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Department of Social Sciences
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
1. Prepare the students for the job market by
adding to their majors through a minor in
political science/international affairs.
2. Enhance the political and global knowledge
of students who are not majoring in
political science-international affairs.
3. Develop students’ research and writing
skills through active learning and the
promotion of critical thinking.
4. Provide a strong political scienceinternational
affairs background for
students majoring in many disciplines,
such as Education, Psychology, Social
Work, English Literature, Communication
Arts, etc.
5. Challenge students and faculty to improve
the learning process.
6. Prepare students who are not majoring in
political science/international affairs to
join the MA program in International Affairs
at LAU after completing the BA.
7. Expand outreach and engagement by
encouraging faculty and students to
contribute to the community at large.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Understand the nature of government
processes, the function of political
systems, the structures and roles of
institutions and constitutions, theories
of international relations, the role and
functions of international organizations,
the nature of international law, foreign
policy, and international relations.
2. Possess the necessary theoretical and
research skills essential for high level
intellectual pursuit.
3. Be able to think creatively and
independently about major issues in
international affairs and transfer these
skills to identify problems, conceptualize
ideas and communicate solutions in various
situations that emerge in the working place.
4. Acquire the ability to find work in
fields relevant to political science and
international affairs.
5. Obtain a sufficient grasp of the complexities
of modern societies.
REQUIREMENTS
For a minor in Political Science and International
Affairs students must choose 18 credits of the
following courses:
Minor Core Requirements (9 credits)
POL 201 Introduction to Political Science
POL 313
POL 421
Concepts of International Relations
The Middle East in International Affairs
Minor Elective Requirements (9 credits)
POL 221 Comparative Politics of the Major Powers
POL 321 Politics of the Developing Areas
POL 322 Foreign Policy of the Major Powers
POL 323 Middle East Governments and Politics
POL 331 International Organization
POL 332 Public International Law
MINOR IN PSYCHOLOGY
PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of a minor in psychology is to
complement students’ major field of study with
knowledge and experience that will enhance
their understanding of human behavior and
interdisciplinary inquiry.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The general objectives of the minor are to:
1. Provide students with a general view
of the discipline of psychology and its
subspecialties.
2. Equip students from other majors with
knowledge in major areas in psychological
studies.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the program:
1. Students will become familiar with the
main approaches/subfields in psychology
including, social, physical, organizational,
learning, clinical, developmental,
neurological and cultural.
2. Students will become aware of some of the
following knowledge areas:
• Developmental; as related to each
major period of life, infancy, childhood,
adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
• Brain and learning; as related to
biological bases of behavior and
learning and as linked to three major
theories of behaviorism, cognition, and
social cognitive learning.
• Social and Organizational; as applied to
behavior of individuals in groups and in
organizations.
• Applied Psychology; as associated with
symptomatology, possible etiology,
and proposed treatment for the major
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