of share, the division of inheritance issues, replications and disassociations, and the provisions of succession for embryos, missing persons and hermaphrodites. Then the course deals with the impact of endowment system, wills and successions in the achievement of social solidarity in the Muslim community.
This course deals with the definition of the fundamentals of jurisprudence, its subject, usefulness and methods of authorship, definition of legal ruling and explanation of its two divisions (mandatory and objective), and the types of each division and conditions of commissioning for an act. The course also teaches the general, special, command, prohibition, absolute, limited, common, truth, imagery, explicit, apparent, text, precise, hidden, ambiguous, synopsized, similar, the text phrase, the text reference, the text indication, the text requirement, the concept of contravention. This course deals with the explanation of diligence and its role in interpreting the Sharia and legal texts.
The theoretical aspect includes studying the methods and techniques of research, how to choose the subject of the research and the stages of its preparation, the research tools and how to identify them and search therein and how to prepare the research plan, prepare the introduction, subject and conclusion. The practical aspect required the student to prepare a legal research in the specialization chosen by the student. The Scientific Department to which the research subject relates shall approve the proposed title of the research and appoint a supervisor to oversee it during the research preparation stage. Upon completion of the research, the student shall submit it to the supervisor (at least four copies) at least two weeks before the start of the final examinations. The research will be discussed on the date set by the supervisor and another faculty member chosen by the Scientific Department.
Pre-Internship is designed for students seeking an internship. The course will prepare students to successfully plan their internship by researching and identifying potential internship opportunities, creating professional resume and letter of introduction, developing interviewing and networking skills as well as a portfolio per industry requirements. Students will go through different learning modules including experiences, team work skills, communication skills, leadership skills, problem solving, self-management and professionalism to be able to make the most of their internship.
This course covers the concept of the law of international trade, its origin, development and its relationship with other applicable laws. It also focuses on international agreements and organizations that established the legal basis of international trade, with special reference and emphasis on the General Agreement for Trade and Tariffs (GATT) and World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition, the course discusses and analyzes various aspects of international sale contracts and the legal basis governing such contracts, namely the general rules of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention of 1980). The course also discusses the letter of credit as a leading method of payment for international trade transactions.
This course identifies the concept of E commerce, E Contracts, E signature, and E approval. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of E Commerce through explaining the concepts of E Money, E Payments and the concepts of assurance and privatization within the electronic transactions such as the European and the Arab League will be considered.
This course introduces the concepts of the international economics. It discusses the nature, the development and the performance of the international economic, as it is related to the international economic relations. In addition, it explains the theoretical background of these relations.
This course deals with the definition of the ordinary and electronic consumer and means of protection thereof in the light of the general rules such as contracts of compliance , the option of vision, commitment to declaration, and special rules such as the right of recourse, and the role of WTO agreements in this regard.
This course introduces the development of money, its functions and the monetary systems. In addition, it explains banking systems including central banks, commercial banks and Islamic banks. It explains, also financial markets, the Relations between different financial institutions, International Finance, behavior of interest rate and the foreign exchange market.
Recommended Study Plan
Accreditations
The American University in the Emirates is licensed by the UAE Ministry of Education – Commission for Academic Accreditation | caa.aeProf. Raad Adham Al Sammarraie
Professor / Program Director – Masters of Intellectual Property
Dr. Qusay Al Falahi
Associate Professor / Program Director – Master in Arbitration
Dr. Ehab Alrousan
Associate Professor / Program Director - Master in Criminal Sciences
Dr. Ahmed Eldabousi
Associate Professor
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Joining the Program
- Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
- January
- Summer Semester
- May