Master of Law

Master of law is offered by uum kuala lumpur. Its academic programmes are especially geared towards providing a broad spectrum of academic knowledge and intellectual skills in the area of management, accounting, economics, information technology, public administration, human resource management, entrepreneurship, finance and banking, law, marketing, management of technology, communication, social work, multimedia, education, decision science, international affairs, business management, tourism, muamalat administration, development management, logistics and transportation, hospitality, risk and insurance management, media technology, agribusiness management science, business mathematics, industrial statistics and counseling. 

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.

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):

• GMUP5014 Legal Research Methodology
• SCLE6014 Academic Writing
• Attend at least one (1) Colloquium session;

Defend a research proposal to a committee:

• 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;

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.