Study Duration

● The student studies eight courses, distributed as follows:
√ Six compulsory courses.
√ Two elective courses from among the courses offered by the college for master’s students.
● The study is conducted through research seminars in each course. The research seminar is based on multiple references and is in accordance with the methodology and standards of scientific research.
● The study of each of the eight courses takes four credit hours for a minimum of four weeks and may exceed that according to each student’s abilities. After that, the student’s competency and knowledge test is held in the course he completed, then he begins another course in the same manner, and so on.
● The student is assigned a hypothetical course that the college chooses from among the courses that the student has studied at the undergraduate level, and this is considered a practical training for the student to be evaluated with ten credit hours. The student must divide this course from twelve to fourteen brief lectures. The student presents each lecture in the form of a written summary of its topic in Word or PDF format, accompanied by a video recording of it in the student’s voice using the Power Point program, with a duration of not less than ten minutes and not more than About twenty minutes.
● Study courses in the first year, the student has the right to extend the study for a period not exceeding a second year.

The requirements for obtaining a master’s degree in various disciplines are sixty credit hours according to the study plan approved by the University Council, and these requirements are distributed according to the following programs:
1- Research courses of thirty-two credit hours.
2- A scientific thesis with eighteen credit hours.
3- A practical training of ten credit hours.

Requirements for registering a thesis topic for a master’s degree
● The student must pass the stipulated courses with a score of at least 70%.
● The student obtained a TOEFL certificate of at least 450, or its equivalent, or obtained an equivalent certificate in the French language, with the exception of those who obtained a first university degree in one of the two languages, or in one of the two languages.
● The student submits a request to the university administration to register a master’s thesis with a proposed topic in one of the subspecialty tracks.
● If the initial approval of the subject title is achieved, the college council will designate a supervisor to guide and follow up the student in preparing the plan.
● The research plan includes the importance of the topic and a critical presentation of previous studies in it, specifically the research problem, then defining the study’s curriculum and its main hypotheses or questions that you want to answer, and the division of the study and its sources.
● The student presents his proposed plan in a scientific seminar, discussing the plan as a topic and an approach.
● The student adjusts his plan based on the professors’ observations in the seminar if he is asked to amend.
● After the seminar, the plan is presented to the college council to take its decision regarding the registration of the subject.
● In the event of approval, the College Council’s decision is presented to the University Council to approve the registration, and the registration date is calculated from the date of the University Council’s approval.

Jury discussion and award of degree
● The minimum for preparing a master’s thesis is nine months, starting from the date of approval by the University Council to register the subject, and the maximum is two years, which can be extended for a third exceptional year upon the recommendation of the supervisor and the approval of the College Council, provided that the total period of student enrollment in the degree does not exceed four years.
● The supervisor submits a semi-annual report that includes what has been accomplished and what is required in the remaining period.
● After the student completes the thesis and the supervisor reviews it, the supervisor submits to the university administration a report stating its validity for discussion, including an evaluation of the student’s performance during the preparation period of the thesis of 140 degrees, with a full copy of the thesis signed by him, and a letter with the names of the discussion and judgment committee proposed by the professors of the specialty, for presentation to the college Council.
● At least fifteen days must pass before the student’s discussion from the date of the approval of the discussion committee by the college.
● The validity period of the committee formed to discuss the thesis is six months, which may be renewed for a similar period based on a report from the supervisor and the approval of the College Council.
● Each member of the committee writes a detailed scientific report on the validity of the thesis for discussion, and the thesis is evaluated out of 420 degrees, and the average of the three degrees is taken.
The student may not be discussed unless he/she gets at least 70% of the supervisor’s evaluation of his performance and the committee members’ evaluation of the message in the individual reports.
● A group report is submitted after the discussion, signed by all members of the committee, in which an evaluation of the thesis discussion is given on a scale of 140 degrees.

The thesis is passed after public discussion with one of the ratings shown in the following table:

Percentage of gradespointsappreciation symbolAppreciation
ArabicEinglish
95 to 100%4A+A+Prominent
90 to less than 95%7 , 3aA
85 to less than 90%3 , 3b+BVery well
80 to less than 85%3BB
75 to less than 80%7 , 2c+C+Good
70 to less than 75%3 , 2cC

After the college approves the student’s results, the master’s degree is awarded at a rate calculated from the average total of the courses and thesis grades.
After obtaining the approval of the University Council to grant a master’s degree to the student, he is entitled to obtain insured certificates, authenticated by the university, stating that he obtained that degree, in order to present them to the various authorities.

Study Duration

The duration of study to obtain a master’s degree in Political and economics is two years as a minimum, and six years as a maximum.
In the first year, the student studies at least eight subjects, and the study is through research seminars for each course. The research seminar is based on multiple references and is in accordance with the scientific research methodology and standards.
In the second year, the student attends a general seminar for the topic of the thesis, which he will prepare and submit for discussion
The general seminar is discussed by the scientific committee at the university, and the title of the thesis is approved
The student works to complete his thesis under the supervision of the supervisor decided by the Presidency of the University based on the proposal of the Dean of the Faculty
The student completes his scientific thesis and submits for discussion before the committee formed by the Presidency of the University in a public session and completes the conditions for a master’s degree
Courses of study in the first year The student has the right to extend the study in it for a period not exceeding a second year
The thesis prepared by the student during a period of time not less than 9 months and not exceeding two years

Conditions for success and graduation

1) The student is considered to have passed any of the program’s courses if he achieves a final score of no less than 65%. He is also considered successful in the master’s project if he obtains a mark (granted by the judging committee) not less than 75%.
After the student presents the results of his project before the committee, and discusses its technical content.
2) The student is not entitled to submit to discuss his thesis until a scientific research is published in an approved refereed journal.
3) The student obtains a master’s degree certificate after he has fulfilled all the scientific requirements for this degree.

Academic Track Structure

8 courses = 32 credit hours,
 practical training = 10 credit hours
 Master's thesis = 18 credit hours
Courses
Practical Training
Master's Thesis

I. Compulsory Courses

Scientific Research Methodology

Course name: Scientific Research Methodology

Course code: MPOL101

Credit hours: 4.00


The course aims to train students to prepare research in political science, by identifying the most important steps of the research process such as the research problem, scientific hypotheses, concepts and variables, data collection methods, data analysis tools, reaching results and generalizations, in addition to introducing the most important approaches used in field of political science.
The curriculum’s inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, the society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The outputs of the curriculum are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Comparative Politics Theories

Course name: Comparative Politics Theories

Course code: MPSY101

Credit hours: 4.00


The course focuses on discussing recent trends in the study of comparative politics by taking the state and its theories and patterns as an essential entry point for analysis. The state and its institutions have traditionally represented the heart of political analysis theories and the study of political systems and their main focus. Despite the rise of trends calling for underestimating the centrality of the state in political analysis in favor of shedding light on other levels, some of which are below the state (such as the individual, groups, parties, and movements) and others above the state regionally and globally, this did not prevent the renewal of the call to re-attention to the state as a main level of analysis that is difficult to understand. Other political phenomena and interactions without attributing them to him. In this context, the theoretical trends in the study of the state provide an indispensable introduction to the study of comparative politics, and to understand the different dimensions of interaction between the state, society, the market, and the individual in different contexts. The study of the state also allows for the treatment of basic issues in political analysis in the context of their relationship to influence and being influenced by the state and its nature, such as the emergence of authoritarian and democratic regimes and the dynamics of their continuation and transformation (within the framework of dealing with democratic and non-democratic states), and the role of religion and military institutions in political systems (within the framework of dealing with the forms of civil and religious states). And military and what is known as “national security” states), dependence (within the framework of dealing with the models of the dependent state), development (within the framework of the various manifestations of the developmental state), globalization and revolution, up to the issues of state collapse and chaos (in what is known as failed, incapacitated or fragile states) and external interference to rebuild states.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Comparative Judgment Systems

Course name: Comparative Judgment Systems

Course code: MPSY102

Credit hours: 4.00


The course deals first: what is comparative politics, second: the development of comparative politics, third: types of government systems, and talks about systems of government according to the form of the state, and states are divided according to their basic structure into two basic types, namely: the simple state (this type of state includes several systems of government These are: the central government system, the local administration system, the administrative decentralization system, the self-government system), and the composite state (this type of state includes four types: personal union, actual union, confederation, and federal union). The systems of government are according to the head of state taking over the reins of government, and the systems of government in the state are divided according to the head of state taking over the reins of government into the monarchy and the republican system. And the systems of government according to the method of assuming power, and the systems of government are divided according to the way the head of state assumes power into: the dictatorial system of government, and the democratic system of government (the democratic system of government includes three types: the direct democratic system of government, the semi-direct democratic system of government, and the indirect democratic system of government ). And the systems of government according to the relationship between the authorities, and the systems of government in use vary according to the relationship between these authorities to: the council system of government, the presidential system, and the parliamentary system.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Democracy and Democratization

Course name: Democracy and Democratization

Course code: MPSY104

Credit hours: 4.00


The course falls within the issues that do not expire. The issue of democratization is rooted in global political agendas, which regimes seek to adopt to get out of tyranny. Therefore, we will address very important elements in order to see what the process of democratization is and the conditions that should be available for the transition from dictatorship to the ranks of states. We will include many examples of the various successful experiences that were able to consolidate democratic values ​​and culture, without forgetting to address the obstacles that stand in the way of the success of the democratization process and cause setbacks that lead to the destruction of the ambition of building a state of institutions.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

The Origins of Political Analysis

Course name: The Origins of Political Analysis

Course code: MPSY105

Credit hours: 4.00


The course presents the concepts, ideas, and tools necessary for analyzing politics and comprehending its realities, and provides a description and analysis of the issues that occupy the mind of contemporary man: democracy, political behavior, political evaluation, policy making, and deals with the issue of power and influence through specific examples for those who have different degrees of them, in a way that helps the student to Creative perception of the realities of the world of politics and its makers.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Public Administration and Local Government

Course name: Public Administration and Local Government

Course code: MPSY106

Credit hours: 4.00


The course aims to study the nature of the role that local government institutions play in serving the public interest. On this basis, it deals with the study of the following topics: the nature and emergence of local administration and local government, the reasons that led to the establishment of these various agencies, the objectives that called for the establishment of local administrations and governments, and the organizational and environmental factors affecting them, multiple and different models for local administrative agencies, partnership strategies between institutions Local government, the central authority and civil society institutions, strategies for developing local government institutions, a future outlook on local governance and administration systems.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Politics and Governance in the Middle East

Course name: Politics and Governance in the Middle East

Course code: MPSY152

Credit hours: 4.00


The course contains a set of in-depth research and careful and accurate readings on the causes of the uprisings, their drivers, and their effects on the internal Arab political situation, the regional and the international one. It has and in light of the new types of mobilization and activity that framed those uprisings, especially youth movements and communication technology, especially social networking sites, as it deals with it within the framework of the broader scene at the regional and international levels.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

The Foreign Policy of the Major Countries

Course name: The Foreign Policy of the Major Countries

Course code: MPSY251

Credit hours: 4.00


The course seeks to study and analyze the foreign policies of the major countries in terms of analyzing the internal and external factors influencing this policy, the main objectives of foreign policies, analyzing foreign policy tools starting from diplomacy to the military tool, studying and analyzing the foreign policy of the United States, Russia, China, and Britain. France, Germany, and Japan.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Human Rights Between East and West

Course name: Human Rights Between East and West

Course code: MPSY252

Credit hours: 4.00


The course seeks to deal with most of the human rights that can be monitored in scientific research, starting with explaining the concept of human rights, passing through highlighting the rights of social life, then analyzing and classifying political rights. highlighting and rooting economic rights, then dividing social rights into eight important points, and we had to refer to environmental and health rights in two important sections, and in conclusion we monitored the comparison between the two Universal Declarations of Human Rights and the Islamic Declaration by mentioning the articles of each declaration, then commenting on them, and monitoring them at points of comparison.
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Public Opinion and Political Propaganda

Course name: Public Opinion and Political Propaganda

Course code: MPT253

Credit hours: 4.00


The course seeks to shed light on the issue of public opinion and propaganda by defining public opinion, its types, and the method of measuring it. On the other hand, it studies propaganda in terms of its types and methods, leading to rumors through the following axes: Public opinion: its definition, origin, development, characteristics, and types. Measuring public opinion (the referendum method, the “observation and interview” survey method, the content analysis method), and its obstacles in developing countries. Factors in the formation of public opinion (the role of religion in the formation of public opinion, the impact of economic and political conditions on the formation of public opinion, the role of leaders and leaders in the formation of public opinion, the international climate and its impact on the formation of public opinion). The media and its impact on the formation of public opinion (press and the formation of public opinion, the role of radio in the formation of public opinion, the role of television in the formation of public opinion). Pressure groups and public opinion. Propaganda: definition, types, methods, examples of its modern political patterns. Rumor: its definition, conditions, and its relationship to public opinion and propaganda. Psychological warfare, its methods and means, and how to respond to it and protect society from its harms. A field study of a case that was lost to public opinion and the development of an opposite propaganda plan. Political propaganda (German-Nazi propaganda, Zionist propaganda, Communist propaganda).
The curriculum inputs include: the form and type of knowledge, learners’ characteristics, needs, tendencies and interests, society’s philosophy, values, hopes and aspirations. The curriculum outcomes are: knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

B06

Degree: Master's Degree

Track code: MA106PE

Study method: Distance Learning

Credit hour: 60

How long it takes: 
Full time: 2 years
Part time: 4 years
Limit time: 6 years