Program Information
The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) offered by the College of Law at Al Yamamah University provides students with an exceptional opportunity to study law in a serious academic and professional environment in Riyadh, the heart of Saudi Arabia’s capital and a leading center for business and legal institutions.
The program aims to equip students with the legal knowledge and practical skills needed to understand laws and regulations and prepare for a wide range of legal careers in Saudi Arabia and abroad.
What Is the Academic Plan for the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)?
The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) consists of 131 credit hours distributed across four academic levels and eight semesters.
The academic plan combines theoretical study with practical application while offering students suitable flexibility to progress through the program in a way that accommodates their academic, personal, and professional commitments.
The College of Law at Al Yamamah University is one of the few colleges in Saudi Arabia that offers legal education in professional and academic English.
This approach enables students to develop English legal terminology, understand legal practices in national and international contexts, and prepare for careers in companies and institutions that require advanced legal communication and drafting skills.
What Are the Objectives of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)?
The bachelor of laws courses are designed to prepare students for a demanding and competitive legal profession that requires accuracy, critical thinking, and strong analytical abilities.
The program focuses on developing key competencies, including:
- Understanding legal systems, principles, and regulations.
- Analyzing legal cases and complex legal issues.
- Developing legal research skills.
- Improving legal writing and drafting abilities.
- Preparing for work in corporate and institutional environments.
- Addressing legal matters at national and international levels.
What Are the Career Opportunities for Bachelor of Laws Graduates?
The program provides graduates with a strong academic and professional foundation that prepares them to explore a variety of career paths.
Career opportunities for Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) graduates may include:
- Legal practice.
- Corporate legal departments.
- Legal research and academic studies.
- Legal consultancy.
- Government institutions.
- Legal and regulatory reform initiatives.
- National and international organizations.
Admission to the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Program?
The College of Law at Al Yamamah University is committed to selecting students who are prepared to benefit from the academic and professional nature of the program.
Admission to the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program is selective. Students are provided with academic and practical opportunities that help them develop the legal knowledge, skills, and experience required to distinguish themselves among law graduates in Saudi Arabia and internationally.
Why Choose the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Al Yamamah University?
The Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) combines academic legal education, professional skills development, and the study of law in English, helping students prepare for the requirements of the modern legal job market.
The program also aims to prepare graduates who can contribute to society, support public and private institutions, and participate in the continued development of Saudi Arabia’s legal environment.
Major Required Courses
Law students at College of Law of YU must successfully complete 131 Credit Hours through 41 compulsory legal courses, as well as 4 elective courses.
The study plan of the College of Law is one of the most innovative higher educational programs in the country designed by senior experienced academics and higher education professionals to allow law students to progressively advance smoothly and practically in their legal studies in a manner that is intended to build upon previously completed law courses and accumulated Credit Hours.
As such, each semester, students are expected to finish certain major law courses as requirements/pre-requisites to register in new law course in the following semester. Some courses may also require that students accumulate a particular number of credit hours before they are able to register in them.
The process takes place over a course of 4 levels consisting of 8 academic semesters as explained in the College’s study plan. The following chart illustrates the major law courses requirements that the students must complete to be able to advance through their study plan hierarchically:
Course Pre-requisites:
As demonstrated from the above chart, the following courses are considered major requirements for any law student who wishes to advance in his/her study plan by efficiently moving from one level to the next:
- LAW101 (introduction to law – 1st semester) opens 12 compulsory law courses to students who successfully complete it throughout the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th
- During the 3rd semester, students who successfully complete LAW201 (sources of obligations), LAW202 (administrative law-1), LAW203 (public international law-1), & LAW205 (criminal law-1) will be able to register in almost all the 4th semester’s courses (excepted for LAW235 property law which requires that students must have successfully completed LAW101 + 30 Credit Hours).
- LAW301 (commercial Law – 5th semester) opens 4 compulsory law courses to students who successfully complete it throughout the 6th & 7th
- LAW304 (civil & commercial procedures – 5th semester) is another major requirement that allows students, if successfully completed, to register in two compulsory law courses on the 6th
Credit Hours Pre-requisites:
It is also important to realise that merely completing a particular course’s pre-requisite will not always open other courses for students. Many pre-requisites require that students have also managed to accumulate a particular number of Credit Hours beside the successful completion of a pre-requisite course. For Instance:
- While LAW101 opens 12 other courses for students, 5 of these courses will require students to have completed a particular number of Credit hours beside completing the pre-requisite course:
- LAW235 (property law – 4th semester) requires students to have completed 30 CH + successfully completing LAW101.
- LAW301 (commercial law – 5th semester) requires students to have completed 30 CH + successfully completing LAW101.
- LAW302 (labour law – 5th semester) requires students to have completed 30 CH + successfully completing LAW101.
- LAW304 (civil & commercial procedures – 5th semester) requires students to have completed 30 CH + successfully completing LAW101.
- LAW425 (private international law – 7th semester) requires students to have completed 60 CH + successfully completing LAW101.
- A few law courses on the law study plan will not have a pre-requisite course but will rather require students to merely have completed a particular number of Credit Hours. For instance:
- LAW429 (Intellectual Property – 7th semester) will require students to have completed at least 70 CH before they are able to register in that course.
- LAW411 (training & research) will require students to have completed at least 90 CH before they are able to begin their Co-Op training.
- All elective law courses require students to have at least completed 30 CH before they can register in any of these courses.
Elective Courses:
Finally, it is important to note that study plan of the College of Law provides for two types of elective courses. These are Law, as well as Humanities & Social Science elective courses. Each type has its own requirements before registration and, as such, students must pay attention to the specific requirements of each category.
