PhD in Law

The Doctor of Philosophy in Law at Al Buraimi University College is the doctoral extension of the college's law offerings, delivered with Ain Shams University in Egypt as its academic partner. Students follow one of two tracks, public law or private law, and the programme is run on a full-time basis. The degree is built around 90 credit hours. The first three semesters carry 27 credit hours of coursework, including advanced study of major legal systems, legal study conducted in English and the foundations of legal research, with track-specific courses such as economics and public finance, administrative law and criminal law for the public law route. The remaining 63 credit hours are devoted to the doctoral thesis. The programme aims to develop knowledge, specialist expertise and independent research in legal studies. Candidates become eligible for the award after at least 6 semesters of study.