First Course (Master)
Master in International Study
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Strategic Balances in the Middle East and their Implications for Regional Security 2 2
The US Foreign Policy toward the Middle East 2 2
Electoral Systems 2 2
Eastern Theories Interpreting International Relations 2 2
Theories of International Relations 2 2
Headway 2 2
Master in Conflict Management
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Conflict Construction Strategies 2 2
E 2 2
Anthropology 2 2
Introduction to Conflict and Peace Studies 2 2
Headway 2 2
The Role of International Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts 2 2
Theories of Internationl Relations 2 2
Master in Political Systems
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Islamic Political Thought: Intellectual Revisions of Islamic Movements 2 2
Political Sociology / Social Movements 2 2
Electoral Systems 2 2
Structure of Local Governments 2 2
Civil-Military Relations 2 2
Master in Political Thought
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Theory of Values in Contemporary Western Political Thought 2 2
Islamic Political Thought: Intellectual Revisions of Islamic Movements 2 2
Contemporary Political Thought in the Arabian Gulf 2 2
Eastern Throries interpreting International Relations 2 2
Political Thought and Political Theory 2 2
First Course (PHD)
PhD in International Studies
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Climate-Related Agreements and Their Impact on International Security 2 2
The Evolution of the Concept of Conflict and Cooperation in International Relations: Post-Positivist Contributions 2 2
International Cooperation Strategies for Ensuring Human and Global Security in the Post-COVID Era 2 2
Negotiation Strategies for Managing International Crises 2 2
Utilizing Great Powers as Arenas of Global Conflict and Competition: The US - Ruaais - China 2 2
PhD in Political Systems
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Hybrid Systems - Classification and Variable Identification 2 2
Parties, Parliaments, and Democracy 2 2
Reconstructing the Failed, Weak, and Fragile States 2 2
Geopolitics and Sustainable Development 2 2
Political Behavior of Elites: The US as a Case Study 2 2
PhD in Political Thought
Module Title Weekly Hours Credits
Critique in Contemporary Arabic Political Thought 2 2
Secularism in Islamic Political Thought 2 2
The Hypothesis of Good Governance and State-Building in Modern and Contemporary Iraqi Political Science 2 2
Contemporary Theories of Democracy 2 2
The Theory of Justice in Contemporary Western Political Thought 2 2