Undergraduate Programs
Academic Program of Political Science Department (Credit Hours System)
First: Prerequisites for Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science:
To get a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, a minimum of
142 credit hours must be achieved. They are distributed as follows:
University Requirements:
o
UCT001 Critical Thinking
o
UCT002 Entrepreneurship
Faculty Requirements:
Faculty Core Courses
Course Name |
Course Code |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
E101 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
E102 |
Principles of Statistics (1) |
S101 |
Principles of Statistics (2)
Prerequisites: S101 |
S102 |
Principles of Political Sciences (1) |
P101 |
Principles of Political Science (2)
Prerequisites:
P101 |
P102 |
Introduction to Management |
A101 |
Computer Applications in Modern Information
Societies (1) |
C101 |
Principles of Mathematics |
S103 |
Introduction to law |
L101 |
Readings in English |
G101 |
Egyptian Economic System |
E205 |
Egyptian Political System |
P208 |
Public Administration
Prerequisites: A101 |
A201 |
Computer Applications in Modern Information Societies
(2)
Prerequisites:
C101 |
C201 |
Program requirements (Mandatory) from the department:
Obligatory
Courses (Major Core)
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
P201 |
Theory of Comparative Political Systems
Prerequisites: P102 |
|
P202 |
Political Thought (1) |
|
P203 |
Political Thought (2) |
|
P204 |
Theory of International Relations
Prerequisites: P102 |
|
P205 |
Political Methodology |
|
P206 |
International Law |
|
P207 |
Research Seminars
Prerequisites: P205 |
|
P301 |
Political Theory (1)
Prerequisites: P203 |
|
P302 |
Political Theory (2)
Prerequisites: P301 |
|
P303 |
International Organizations |
|
P304 |
International Relations Development |
|
P305 |
Western Political Systems |
|
P306 |
Political Development
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P307 |
Political Sociology
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P308 |
Theory of Foreign Policy
Prerequisites: P204 |
|
P401 |
Arabian Political Systems |
|
P402 |
African Political Systems |
|
P403 |
Public Opinion |
|
P404 |
Diplomatic and Consulate Systems |
|
P405 |
Contemporary Political Problems |
|
P406 |
Constitutional Law |
|
P407 |
Graduation Project
Prerequisites: P207 |
|
Program requirements (Mandatory) from
outside the department:
Obligatory Courses (Non-Major Core)
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
S213 |
Applied Statistics for political science
students
Prerequisites: S102 |
|
E303 |
Public Finance Economics |
|
A301 |
Local Administration |
|
Elective Courses (from the department):
Elective
Courses (Major Core)
(Select
4 Courses equivalent to 12 credit hours)
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
P209 |
Contemporary Political Ideologies
Prerequisites: P203 |
|
P210 |
Contemporary Arabian Political Though |
|
P211 |
Islamic Political Though |
|
P212 |
Democracy and Human Rights |
|
P213 |
Electoral and Partisan Systems
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P214 |
Civil Society
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P215 |
Political Behavior
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P309 |
Asian Political Systems
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P310 |
Political Systems in Latin America
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P311 |
National Security Theory
Prerequisites: P204 |
|
P312 |
International Disputes
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P313 |
International Alliances
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P314 |
International and Regional Organizations
Prerequisites: P303 |
|
P315 |
Science and Technology Policies |
|
P316 |
Culture in Global Politics |
|
P317 |
Woman and Politics |
|
P318 |
International Economic Organizations
Prerequisites: P303 |
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
P408 |
Experiences of Regional Integration
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P409 |
Strategic Strategies
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P410 |
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P411 |
Egyptian Foreign Policy
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P412 |
Foreign Policy of the Arab States
Prerequisites: P308 |
|
P413 |
Foreign Policy of Major Countries
Prerequisites: P308 |
|
P414 |
The Arab World in International Politics |
|
P415 |
Africa in International Politics
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P416 |
Asia in International Politics
Prerequisites: P304 |
|
P417 |
Experiences in Political Sciences |
|
P418 |
Quantitative Political Methodology
Prerequisites: P205 |
|
P419 |
Political Psychology
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
P420 |
Selective Topics in Political Science |
|
P4201 |
Advanced Readings in Comparative Politics
Prerequisites: P201 |
|
Minor courses (Non-compulsory):
*The student chooses 4 courses from one of the courses offered below:
A- Economics Courses:
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
E309 |
Environmental Economics |
|
E310 |
Economics of Transportation |
|
E311 |
Industrial Economics |
|
E312 |
Institutional Economics |
|
E313 |
Knowledge Economics |
|
E314 |
Urban Economics |
|
E406 |
Institutional Economics |
|
E407 |
Educational Economics |
|
E408 |
Econometrics (2)
Prerequisite:
S307 |
|
E409 |
Energy Economics |
|
E410 |
Mathematical Economics (2)
Prerequisites:
E305 |
|
E411 |
Health Economics |
|
E412 |
Growth theory |
|
E413 |
Political Economics |
|
E414 |
Agricultural Economics |
|
E415 |
Game theory |
|
E416 |
International
Finance |
|
E417 |
Managerial Economics |
|
B- Statistics Courses:
Statistics Courses
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
S303 |
Sampling |
|
S304 |
Regression Analysis |
|
S305 |
Demography |
|
S306 |
Time Series Analysis
Prerequisites:
S304 |
|
S308 |
Operation Research |
|
S310 |
Public Opinion Analysis |
|
S311 |
Non Parametric Statistics |
|
S312 |
Sampling Surveys
Prerequisites:
S303 |
|
S313 |
Theory of decision making
Prerequisites:
S308 |
|
S407 |
Environmental Statistics
Prerequisites:
S306 |
|
S408 |
Biostatistics |
|
C- Public Administration Courses:
Public
Administration Courses
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
A302 |
Human Resource Management |
|
A303 |
Environmental Management |
|
A304 |
Administrative Development |
|
A305 |
Public Finance Management |
|
A401 |
Public Policy Analysis |
|
A403 |
Organization and Organizational Behavior |
|
A404 |
Local Development |
|
A405 |
Non-Governmental Organizations Management |
|
A406 |
Administrative Sociology |
|
A407 |
Public Project Management and Organization |
|
A408 |
Strategic Management |
|
A409 |
Professional Ethics and Values |
|
A410 |
Administrative Information Systems |
|
D- Socio-Computing Courses:
Socio-Computing Courses
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
C301 |
Information Infrastructure |
|
C302 |
Applied Information Systems |
|
C303 |
Database Management Systems |
|
C304 |
Social Network Analysis |
|
C305 |
Internet Studies |
|
C306 |
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining |
|
C401 |
E-commerce Systems |
|
C402 |
E-government Systems |
|
C403 |
Decision-support Systems |
|
C404 |
Computational Modeling for Social Sciences |
|
C405 |
Virtual Communities |
|
C406 |
Social Systems Theory |
|
C407 |
Social Data Science
Prerequisite: C306 |
|
C408 |
Big Data Analysis
Prerequisite:
C407 |
|
Second: Minor Degree Courses Offered by the
Political Science Department to the other Departments:
Political Science Courses
Course Code |
Course Name |
|
|
P206 |
International Law |
|
P303 |
International Organization |
|
P304 |
Foreign relations development |
|
P305 |
The western political systems |
|
P401 |
Arabian political Systems |
|
P403 |
Public Opinion |
|
P404 |
Diplomatic and Consulate Systems |
|
P405 |
Contemporary international issues |
|
|