• The program is launched on a full-time basis and begins in the Fall of each academic year. Students are expected to complete their program in a three -year period.
• The first academic year is allocated to the study of 4 courses (12 credit hours).
• At the end of the first year, students sit for the comprehensive exam, which is written and oral set to measure student's comprehension ability in relation to the knowledge associated with the field of study.
• After passing the comprehensive exam, the student registers the doctoral dissertation course in the third Semester and prepares his research plan for the dissertation under the supervision of his supervisor. At the end of the Semester, he will be subjected to a nomination test. In this test, the student is examined orally to ascertain the cognitive content of his dissertation and his familiarity with its subject and the related scientific background.
• The student continues to register the dissertation in the fourth, fifth, and sixth Semesters, and writes the dissertation. Students are expected to complete writing and defending the dissertation at the end of the third academic year.
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Degree Requirements
The program curriculum for a Doctor of Philosophy in Law (Ph.D. in Law) at Qatar University College of Law consists of eight (8) components:
- Required Course on Research Methods and Advanced Dissertation Writing (3 credit hours)
- Required Course on Comparative Legal Systems (3 credit hours)
- Required Concentration Course (3 credit hours)
- Elective Course (3 credit hours)
- Comprehensive Examination (0 credit)
- Candidacy Examination (0 credit)
- Dissertation (48 credit hours)
- Dissertation Defense (0 credits)