The new plan

 

Ibrahim Abu Loghud Institute of International Studies Introduce a program leads to Master Degree in International Studies. The Program aims to raise the qualification of students, researchers, and workers of Governmental and Non- Governmental organizations through  studying the important theories of political and economical relations  between States in historical context, and International law.

Requirements:

  1. B.A. Degree with a good evaluation at least, from a recognized university
  2. Personal Interview or writing a text according to the committee’s requirements, only in cases the program committee assign.
  3. It is possible to require more establishment courses in some cases and according to Post Graduate regulations.

Degree requirements:

The completion of at least 36 credit hours distributed as follows:

A. First group: Courses required for all students

9 credit hours distributed as follows:

Course No.

Course title

INST6300

Introduction to International Relations

INST6311

Research methods

INST6321

International Relations Theory

 

  1. All students must take INT6300 and INT6311 during their first semester in the program
  2. All students must take INST6321 during their first fifteen credit hours.

 

B. Electives

21 hours to be selected from the following courses:

  1. Second group: A minimum of 6 hours selected from the following

Course No.

Course Title

INST6331

Historical roots of political concepts

INST6332

Foreign policy and international relations

INST6333

Principles of international political economy

INST6334

Principles of international law

      

  1. Third group: A maximum of 15 credit hours selected from the following courses

Course No.

Course Title

INST6381

Transformations in the international system during the twentieth century

INST6382

International relations: concepts and thinkers

INST6383

Non-state entities in international politics

INST6384

Globalization and international politics: a critical approach

INST7310

The nature of diplomacy

INST7311

Negotiations and diplomacy

INST7312

Conflict resolution and international crisis management: case studies

INST7313

International trade policies

INST7314

International development

INST7315

The future of international politics

INST7316

Human rights in international politics

INST7317

Humanitarian intervention

INST7361

Regional studies

INST7371

Palestine in international politics

INST7381

Special topic

 

C. Track “A” (thesis) or track “B” (two research papers)

6 credit hours

Students apply to option “A” or “B” after 24 hours in the Program, and option “A” is conditioned with an average not less than 85% . The program committee take decisions according to student qualifications and understanding ability in each course. Students are allowed to transfer from option to another according to post graduate academic regulations.

  1. INST8301 and INST 8311: Research seminars for track “B”
  2. INST 8600: Thesis for rack “A”