Master of Law
SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Applicants for Master of Law programme must possess:
- A Bachelor of Law with Honours (LL.B [Hons.]) from any institutions of higher learning recognised by the Ministry of Education Malaysia with a CGPA of at least 2.75; or
- A Bachelor of Law with Honours (LL.B [Hons.]) from any institutions of higher learning recognised by the Ministry of Education Malaysia with a CGPA of at least 2.50 and have at least three (3) years of work experience; or
- A Bachelor of Jurisprudence (B. Juris) from any institutions of higher learning recognised by the Ministry of Education Malaysia with a CGPA of at least 2.75 and have at least five (5) years of work experience; or
- A Bachelor of Philosophy, Law and Business (BPLB) from UUM with a CGPA of at least 2.75;
or; - A Bachelor of Philosophy, Law and Business (BPLB) from UUM with a CGPA of a least 2.50 and have at least three (3) years of work experience of; or
- Any other equivalent qualifications recognised by the University Senate; and
- Fulfil the English language requirement as set by the University Senate.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Master of Law is offered by full research. Students have to successfully complete the following:
- Pass with at least a B grade the following pre-requisite courses during the first two (2) semesters of their enrolment (i.e. before being allowed to defend their thesis proposal):
a. GMUP5014 Legal Research Methodology
b. SCLE6014 Academic Writing - Attend at least one (1) Colloquium session;
- Defend a research proposal to a committee:
a. Students must submit four (4) copies of their research proposal to the School/Graduate School at least two (2) weeks prior to the proposal defence session;
b. The research proposal should cover the following topics:
• Chapter 1 : Background of the Study, Problem Statement, Research Questions, Research Objectives, Scope of the Study, and Significance of the Study.
• Chapter 2 : Literature Review
• Chapter 3 : Research Methodology
- Research Framework
- Hypotheses/ Propositions Development - Attend a viva voce session to defend the thesis; and
- Submit a written thesis.