Overview

The College's aim in offering the Ph.D. programme to achieve a three-pillar system: the Knowledge axis, the Skills axis, and the Innovation axis. This ensures that the programme's graduates meet the requirements of the local, regional, and international job markets, keeping them up to date with scientific and technological advancements.

This enables them to innovate solutions for various legal disputes within their specialization. Through this Law programme from Ajman University , we aim to prepare a group of distinguished individuals in their legal field, qualified to take on teaching positions at universities and hold prominent roles both within the United Arab Emirates and abroad.

Key Facts:

Deepen the student's knowledge of legal specializations and their connection to societal issues.
Provide the community with qualified graduates capable of assuming teaching and planning responsibilities and developing their institutions.
Enable the student to conduct specialized comparative legal research and studies that enrich legal knowledge.
Instill a spirit of creativity and continuous knowledge development in the field of law in the student.
Empower students to achieve high professional goals and hold leadership roles in the UAE society.
Prepare students to address legal issues and challenges.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Comparative Commercial Law

The Comparative Penal Law

Comparative Civil

Procedure Law

Philosophy of Law

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-23 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

5

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Credits

57 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Disciplines

European Law International Law Public Law

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a Master's degree in Public Law or Private Law, or equivalent, from a recognized university by the Ministry of Education - Higher Education Affairs in the UAE, with a GPA not less than Very Good (3 out of 4) or its equivalent.
In special cases, and with the college council's approval, the student may be conditionally admitted to the Ph.D. programme if their GPA in the Master's degree is less than Very Good (3 out of 4). The admission becomes final only after the student successfully completes the first three courses with a grade not less than 80% (B).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

66500 AED / year

≈ 66500 AED / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

66500 AED / year

≈ 66500 AED / year

Living costs

Sharjah

United Arab Emirates

3400 - 5200 AED / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.