About the College

The College of Law is one of the colleges affiliated to Umm Al Quwain University, UAQU, which is located in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, the emirate that is distinguished for its strategic location in the United Arab Emirates. There is no doubt that the tremendous growth in the areas of trade, industry, education, tourism, housing, international trade, and other activities makes this emirate an attractive destination for many people to work and live there. In this sense,, Umm Al Quwain University was established announcing various colleges, including the College of Law, to be a distinct scientific edifice, and to use the latest advanced scientific and technical means, emanating from the best education systems in the world, to achieve the university’s vision, aspirations, and goals. The college prepares its students to join the labor market, enhance their team spirit, competitiveness and creativity, and enable them to use modern and advanced means to achieve the distinguished role in education field. We always strive to develop methods, scientific programs, and research projects within the framework of the university's strategic development plan through offering new postgraduate programs, enhancing students' cognitive, and social communication skills through participation in community activities, Cultural clubs and volunteer work to graduate highly-skilled students who are able to face challenges and compete in the job market

Dean’s Speech

The College of Law at Umm Al Quwain University welcomes your visit to the university's website, which aims to facilitate access for those wishing to communicate with the college to obtain sufficient information about the College of Law and the study programs that it offers or that it will provide in the future. The need has emerged from qualifying young calibers of both genders, and this is what the College of Law has taken upon itself to prepare calibers who will be provided with basic legal knowledge, experience, and skills in all different branches of law. According to the latest learning methods, through modern technologies, in addition to our focus in the College of Law on the applied practical side, in line with the university's mission and objectives, which is manifested in providing qualified and trained calibers to provide the domestic labor market, and the College of Law is not satisfied with theoretical knowledge; Rather, the student concludes his studies by employing the sciences that he acquired during his studies through field training in a court or related government institutions in a way that expresses his ability to benefit from the sciences and knowledge that he obtains in practical application on the ground. The College of Law will establish a new postgrad programs (Master's) to achieve the university's mission in community service. The college also works through excellent calibers of college members with academic and professional experience.

Dr. Abdulghani Qassem Muthna

Dean College of Law

Bachelor's Programs

Bachelor of Law

Master's Programs

Master in Public Law
Master in Private Law
Master in Criminal Sciences
Master in Arbitration

Credit Hours

135 Hours Divided over 4 Years.

Program language

The language of instruction in the program is Arabic

Career Opportunities

Judicial Work
Prosecution
Lawyer
Legal Affairs in Companies and Institutions

Admission Requirements for the Bachelor of Law

Attested UAE General Secondary School Certificate with a minimum 60% average in high school and 70% in the high school Math course.
Non-UAE System certificate need equivalency from the Ministry of Education.
International education equivalency reports such as scolaro https://www.scholaro.com/, shall be applied to equivalent any schooling system not used 100 scoring system.
A copy of the Emirates ID card.
Six recent personal photos measuring (3 x 4), and the name (first and second and surname) to be written behind each photo.
Fill out the admission application provided by the admission and registration.
A copy of a valid passport with a copy of residence for non-nationals of the United Arab Emirates or the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Certificate of good conduct.
Passing the personal interview.
Obtaining a certificate of proficiency in the English language according to the following:
- IELTS exam certificate: 4.5
- TOEFL ITP Certificate:450
- TOEFL IBT Certificate:45
- TOEFL CBT :133
- Linguaskill exam certificate: B1
- Any other accepted equivalent proficiency test by CAA.

Exemption:

Pass UAQU Entrance Exam with minmum score 60.
Or any other accepted equivalent proficiency test by CAA.
Or score equal to or more than 70 in a high school English subject.
Or average high school score more than or equal 80.
Or Pass English Remedial Course conducted online or face-to-face by university.
Or students who have studied educational curricula not affiliated with the Ministry of Education are not required to prove English proficiency test if the curriculum is taught in English.

SAT Mathematics Proficiency Certificate with a minimum score of 400.

Exemption:

Or Entrance test prepared by UAQU 60.
Or average high school score more than or equal 80.
Or pass Math Remedial Course conducted online or face-to-face by university.
The student passes the personal interview.

General Notes:

For missing proficiency tests the applicants can be conditionally accepted for one academic year.
These proficiency criteria will be applied for both new and conditional continued students.

Admission Requirements for the Master of Law

Bachelor of Law.
A Bachelor’s degree in Law or any other directly related discipline from an accredited university recognized by the CAA - Ministry of Education - UAE.
Students who hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a discipline/Major related to Bachelor of Law from an accredited university recognized by the CAA are exempted to be admitted for the master of Law programs, subject to evaluation by the college of Law council based on their degree/discipline/Major. Bachelor Degree Score:
- CGPA of 2.5 on a 4.0-point scale or equivalent .
- CGPA Less than 2.5 & greater than or equal 2:
  Student required to Complete successfully 3 remedial courses with minimum 3 CGPA.
Non-UAE System certificate need equivalency from the Ministry of Education.
Requirement for a certificate of proficiency in English for one of the following certificates, according to the minimum level corresponding to each of them, or equivalent certificates accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation:
- IELTS exam certificate: 4.5
- TOEFL ITP Certificate:450
- TOEFL IBT Certificate:45
- TOEFL CBT :133
- Linguaskill exam certificate: B1
- Entrance test prepared by UAQU 60
  - Or any other accepted equivalent proficiency test by CAA.
  - Or score equal to or more than 70 in a high school English subject.
  - Or average high school score more than or equal 80.
  - Or Pass English Remedial Course conducted online or face-to-face by university.
  - Or students who have studied educational curricula not affiliated with the Ministry of Education are not required to prove English proficiency test if the curriculum is taught in English.

SAT Mathematics Proficiency Certificate with a minimum score of 400.
- Or any other accepted equivalent proficiency test by CAA.
- Or Continued students from Bachelor programs within one year of graduation could be waved from English proficiency test.
- Or Pass English Remedial Course conducted online or face-to-face by university.

General Notes:

For missing proficiency tests the applicants can be conditionally accepted for one academic year.

Learning Outcomes

Define the basic rules of law, especially the law of the UAE.
Deduces provisions from legal texts.
Explain the differences between legislation.
Interprets legal provisions according to the rules of interpretation.
Fluent in using modern technologies in private scientific research in legal studies.
Drafting contracts, lawsuit papers, memorandum and legal appeals.