The Master of Public Law program supports the AAU’s role in promoting research and contributes to the sustained development and prosperity of the community. It is designed to help fill the needs arising for legislation professionals in order to handle the new complexities of the modern world.
To achieve distinction in the field of Public Law enabling graduates to assume key legal positions.
The program seeks to contribute to the AAU’s mission of the dissemination of knowledge and enriching original scientific research in the field of PublicLaw. It also aims at supporting the University’s effort in developing human resources and meeting the needs of the UAE community as well as the GCC for specialized legal professionals who are able to keep up with the scientific advances and the accompanying development in legislation.
The program seeks to achieve the following objectives:
By the end of the Master program, the student should be able to:
# | Program Learning Outcomes | Aligned with L9 QFE Descriptors |
---|---|---|
1 | Analyze legal texts and practical cases in a scientific and innovative manner | QFE 1,2 |
2 |
Assess various legislative, judicial and doctrinal orientations of the Emirati Legal system |
QFE 3,6 |
3 |
Accomplish in depth legal research in the various fields of Public Law using adequate research methods leading to sound results. |
QFE 9,4 |
4 |
Prepare legal reports and memoranda using sound legal terminology and adequate research methods. |
QFE 7,6 |
5 |
Compare domestic legal texts in the various fields of Public Law with their counterpart in regional and international legal system |
QFE 8,5 |
6 |
Suggest innovative legal solutions leading to the development of legislative provisions to contribute to societal developments |
QFE 8,2 |
EmSAT | TOEFL ITP | IELTS |
---|---|---|
950 | 450 | 4.5 |
A student may be granted conditional admission in the Master of Law in the following cases:
- If a student obtains a GPA between (2 and 2.99 out of 4), s/he will be granted a conditional admission, provided that s/he:
To obtain a Master's degree in Public Law, the student must successfully complete 33 credit hours, with a cumulative GPA of 3 out of 4.
Course No
Course Title
CR.H.
Prerequisite
Specialization courses (33) CR.H
Compulsory Core Courses (18) CR.H
0302601
Advanced Studies in Constitutional Law and political systems
3
0302602
Advanced Studies in Administrative Law
3
0302603
Advanced Studies in Criminal Law
3
0302604
Advanced Studies in Public International Law
3
0302605
Advanced Studies in Public Finance and Economic Legislations
3
0303606
Legal Research Methodology
3
Elective Courses (6) CR.H
0302606
Advanced Studies in Governance System in Islam
3
0302607
Advanced Studies in Protection of the Environment Law
3
0302608
Advanced Studies in Contemporary Crimes
3
0302609
Advanced Studies in Human Rights Law
3
0302610
Advanced Studies in International Humanitarian Law
3
0302611
Advanced Studies in Law of Criminal Procedure
3
Thesis (9) CR.H
0302699
Thesis (Public Law)
9
successfully completng the compulsory core courses (18) CR.H
College of Law
Al Ain University
P.O.Box: 64141
Al Ain - UAE
Phone No: +971 3 7024888
Fax No: +971 3 7024777
Email(Al Ain): Public.law@aau.ac.ae
Email(Abu Dhabi): Public.law_ad@aau.ac.ae