About the Academic Track

The academic track is characterized by adopting a rethinking of politics from a critical perspective; With the aim of contributing to the development of the epistemological structure of this field, by examining its main categories and questioning its theoretical assumptions in its various branches. It is also distinguished by its endeavor to deepen students’ knowledge of the most important problematic political issues in the Arab world, and to test the possibility of applying Western theories and concepts to the Arab situation. This is evident in its decisions addressing important current issues. such as revolutions, issues of democratic transition and globalization, in addition to encouraging cognitive engagement with controversial political issues at the regional and international levels; Such as the issue of democracy and political Islam, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and international policies towards political developments in the region.

Vision
Excellence and originality on the one hand, and supplying the requirements and needs of the labor market on the other hand

Mission:
The academic track seeks to link its central issues with the most important theoretical and empirical debates due to the related fields and disciplines of knowledge.

Objectives
Identify the modern scientific and practical methods used in the strategic planning process.
Developing skills in practicing modern methods to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in the strategic planning of the organization.
Assisting the administration in implementing its strategy through its effectiveness in translating strategic plans across a set of objectives.
Measurable operations that govern management behavior and performance trends.

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. Track Courses

Strategic Planning Methodologies

Course name: Strategic Planning Methodologies

Course code: STR101

Credit hours: 4.00


The course is concerned with establishing and presenting new concepts of strategic planning in the economic, social, political, international relations, scientific and technical fields, and developing new concepts of strategic change commensurate with the requirements of national performance. It is also concerned with clarifying the relationship between strategic planning, national interests and national security, and this required achieving consistency between each of the methods of strategic analysis, the national goals emanating from the strategy and the elements of the comprehensive strength of national security and the administrative organization of the national strategic planning mechanism. Accordingly, the course develops the analysis method known as “PEST” analysis so that it is appropriate for the aforementioned situation. The analysis in its new form is called “SIMPEST” analysis of national situations. The course also includes defining strategic management steps in the various political, social, and economic sub-fields, etc., in order to make them commensurate with the requirements of national interests, including those of national security. It also presents an integrated vision for the administrative organization of the strategic planning mechanism.
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.

Strategic Planning Techniques

Course name: Strategic Planning Techniques

Course code: STR102

Credit hours: 4.00


Strategic Planning Techniques
The course deals with the most important methods of strategic planning and its most famous models, namely: the SWOT analysis method and model, the critical questions analysis method, the L.O.B.S field analysis method, the S.U.M scenarios model, the S.E.M contingency planning method, the performance-measured planning method, and the Pfeiffer planning method. Plamix model for planning. This course aims to provide learners with the skills of analysis and strategic planning through the use of tools to assess the external and internal environment of business in order to define strategic and financial goals and choose the best ways to reach them.
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.

Fundamentals of Strategic Planning

Course name: Fundamentals of Strategic Planning

Course code: STR104

Credit hours: 4.00


Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
The course deals with strategic planning from a different perspective. Through the five chapters, the course presents the general idea of ​​strategic planning, starting from the stage of preparation for strategic planning until the stage of implementation and follow-up of goals, but from an applied perspective. The first chapter focuses on the main philosophy of strategic planning, and its importance in the current period, especially in light of the knowledge economy and market mechanisms. The “Second Chapter” focuses on an analytical study of the methods used in analyzing the organization’s environment, through practical steps away from entering into theoretical details. The “third chapter” focuses on the applied method that focuses on the scientific foundations in formulating the vision, mission, values, strategic goals, and their conditions. The fourth chapter focuses on how to translate the strategic goals into projects, programs and annual plans. The “fifth chapter” focuses on measuring and following up the strategy from the standpoint of measuring institutional performance and relies heavily on how to apply the internationally known Balanced Scorecard approach.
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.

Strategic Management

Course name: Strategic Management

Course code: STR105

Credit hours: 4.00


Strategic Management
The course aims to enrich the student with a set of concepts and knowledge necessary to understand the competitive business environment through the practical and analytical methods used by business companies in the world, by enabling the student to process the strategic evaluation and comprehensive strategic review of the company under study. The course also shows the importance of strategic thinking in senior management and how to benefit from corporate experiences in strategic management applications represented by defining the vision, mission and institutional goals and how to be able to formulate and implement the strategy and put it into actual application and then follow it up and the strategic supervision of organizations except that this course is able to explain theoretically And my application of all types of strategies applied in companies, which supports the idea of ​​​​strategic options available to the decision-maker and drives the ability to effective strategic evaluation.
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.

Planning and Political Organization

Course name: Planning and Political Organization

Course code: STR106

Credit hours: 4.00


The course includes a study of the concepts of planning and political organization and the most important elements upon which these concepts depend to achieve the political goals of states, a study of models of international relations and the nature of the interactions regulating relations and the factors influencing aspects of governance and political organization, and a study of the scientific foundations on which the study of politics is based and an explanation of the role of ideologies and political philosophies in Organizing international political action, studying the most important challenges facing work in the field of politics, studying them and ways to deal with those challenges, studying the most important aspects of research and development of various political systems and interactions, predicting political trends and the political decision-making 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

Jurisprudence

Course name: Jurisprudence

Course code: LAW151

Credit hours: 4.00


The course takes the law as a whole as its subject. It defines its meaning, reveals the characteristics of its rules that are distinct from other rules of behavior, searches for its nature and basis, uncovers the elements it consists of and the sources that provide it with binding power, how its rules arise, familiarizes itself with its branches and follows it in its life and its categories, and acquaints How to interpret and abolish its rules, and to explain the ways to reach an increase in its provisions to the needs of the developed society, and in all of this he has extracted the theory of law. However, the task of this course does not stop at extracting the theory of law only, but also goes beyond extracting a theory of right as well. This is because the law regulates the relationships between people, and determines the rights and duties that arise from these relationships. Therefore, it is necessary to study the link that the law aims to regulate, which is (the right) due to the association between the law and the right.
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.

Corporate Strategic Planning

Course name: Corporate Strategic Planning

Course code: STR251

Credit hours: 4.00


The subject of the course revolves around the successful strategic planning of institutions and how to establish them. It deals with this by discussing the following points: What do we mean by the strategic plan? The importance of designing a strategic plan, defining the goal, vision, mission and values ​​of the organization that you want to present to the public, identifying the strengths and weaknesses within the organization and identifying threats and opportunities outside it in the future, defining the approach and implementing the operational plan and developing tactics, distributing tasks to the right person in the right place, starting implementation and follow-up Continuous evaluation and monitoring.
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.

B0

Degree: Master's Degree

Track code: MA107PE

Study method: Distance Learning

Credit hour: 60

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