Master of Laws (LLM)

1. Bachelor of Laws with honours degree with minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 or its equivalent; or

2. Bachelor of Laws with honours degree with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of less than 3.0 subject to the approval of Senate and the criteria established by it from time to time; or

3. Other qualifications approved by Senate from time to time.

English Language Requirement:

All courses are conducted in English.

1. A foreign candidate intending to follow the programme by Coursework, by Coursework and Dissertation, and by Dissertation and who intends to write the dissertation in English must have obtained a score of 600 for TOEFL or band 7.00 for IELTS.
2. A foreign candidate may be exempted from the English Language requirement if the Faculty is satisfied that the candidate’s degree has been obtained from a university or institution of higher learning where the medium of instruction is English.

Bahasa Malaysia Requirement:

1. A candidate who is a non-Malaysian citizen will be required to attend and pass a course in Bahasa Malaysia conducted by the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics before being conferred his Master’s degree unless he possesses at least a pass in Bahasa Malaysia at the level of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or Peringkat III Sijil Kecekapan Bahasa Malaysia or Peringkat III Sijil Intensif Bahasa Malaysia of the University or an equivalent level.

2. A candidate who is a Malaysian citizen must possess at least a pass in Bahasa Malaysia at the level of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or Peringkat III Sijil Kecekapan Bahasa Malaysia or Peringkat III Sijil Intensif Bahasa Malaysia of the University or an equivalent level before being conferred his Master’s degree.

The types of programme offered under the Master of Laws provision are as follows:

1. Programme by Dissertation in which credit hours allocated for research component are 100 percent.

2. Programme by Coursework and Dissertation, in which credit hours allocated for the research component are 70 percent or more (>70%) of the total credit hours; and

3. Programme by Coursework, in which credit hours allocated for the research component are less than 70 percent (<70%) of the total credit hours; and

A candidate under programme (1) shall pursue a programme of advanced research and study, leading to a dissertation of not more than 75,000 words, on a topic approved by the Faculty. A candidate under programme (2) shall follow two courses from a list of courses offered by the Faculty and a research methodology course and pass the prescribed examinations. The candidate must also complete a dissertation of not more than 60,000 words on a topic approved by the Faculty. A candidate under programme (3) shall follow either six courses chosen from a list of courses offered by the Faculty and pass the prescribed examinations or four courses and one research project paper of not more than 20,000 words.

The Faculty shall appoint at least one member of the University staff as a supervisor to direct and supervise the research of a candidate under programmes (1) and (2) and the project paper under programme (3). The candidate will have to submit at the end of his course a dissertation or project paper, as the case may be, which shall be a record of original work of the candidate.

The examination for a candidate for courses pursued in programmes (2) and (3) will consist of class work which comprises assignments and/or seminar papers and presentations as well as a written examination. All courses carry 6 credit hours except the research paper which carries 12 credit hours.

The Faculty will announce the courses offered for each session at the beginning of the first semester of that session.

The courses approved by the Senate for the Master of Laws by Coursework and the Master of Laws by Coursework and Dissertation are given below:

- Administration of Criminal Justice (Criminology)
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Comparative Administrative Law
- Comparative Family Law
- Evolving Concepts in Family Law
- International Law: Current Problems
- International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Law of the Sea
- Securities Regulation
- Insurance Law
- Advanced Company Law
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
- Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
- Arbitration Law
- Construction Law
- Law of International Trade – Selected Issues
- Sentencing Process
- Copyright Law
- Credit and Security Law
- Remedies
- Air and Space Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Law of Marine Insurance
- Advanced Administrative Law
- Product Liability and Product Safety
- Employment Law – Selected Issues
- Comparative Criminal Procedure
- Civil Litigation – Selected Issues
- International Environmental Law
- Cyberlaw
- Carriage of Goods by Sea
- Admiralty Law
- Media Law – Selected Issues
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Land Law – Selected Issues
- Issues Relating to Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
- Islamic Commercial Law – Theory and Practice
- Competition Law and Policy
- Information, Communications and Technology Law : Selected Issues
- The Law of Trade Marks
- Occupational Safety and Health Law
- Advanced Banking Law
- Biodiversity Law
- Law of International Institutions
- Biosafety Law
- Research Project