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Program Requirements

Students are required to complete no less than 36 credit hours distributed as follows:

1. Core courses required by all students (15 credit hours):

Course Number	Course Title
INST 630	Research Methodology
INST 631	Theory of International Relations
INST 634	International Relations since 1914
INST 637	Principles of International Economics
INST 731	Principles and Application of International Law

Note: All students are required to complete INST 630 within the first 15 hours of their registration in the program.

2. Elective courses for students in the general program (15 credit hours):

Group A: Elective courses from the general program (at least 6 credit hours from the following).

Course Number	Course Title
INST 632	Comparative Politics
INST 633	Public Administration
INST 635	The Diplomatic History of Palestine Since the 19th Century
INST 636	The Arab World and the West in the Twentieth Century
INST 638	The Political Economy of Development
INST 730	Comparative Foreign Policy
INST 732	Diplomatic Law and International Organizations
INST 733	Jurisdiction and Implementation in International Law
INST 735	Special Topic

Group B: Elective courses from the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies and Diplomacy concentrations (no more than 9 credit hours from the following):

Course Number	Course Title
INST6341	Diplomatic History 1815 -1945
INST6351	Reparation for Injuries Resulting from Forced Migration
INST6361	Palestinian diplomacy since 1919
INST6371	Psychological, Social, and Existential Dimensions of Refugee Life
INST639	Palestinian Refugees
INST7321	European Union: History, Law and Institutions
INST7331	Regions and International Issues
INST734	International Refugee Law
INST736	Networking and Refugee Identity
INST737	Demography of Refugees: Comparative Perspective
INST738	The Nature of Diplomacy
INST739	Negotiations: Strategy and Tactics

Students in the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies concentration

Core courses (9 credit hours as follows):

Course Number	Course Title
INST639	Palestinian Refugees
INST734	International Refugee Law
INST737	Demography of Refugees: Comparative Perspective

Elective courses required by students in the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies concentration

Group A (3 credit hours from the following)

Course Number	Course Title
INST6351	Reparation for Injuries Resulting from Forced Migration
INST6371	Psychological, Social, and Existential Dimensions of Refugee Life
INST736	Networking and Refugee Identity

Group B: 3 credit hours from elective courses in the general program

Students in the Diplomacy Concentration

Core courses (9 credit hours as follows):

Course Number	Course Title
INST732	Diplomatic Law and International Organizations
INST738	The Nature of Diplomacy
INST739	Negotiations: Strategy and Tactics

Elective courses required for students in the diplomacy concentration

Group A (3 credit hours from the following):

Course Number	Course Title
INST6341	Diplomatic History 1815 -1945
INST635	The Diplomatic History of Palestine in the 19th and 20th Centuries
INST6361	Palestinian diplomacy since 1919
INST7321	European Union: History, Law and Institutions
INST733	Jurisdiction and Implementation in International Law
INST7331	Regions and International Issues

Group B: 3 credit hours to be selected out of the list of elective courses of the general program.

Track “A” or Track “B” (6 Credit Hours): Thesis or two Seminars

Students are required to submit a written request for joining one of the two tracks (thesis and non-thesis tracks) upon the completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours in the program including the research methods course(s). The program’s decision will depend on the student’s academic record, the ability of the program to provide supervision, and the program’s announced criteria. Students may change tracks upon the recommendation of the institute council and approval of the Dean.

Students in the General Program

Track	Track Title	Track Number	Prerequisite(s)/ topics
Track A	Thesis	INST 860	Complete no less than 15 credit hours from the program including INST 630
Track B	Seminar1	INST 830	Issues Related to the International System
	Seminar2	INST 831	The Arab World in the International Politics
		801	Practical Internship in institutions related to the field, after obtaining the program’s approval
		806	Comprehensive Oral Exam: topics to be determined in the beginning of every semester

Students in the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Concentration

Track	Track Title	Track Number	Prerequisite(s)/ topics
Track A	Thesis	INST 860	- Complete no less than 15 credit hours from the program including INST 630. - Thesis in the field of the concentration.
Track B	Seminar1	INST 830	Topics on Global Forced Migration and Refugees
	Seminar2	INST 831	Topics on Arab Forced Migration and Refugees
		801	Practical Internship in institutions related to the concentration, after obtaining the program’s approval
		806	Comprehensive Oral Exam: topics to be determined in the beginning of every semester

Students in the Diplomacy Concentration

Track	Track Title	Track Number	Prerequisite(s)/ topics
Track A	Thesis	INST 860	- Complete no less than 15 credit hours from the program including INST 630. - Thesis in the field of the concentration.
Track B	Seminar1	INST 830	Topics on global Diplomacy
	Seminar2	INST 831	Topics on Arab Diplomacy
		801	Practical Internship in institutions related to the concentration, after obtaining the program’s approval.
		806	Comprehensive Oral Exam: topics to be determined in the beginning of every semester.

Completion of the Practical Internship and passing the Comprehensive Oral Exam.

Note: Students can substitute one of the above mentioned elective courses with one fourth-year bachelor’s course provided students have not taken this course during their bachelor’s degree studies. In addition, students can substitute another elective course with a course from another master’s program, according to the Graduate Studies Regulations.

Students must take the English language test specified by the University. Based on the results of this test, the need to register for the remedial course in English language (ENGC 530) will be determined. Students are required to complete this course before the beginning of their third semester in the program, according to the academic regulations pertaining to remedial courses.

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