Master of Laws

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Law or Shariah with minimum CGPA of 2.75 out of 4.00 or its equivalent qualification as accepted by the HEP Senate; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in Law or Shariah not meeting CGPA of 2.75 but above 2.50 out of 4.00 or its equivalent qualification as accepted by HEP rigorous internal assessment; OR
• A bachelor’s degree in Law or Shariah below a CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00 or its equivalent qualification may be accepted, subject to a minimum 5 years working experience; OR
• For specialised LLM for example Master in Construction Law, Intellectual Property or Banking Law, applicants without Bachelor of laws can be considered, provided they have a degree and experience in related field of studies.
• IELTS 6.0 and equivalent*
• *The equivalency table is as below:
  

  English Competency	CEFR High B1	CEFR Low B2	CEFR Mid B2	CEFR High B2
  IELTS	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5
  TOEFL iBT	42	46	60	79
  MUET	Band 3	Band 3	Band 4	Band 4
  Pearson Test of English	47	51	59	63
  Cambridge Qualifications and Test	154	160	169	176

  In addition to the above, any other qualification which is of equivalent level as determined by the Senate of the University.

• Waiver of English requirement:
  • The English language requirement and English interview is waived for the candidates who are natives of an/or have completed their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from countries that use English as the medium of instruction as well as the first language.