Master of Arts in Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences

NAUSS NAUSS Academic Programs Programmes Master of Arts in Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences

Program Language:Arabic

Program Duration: Two academic years (Four Semesters)

Program Fees: ‏100,000 SR

Master of Arts Program in Criminal Law and Forensic Science

It contributes to the preparation of specialized cadres capable of dealing with and combating all criminal phenomena, reducing them in all legal or social forms, and introducing the field of criminal law, criminal sciences, comparative criminal laws, and Islamic criminal legislation.

1 Special admission requirements

Obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Law (Regulations), and the following majors may be accepted (Sharia and Islamic Studies, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Administrative Sciences, Security Sciences, Military Sciences) provided that the supplementary semester is passed with Oh With a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.50 out of 5.00.
Conducting a personal interview.

2 Program Goals

Keeping pace with modern developments in the field of criminal law and its potential contribution to serving Arab society with the aim of meeting needs and aspirations
Developing quantitative and qualitative scientific research skills and intellectual and critical skills in the field of criminal law and criminal sciences
Establishing the procedural principles and foundations according to which criminal proceedings are conducted
Deepening knowledge of criminal phenomena and methods of combating them to ensure the achievement of prompt justice
Preparing expertise and qualified cadres in the field of criminal law and developing their legal capabilities

3 Learning outcomes expected from the programme

Preparing research and studies in the field of criminal law and criminal sciences using scientific methodologies and providing consultations in this field.
Drafting arrest reports and taking criminal investigation procedures with high skill.
Analyzing criminal texts related to information, terrorist, and organized crimes and their various forms, especially transnational crimes, and the judicial rulings related to them, in a sound scientific analysis.
Deducing the causes of crime from an organic, psychological, and biological perspective, the victim’s role in it, and the criminal description of it.
Identifying the essential features and modern methods of the rules of criminal evidence and the foundations on which they are based in depth, considering comparative criminal systems.
Diagnosing and analyzing international criminal problems and issues of a cyber and transnational nature and developing solutions to them.
Interpreting advanced legal principles and theories specialized in the branches of criminal law, criminal sciences, and international judicial cooperation mechanisms.

Interpretation and application of criminalization and punishment texts and the justification of criminal rulings on various criminal cases based on theoretical and practical legal knowledge and practices.
Comparison between the stages of criminal procedures, analysis of the criminal case, and elements of the criminal ruling.
Knowledge of the field of criminal law, criminal sciences, comparative criminal laws, and Islamic criminal legislation

4 Study Plan

O	Scheduled	Number of hours
1	Comparative criminal law	3
2	Criminal Procedure	3
3	Islamic criminal legislation	3
4	Legal research methods	3
Total		12

O	Scheduled	Number of hours
1	Special criminal laws (1)	3
2	Information crimes	3
3	Criminal Evidence	3
4	Criminology and punishment	3
Total		12

O	Scheduled	Number of hours
1	International criminal law	3
2	Special criminal laws (2)	3
3	Organized crimes	3
4	Criminal policy	3
Total		12

O	Scheduled	Number of hours
1	Victimology	3
2	Human rights and criminal justice	3
3	Graduation Project	3
Total		9

5 College of Criminal Justice

College of Criminal Justice; One of the leading colleges in the Arab world in its various specializations. It offers academic programs in the fields of: "Financial Integrity, Criminal Law, Forensic Evidence, Police Sciences, and Security Management", through A group of experts and specialists in the fields of criminal justice, and includes 4 academic departments, offering academic programs in the higher diploma and master’s degrees to prepare competencies and cadres equipped with the latest necessary knowledge, skills, and capabilities,

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6 Criminal Law

The Criminal Law Department at the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences is a unique scientific tributary in the Arab world. This reflects the university's interest in establishing academic departments that are in line with the university's vision and objectives and the specializations it seeks to offer and develop. This will have a positive impact on the university's educational outcomes, as the Criminal Law Department will be responsible for preparing cadres and leaders in beneficiary entities in the field of criminal law and forensic sciences.

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