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Family enterprises in the Arab world fail in succession theatre: a glossy constitution, an English investment policy, and an Arabic lunch where the real decision happens. This degree treats the family office as a file system. You will map voting, liquidity events, and non-family executives as governance facts, including Vision 2030 pressure to professionalise without erasing the founder. Arab Leadership University centres GCC and Levant family houses because London multi-family-office templates hide cousin politics, Sharia-compliant sleeves, and attestation of overseas degrees that is not academic evaluation. You will write a bilingual family-council minute, cost a dividend versus reinvestment fight, and design a next-gen onboarding that does not pretend an MBA is a licence to inherit. The award is academic. It is not a dealing licence, not a call to the bar for family disputes, and not United Nations youth-leadership branding. It is for people who must keep the office honest when the founder is still in the room. You will practise a cousin-committee simulation in English and Arabic, cost a liquidity event that a founder wants delayed, and write a next-generation onboarding note that does not treat an overseas MBA stamp as evaluation of judgement. GCC visa and sponsorship artefacts appear as family-office constraints, not as immigration advice. Tuition-free online delivery is the mode; the examination fee is the only listed assessment charge. Photographs remain documentary: empty rooms, binders, no private-bank or LAS logos. MSc Family Enterprise and Family Office Governance is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Family Constitutions as Living Files through Family Constitutions as Living Files; Councils, Boards, and Lunch-Table Authority; Cousin Equity, Voting, and Silence; Dividend, Liquidity, and Reinvestment Fights; Related-Party Transactions and Disclosure; Islamic Sleeves inside Family Portfolios, and finish on Ethics of Advising Relatives. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Draft a usable bilingual family-council minute Map related-party cash without a private-bank template Design next-gen onboarding that is not inheritance theatre Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: constitutions and councils, investment and related-party files, next-generation professionalisation, and a bilingual capstone. Tuition-free online. Documentary teaching images without bank or LAS logos.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1201 | Family Constitutions as Living Files Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Family Constitutions as Living Files.
| 3 |
| ALU1202 | Councils, Boards, and Lunch-Table Authority Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Councils, Boards, and Lunch-Table Authority.
| 3 |
| ALU1203 | Cousin Equity, Voting, and Silence Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Cousin Equity, Voting, and Silence.
| 3 |
| ALU1204 | EN+AR Minute Discipline Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is EN+AR Minute Discipline.
| 3 |
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| ALU1205 | Dividend, Liquidity, and Reinvestment Fights Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Dividend, Liquidity, and Reinvestment Fights.
| 3 |
| ALU1206 | Related-Party Transactions and Disclosure Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Related-Party Transactions and Disclosure.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1209 | Non-Family Executives and Founder Shadow Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Non-Family Executives and Founder Shadow.
| 3 |
| ALU1210 | Vision 2030 Talent Rules inside the House Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Vision 2030 Talent Rules inside the House.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1213 | Family Office Calendar Design Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Family Office Calendar Design.
| 3 |
| ALU1214 | Research Methods for Closely Held Firms Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Research Methods for Closely Held Firms.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Arab Leadership University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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| ALU1207 | Islamic Sleeves inside Family Portfolios Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Islamic Sleeves inside Family Portfolios.
| 3 |
| ALU1208 | Attestation of Heir Credentials versus Evaluation Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Attestation of Heir Credentials versus Evaluation.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ALU1211 | Next-Gen Onboarding without Inheritance Theatre Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Next-Gen Onboarding without Inheritance Theatre.
| 3 |
| ALU1212 | Dispute Pathways Short of Litigation Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Dispute Pathways Short of Litigation.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ALU1215 | Ethics of Advising Relatives Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Ethics of Advising Relatives.
| 3 |
| ALU1216 | Capstone: Bilingual Family Governance Pack Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Capstone: Bilingual Family Governance Pack.
| 3 |