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:
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 |
B. Electives
21 hours to be selected from the following courses:
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 |
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.