Study Duration
The period of study to obtain a doctorate degree in the Faculty of Politics and Economics is three years as a minimum, and ten years as a maximum.
The student studies in the first year no less than eight subjects, and the study is through research seminars in each course, and the research seminar depends on multiple references and is in accordance with the methodology and standards of scientific research.
In the second and third year, the student attends a general seminar for the subject of the scientific thesis that he will prepare and present for discussion
The general seminar is discussed by the scientific committee at the university and the title of the scientific dissertation is approved
The student works to complete his dissertation under the supervision of the supervisor who is decided by the university presidency based on the proposal of the college dean
The student completes his scientific thesis and presents it for discussion before the committee formed by the university presidency in a public session and completes the requirements for a doctoral degree
Courses studied in the first year, the student has the right to extend the study for a period not exceeding a second year
The scientific thesis is prepared by the student within a period of not less than one year and nine months and not more than four years
Study System
● The student studies nine courses, distributed as follows:
√ Seven compulsory courses.
√Two elective courses from among the courses offered by the faculty for doctoral students.
● The study is conducted through research seminars in each course, and the research seminar relies on multiple references and is in accordance with the scientific research methodology and standards.
● The study of each of the nine courses takes four credit hours for a minimum of four weeks, and it may be more than that according to the capabilities of each student, after which the student’s proficiency and knowledge test is held in the course he finished, then he starts in another course in the same way, and so on.
● The student is assigned two virtual courses that the faculty chooses from among the courses that the student studied at the undergraduate level. The student must divide each course from twelve to fourteen abbreviated 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, its duration is not less than ten minutes and not more than About twenty minutes.
● Courses studied 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 doctoral degree are ninety 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-six credit hours.
2- An academic thesis of thirty-six credit hours.
3- Practical training of eighteen credit hours.
Requirements for registering a topic for a PhD thesis
● The student must pass the prescribed courses with at least 70%.
● The student obtains a TOEFL certificate with a score of at least 450, or its equivalent, or obtains a corresponding 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 the thesis, accompanied by a proposed topic in one of the sub-specialized tracks.
● If the initial approval of the subject title is achieved, the Faculty Council shall specify a supervisor to guide the student and follow him up in preparing the plan.
● The research plan includes the importance of the topic and a critical presentation of the previous studies in it, and a specification of the research problem, then defining the study methodology and its main hypotheses or the questions that you want to answer, and the study’s division and its sources.
● The student presents his proposed plan in a scientific seminar. The plan discusses a topic and methodology.
● The student amends his plan based on the notes of the professors in the seminar if he is asked to amend it.
● The plan is presented after the seminar to the Faculty Council to take its decision regarding the registration of the subject.
Discussion and degree award
● The minimum thesis preparation period is one year and nine months, starting from the date of approval of the University Council to register the subject, and the maximum is four years that can be extended for a fifth exceptional year upon the recommendation of the supervisor and the approval of the Faculty Council, provided that the total period of the student’s enrollment in the degree does not exceed six 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 suitability for discussion, including an evaluation of the student’s performance during the thesis preparation period of 140 degrees, with a complete 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 specialization, for presentation to Faculty Council.
● It is required that at least fifteen days have elapsed prior to the student’s discussion from the date of approval of the discussion committee from the faculty.
● The period of validity of the committee formed to discuss the dissertation is six months. It may be renewed for a similar period based on a report from the supervisor and the approval of the Faculty Council.
● Each member of the committee writes a detailed scientific report on the validity of the dissertation for discussion, and evaluates the thesis out of 420 degrees, and the average of the three degrees is taken.
The student may not be discussed unless he obtains at least 70% of the supervisor’s evaluation of his performance and the committee members’ evaluation of the thesis in the individual reports.
● A collective report is presented after the discussion, signed by all committee members, in which it evaluates the thesis discussion out of 140 marks.
● In the event of approval, the decision of the Faculty Council is presented to the University Council to approve the registration, and the date of registration is calculated from the date of approval by the University Council.
The dissertation is approved after public discussion with one of the grades shown in the following table:
| Score percentage | points | Appreciation symbol | Appreciation |
| Arabic | Einglish |
| 95 to 100% | 4 | A+ | A+ | First class honors |
| 90 to less than 95% | 7 , 3 | A | A | |
| 85 to less than 90% | 3 , 3 | B+ | B | Second honors |
| 80 to less than 85% | 3 | B | B | |
| 75 to less than 80% | 7 , 2 | C+ | C+ | – |
| 70 to less than 75% | 3 , 2 | C | C | |
After the faculty approves the student’s results, the doctorate degree is granted at a rate calculated from the average of the total grades of the courses and the thesis.
After obtaining the approval of the University Council to grant a doctorate degree to a student, he has the right to obtain insured certificates documented by the university stating that he obtained that degree, in order to present them to the various authorities.
Conditions for Success and Graduation
1) A student is considered successful in any of the program courses if he/she achieves a final grade of no less than 60%. He is also considered successful in the doctoral project if he obtains a score (granted to him by the judging committee) of no less than 70%.
After the student presents the results of his project before the committee, and discusses its technical content.
2) A student is not entitled to discuss his dissertation until he has published two scientific research papers in an accredited peer-reviewed journal
3) The student obtains a doctoral degree certificate after he has fulfilled all the scientific requirements for this degree
