Program Specifications: Bachelor's Degree in Sharia and Law
Faculty of Sharia and Law
University: Sana’a University Faculty: Faculty of Sharia and Law
1. Basic Information about the Program: | |
Program Title and Final Award | Bachelor’s Degree in Sharia and Law |
Awarding Body/ Institution | Faculty of Sharia and Law |
Teaching Institution/ Responsible Department | Sharia and Law |
Other Departments Involved in Teaching the Program | All departments in the Faculty of Sharia and Law |
Medium of Instruction | Arabic |
Program Start Year | 1970 – 1971 |
Study Mode | (Full-time) Regular |
Place of Study | Faculty of Sharia and Law |
System of study | Yearly |
Duration of the Program | Four years |
Possible Future Career Options for Graduates | Sharia and Law |
Levels of Award/ Final Award | Bachelor of Sharia and Law |
Prerequisite Qualifications | High School Certificate |
Required Average Grade for Admission | 75 % |
Other Requirements | Passing the entrance test |
Program Coordinator | Heads of departments in the Faculty of Sharia and Law |
2. Faculty Mission and Aims: |
Faculty Mission: |
Building capacities and providing education that integrates theoretical, applied, and research aspects in the fields of Sharia and law, using modern learning strategies and techniques to contribute to serving society and increasing its awareness of its religious and worldly rights and responsibilities.
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Faculty Aims: |
1. Providing the community with specialized competencies in the Islamic, judicial, and legal fields. |
2. Addressing societal issues using modern, rapid, and advanced methods. |
3. Developing and instilling religious, ethical, and national values in the community. |
4. Focusing on human rights and raising awareness of the community’s rights and responsibilities. |
5. Developing scientific research to confront challenges and risks. |
6. Educating students and honing their skills to become specialists who are capable of competing and meeting the needs of the community. |
7. Developing talents and building capacities to achieve sustainable development. |
8. Strengthening the faculty’s relationship with related faculties, centers, and institutions within the university’s policy framework.
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3. Mission and Aims of the Academic Department Responsible for Program Development: |
Department Mission: |
Building students’ theoretical and practical capacities through the necessary knowledge, skills, scientific attitudes, and professional ethics.
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Department Aims: |
1. Providing students with knowledge and attitudes in Sharia and Law. |
2. Developing students’ academic and professional skills, enabling them to perform their professional roles with a high level of proficiency. |
3. Empowering students to acquire critical thinking, research, communication, teamwork, leadership, and time management skills. |
4. Graduating highly qualified scholars and researchers in Sharia and Law. |
4. Program References: |
· Yemeni Universities Law No. (17) of 1995 |
· Executive Regulations for Student Affairs at the University No. (23) of 2007 |
· Standards of the Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council |
· Academic Programs and Courses Specifications Forms and Templates Issued by the Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance Council |
5. Program Mission: |
Preparing students for careers in Sharia and Law by equipping them with the necessary knowledge, skills, scientific attitudes, and professional ethics.
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6. Program Aims: |
1. Providing students with knowledge and attitudes in Sharia and Law. |
2. Developing students’ academic and professional skills, enabling them to perform their professional roles with a high level of proficiency. |
3. Empowering students to acquire critical thinking, research, communication, teamwork, leadership, and time management skills. |
4. Graduating highly qualified scholars and researchers in Sharia and Law. |
7. Program Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs) |
First: A. Knowledge and Understanding: |
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduates will be able to: |
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the key concepts of legal and Islamic topics. |
2. Describe the principles and steps of scientific, Islamic, and legal research. |
3. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the principles and procedures of scientific, Islamic, and legal research.
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Second: B. Cognitive/ Intellectual Skills: |
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduates will be able to: |
1. Analyze and evaluate different legal and Islamic opinions. |
2. Infer legal, Islamic, and judicial solutions. |
3. Apply judicial, Islamic, and customary rulings, principles, and norms.
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Third: C. Practical and Professional Skills: |
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduates will be able to: |
1. Apply principles, procedures, and laws in the field of their profession. |
2. Conduct research and studies in the field of sharia and law with competence. |
3. Draft legal and Islamic memoranda, contracts, rulings, and minutes in the field of sharia and law. |
4. Effectively evaluate national laws, regulations, and international treaties.
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Fourth: D. General Skills: |
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduates will be able to: |
1. Effectively accomplish assigned tasks as part of a team. |
2. Actively participate in community service by setting a positive example for others. |
3. Effectively communicate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders. |
4. Exercise professional and research capabilities in the field of Sharia and Law. |
8. Curriculum Map (Alignment of Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) to Program Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)) |
The Program Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs) have been aligned with the program courses through a series of methodological procedures to ensure the adequacy, quality, balance, and appropriateness of the courses in relation to the nature of the program. |
Courses | Sub-PILOs | |||||||||||||
A-1 | A-2 | A-3 | B-1 | B-2 | B-3 | C-1 | C-2 | C-3 | C-4 | D-1 | D-2 | D-3 | D-4 | |
Arabic (101) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Islamic Culture | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
National Culture | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||||
Arab-Israeli Conflict | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||||
Introduction to Computer | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||
Introduction to Islamic Fiqh | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||||
Fundamentals of Islamic Fiqh (1) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Hadith Terminology and Its Scholars | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Fiqh of Worship | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
History of Legal Systems | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Criminology and Penology | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Political and Constitutional Systems | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Introduction to Civil Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Principles of Economics and Islamic Economics | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Legal Terminology | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Arabic (1) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Civil Law (Sources and Provisions of Obligations) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Administrative Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
General Penal Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Fiqh of Transactions (2) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Public International Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Local Administration | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
Fundamentals of Islamic Fiqh (2) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
International Organizations and Human Rights | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Family Provisions | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Economics (Money, Banks, and International Trade) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Arabic (2) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Procedure Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||
Administrative Judiciary | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Fiqh of Transactions (3) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Civil Law (Sales and Lease Contracts) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Inheritance | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Maritime and Air Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Fundamentals of Fiqh (3) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
Islamic Criminal Legislation | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Commercial Law (1) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Labor and Insurance Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Fiqh of Prophet’s Biography | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
Private Penal Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Arabic (3) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Private International Law (Nationality and Domicile) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Private International Law (Conflict of Laws and Legal Status of Foreigners) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Judiciary and Legal Evidence | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||
Fundamentals of Fiqh (4) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||||
Procedure Law (Compulsory Enforcement) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||
Exegesis of Quran Verses and Hadiths of Rulings | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
Commercial Law (2) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||
Civil Law (Property and In-Kind Insurance) | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Wills and Endowments | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Public Finance and Tax Legislation | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||||
Criminal Procedure Law | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | ||||
Research methodology | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | /ــــ | |||||||
9. Teaching Strategies: | |
Teaching Strategy | Description of Usage |
Lecture | In a lecture, the lecturer directly presents and explains theoretical concepts to a large group of students in a classroom setting. The lecturer often utilizes a whiteboard or other visual aids to enhance the presentation. Students typically listen attentively and may take brief notes. |
Dialogue and Discussion | Discussion involves verbal interaction between two or more parties within a lecture setting. This can occur between the lecturer and students or among students themselves under the guidance and supervision of the lecturer. |
Brainstorming | Brainstorming involves encouraging students to freely share all of their ideas about a particular issue or problem presented to them during the lecture in a supportive environment free from the pressure of criticism or evaluation. |
Cooperative Learning | Cooperative learning involves positive interaction among students within small groups. Each student plays an active role, influencing and being influenced by the opinions of others. This approach allows students to engage in discussions, share ideas, and collaborate on solving problems or completing tasks. Students are typically divided into small groups of 4 to 6 individuals. Each group works together to achieve a common goal or set of objectives. |
Self-Learning | Self-learning involves following a set of procedures to manage the learning process, allowing learners to engage in educational tasks that align with their individual needs and cognitive abilities. |
Simulation | Simulation involves creating a realistic scenario that mimics real-world situations. Learners are placed in this simulated environment and are held accountable for their decisions and their consequences without facing any actual risks. |
Project-Based Learning | This dynamic teaching strategy allows students to discover and develop skills through collaborative work in small groups. It emphasizes participation, engagement, and active learning, leading to a deeper understanding of the subject matter. |
Seminar | Seminars provide a platform for in-depth discussions and critical analysis of research papers. |
Field Visits | Field visits are organized to refugee camps, displacement sites, and relevant organizations within the country, following a pre-defined plan and specific objectives outlined in the program’s course specification. |
10. Assessment Strategies: | |
Assessment Method | Description (Courses in which it is used and frequency of use) |
Written exams (midterm and final Exams) | They are used for all levels to assess theoretical knowledge. Grades are distributed among the years of study. |
Oral Exams | Questions are directly posed to the students, who answer them to demonstrate their understanding of the course. This prepares them to respond directly to course topics, and they will be awarded some marks for this. |
Assessment of Assignments | Tasks and assignments assigned to students by course lecturers are evaluated to assess the student’s commitment to completing these tasks and assignments. Marks are given after the assessment. |
Performance Observation | Performance is observed by the course lecturers to determine the student’s knowledge of the course components and how well they perform these courses. |
11. System of study | |||
1. Total Credit Hours Required for Program Completion: 145 hours | |||
2. System of study: | Yearly | ||
Total credit hours and their percentages of the total program credit hours are as follows: | |||
Requirements | Hours | Percentage | |
· General cultural courses (University Requirements) and their percentage out of the program total credit hours: | 11 hours | 7.52% | |
· Core specialization courses and their percentage out of the program total credit hours: | 135 hours | 91.48% | |
12. Study Plan |
First Level:
Courses | Course title | Number of hours | Responsible department | |||
Theoretical | Seminar | Practical | Training | |||
Course (1) | Introduction to Islamic Fiqh | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (2) | History of Legal Systems | 3 | – | – | – | History and Philosophy of Law |
Course (3) | Political and Constitutional Systems | 4 | – | – | – | Public Law |
Course (4) | Fiqh of Worship | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (5) | Introduction to Law | 3 | – | – | – | Civil Law |
Course (6) | Fundamentals of Fiqh | 3 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (7) | Hadith Terminology and Its Scholars | 3 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (8) | Criminology and Penology | 3 | – | – | – | Criminal Law |
Course (9) | Economics and Islamic Economics | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law/ Comparative Fiqh |
Course (10) | Arabic (101) | 3 | – | – | – | Faculty of Languages |
Course (11) | Arab-Israeli Conflict | 2 | – | – | – | Islamic Culture Unit |
Course (12) | National Culture | 2 | – | – | – | Islamic Culture Unit |
Course (13) | Introduction to Computer | 2 | – | – | – | Faculty of Computer and Information Technology |
Course (14) | Legal Terminology | 2 | – | – | – | Public International Law |
Total hours | 39 | – | – | – | ||
Level Two:
Courses | Course title | Number of hours | Responsible department | |||
Theoretical | Seminar | Practical | Training | |||
Course (1) | Civil Law (Sources and Provisions of Obligations) | 3 | – | – | – | Civil Law |
Course (2) | General Penal Law | 3 | – | – | – | Criminal Law |
Course (3) | Administrative Law | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law |
Course (4) | Economics (Money, Banks, and International Trade) | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law |
Course (5) | Public International Law | 3 | – | – | – | Public International Law |
Course (6) | Family Provisions | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (7) | Local Administration | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law |
Course (8) | International Organizations and Human Rights | 3 | – | – | – | Public International Law |
Course (9) | Fiqh of Transactions (2) | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (10) | Fundamentals of Fiqh (2) | 3 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (11) | Arabic (2) | 2 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (12) | Islamic Culture | 2 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Total hours | 34 | |||||
Level Three:
Courses | Course title | Number of hours | Responsible department | |||
Theoretical | Seminar | Practical | Training | |||
Course (1) | Civil Law (Sales and Lease Contracts) | 3 | – | – | – | Civil Law |
Course (2) | Inheritance | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (3) | Private Penal Law | 3 | – | – | – | Criminal Law |
Course (4) | Labor and Insurance Law | 3 | – | – | – | Civil Law |
Course (5) | Administrative Judiciary | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law |
Course (6) | Fiqh of Prophet’s Biography | 2 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (7) | Commercial Law (3) | 3 | – | – | – | Commercial Law |
Course (8) | Maritime and Air Law | 3 | – | – | – | Commercial Law |
Course (9) | Procedure Law | 3 | – | – | – | Procedure Law |
Course (10) | Fundamentals of Fiqh (3) | 3 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (11) | Islamic Criminal Legislation | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (12) | Fiqh of Transactions (3) | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (13) | Arabic (3) | 2 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Total number of hours | 37 | |||||
Level Four:
Courses | Course title | Number of hours | Responsible department | |||
Theoretical | Seminar | Practical | Training | |||
Course (1) | Civil Law (Property and In-Kind Insurance) | 3 | – | – | – | Civil Law |
Course (2) | Fundamentals of Fiqh (4) | 3 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (3) | Procedure Law (Compulsory Enforcement) | 3 | – | – | – | Procedure Law |
Course (4) | Private International Law (Conflict of Laws and Legal Status of Foreigners) | 3 | – | – | – | Private International Law |
Course (5) | Wills and Endowments | 2 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (6) | Commercial Law (4) | 3 | – | – | – | Commercial Law |
Course (7) | Criminal Procedure Law | 3 | – | – | – | Criminal Law |
Course (8) | Public Finance and Tax Legislation | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law |
Course (9) | Judiciary and Legal Evidence | 3 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (10) | Exegesis of Quran Verses and Hadiths of Rulings | 2 | – | – | – | Comparative Fiqh |
Course (11) | Private International Law (Nationality and Domicile) | 3 | – | – | – | Private International Law |
Course (12) | Arabic (4) | 2 | – | – | – | Fundamentals of Fiqh and Hadith |
Course (13) | Research Methodology | 3 | – | – | – | Public Law/ Comparative Fiqh |
Total hours | 36 | – | – | – | ||
13. Admission Requirements: |
1. The applicant must have a high school certificate with a minimum average grade of 75%. |
2. Passing the Entrance Test |
14. Success and Program Completion Requirements: |
· From level one to level two: Students must pass 11 courses to proceed. · From level two to level three: Students must pass 23 courses to proceed. · From level three to level four: Students must pass 36 courses to proceed. |
15. Graduation Requirements: |
· Total required credit hours for graduation: 146 credit hours |
· Minimum passing mark for each course: 50% |
· Total required marks or cumulative GPA for graduation: 2600 marks |
- Required Resources for Program Implementation:
- Learning Resources:
- Provision of a comprehensive physical and digital library with relevant references and study materials.
- Facilities, Equipment and Learning Devices:
- Internet access
- Seminar room
- Projectors
- Audio equipment
- Program Assessment and Enhancement:
Targeted/ Assessed | Assessment Strategy | Sample |
Final year students | Discussion group | 20% |
Graduates | Questionnaire | 20% |
Teaching Staff | Personal interviews | 100% |
Employers | Questionnaire | 50% |
Council for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA) | Document review and interviews | 100% |
- Academic Program Graduate Attributes:
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Islamic, legal, and judicial sciences.
- Effectively adapt and describe all facts and cases.
- Draft minutes, pleadings, contracts, and judicial memoranda.
- Derive sound and effective legal and judicial solutions.
- Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of all methods of religious, legal, and judicial research and utilize modern research techniques.
- Assume professional responsibility.
- Respect the values of society and embody the principles of tolerance and moderation.
- Effectively represent clients in legal proceedings before courts of law.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of procedural and substantive rules, as well as dispute resolution methods for both domestic and international legal contexts.