Doctor of Philosophy in Law

Overview

The College's aim in offering the Ph.D. programme is to achieve a three-pillar system: the Knowledge axis, the Skills axis, and the Innovation axis. This ensures that the programme's graduates meet the requirements of the local, regional, and international job markets, keeping them up to date with scientific and technological advancements.

This enables them to innovate solutions for various legal disputes within their specialization. Through this Law programme from Ajman University, we aim to prepare a group of distinguished individuals in their legal field, qualified to take on teaching positions at universities and hold prominent roles both within the United Arab Emirates and abroad.

Key Facts

• Deepen the student's knowledge of legal specializations and their connection to societal issues.
• Provide the community with qualified graduates capable of assuming teaching and planning responsibilities and developing their institutions.
• Enable the student to conduct specialized comparative legal research and studies that enrich legal knowledge.
• Instill a spirit of creativity and continuous knowledge development in the field of law in the student.
• Empower students to achieve high professional goals and hold leadership roles in the UAE society.
• Prepare students to address legal issues and challenges.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• The Comparative Commercial Law
• The Comparative Penal Law
• Comparative Civil
• Procedure Law
• Philosophy of Law

Admission Requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: minimum score 61. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 – 30.
• IELTS: minimum score 5. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading).

Other requirements

• Hold a Master's degree in Public Law or Private Law, or equivalent, from a recognized university by the Ministry of Education - Higher Education Affairs in the UAE, with a GPA not less than Very Good (3 out of 4) or its equivalent.
• In special cases, and with the college council's approval, the student may be conditionally admitted to the Ph.D. programme if their GPA in the Master's degree is less than Very Good (3 out of 4). The admission becomes final only after the student successfully completes the first three courses with a grade not less than 80% (B).

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

International tuition fee (non-residents): 25,066 AUD/year (approx. 66,500 AED/year). Domestic tuition fee (citizens or residents): 25,066 AUD/year (approx. 66,500 AED/year).

Living Costs

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: 1,282–1,960 AUD/month. Living costs include total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Scholarships are available for this programme.