PhD in Law

Sohar University offers a doctoral programme in law, taught in Arabic and open to six students each year. The degree requires a minimum of three years of full-time study and 96 credit hours. The programme supports the university's strategy of serving the community and building a knowledge-based society, and it fits Oman's national vision for 2040 by preparing skilled legal specialists. It was designed specifically for Sohar University and is run by the Faculty of Law, which also teaches the bachelor's degree in law and the master's degree in public law. Its stated aims include widening legal and intellectual knowledge, gaining a better grasp of complex legal concepts, developing deep expertise in specialist areas of law, and preparing graduates for leadership roles in universities and the legal world. Applicants need a master's degree in law from an institution recognised by Oman's higher education ministry.