Bachelor of Shari’ah and Law
Bachelor of Shari’ah and Law (BSL) programme is designed to provide general knowledge about Islamic and international law for students to enable them to study further the different aspects of Islamic and international law such as Islamic and international law, Islamic and international criminal law, International, Islamic and international legislation, Islamic law of evidence, and its international aspects, etc.
Programme Name: Bachelor of Shari’ah and Law
MNQF level: 7
Duration: 3 years
Credits: 360
Programme Structure:
Module # | Year | Module Code (if applicable) | Module Title | Credits |
1. | 1 | SHA111 | Fiqh al-‘Ibadat | 15 |
2 | 1 | SHA112 | Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence | 15 |
3 | 1 | LAW111 | Introduction to Jurisprudence | 15 |
4 | 1 | LAW113 | Constitutional Law | 15 |
5 | 1 | LAW112 | Maldivian Legal System | 12 |
6 | 1 | LAW114 | Contract Law | 15 |
7 | 1 | LAW115 | Tort Law | 15 |
8 | 1 | DHI111 | Dhivehi Language | 6 |
9 | 1 | LAW116 | Common Law Legal Method and Reasoning | 12 |
10 | 2 | SHA211 | Islamic Family Law and Inheritance | 15 |
11 | 2 | SHA212 | Al Agliya wa Shahadha | 15 |
12 | 2 | SHA213 | Fiqh al Meeraas | 15 |
13 | 2 | LAW211 | Trust and Equity Law | 15 |
14 | 2 | LAW212 | Civil Procedure | 10 |
15 | 2 | LAW213 | Company Law | 15 |
16 | 2 | LAW214 | International Humanitarian Law | 10 |
17 | 2 | LAW215 | Criminal Law | 15 |
18 | 2 | SHA214 | Contemporary Fiqh | 10 |
19 | 3 | SHA311 | Fiqhu al Muamalat | 10 |
20 | 3 | SHA312 | Islamic Criminal Law | 15 |
21 | 3 | LAW311 | Property Law | 15 |
22 | 3 | LAW312 | Administrative Law | 10 |
23 | 3 | LAW313 | Employment Law | 10 |
24 | 3 | LAW314 | Law of Evidence | 15 |
25 | 3 | LAW315 | Criminal procedure | 12 |
26 | 3 | LAW316 | Lawyers Ethics | 18 |
27 | 3 | URP301 | Research Methods | 15 |
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| Total | 360 |
Entry Requirement
- 2 passes (minimum E grade in GCE A’ Level and minimum C grade in HSC) in GCE A’ Level/HSC, OR
- Attainment of a Level 4 qualification in a related field, OR
- 20 years old, completion of secondary school, 2 years of relevant work experience, and successful completion of an MQA approved University Preparation Program