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Department of Social Sciences
SOC403 Social Work Intervention II [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines various intervention roles,
methods, and techniques in social work, which
include planning, and contracting, identifying
alternative interventions, selecting and
implementing appropriate courses of action,
monitoring, evaluating, and terminating.
SOC404 Social Work Practicum I [3-0, 3 cr.]
In this course students are provided with a
field experience to apply specific skills, and
knowledge of working with individuals and
families, in different social welfare settings.
SOC405 Social Work Practicum II [3-0, 3 cr.]
Emphasis, in this course, is on providing
students with a field opportunity to working with
groups in different social contexts. It covers the
development of professional skills in dealing
with different actors in a situation.
SOC488 [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course covers topics in Sociology.
SOC499 Senior Study [1-6, 3 cr.]
Prerequisite: Senior Standing.
WOMEN’S STUDIES
WOS311 Issues and Debates in Feminist
Theory [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course is designed to explore the major
issues and debates in feminist theory. Feminist
texts from the Arab world, and other cultures,
are used. The course is interdisciplinary, and
will draw materials from literary criticism,
sociology, anthropology, political science, and
literature.
Prerequisite: ENG101 English I.
WOS312 Women and Economic Power [3-0,
3 cr.]
This course aims to explain the economic role
played by women at both the household and
national levels. The main topics include the
participation of women in the labor force, wage
differentials, and occupational distribution by
gender, as well as determinants of women’s
active economic participation, and their
contribution to national development.
Prerequisites: ECO201 Microeconomics, and
ECO202 Macroeconomics.
WOS313 Women in the Arab World:
Sociological Perspectives [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines the roles and status
of Arab women in relation to various societal
factors, including a brief overview of the legal
rights as stated in the personal status code.
Class discussions will analyze the changes
by identifying determinants and patterns of
change. Students are also introduced to basic
gender, and feminist, perspectives on the
status of women in Arab societies.
Prerequisite: ENG102 English II.
WOS411 Psychology of Women: A Feminist
Perspective [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines modern psychological
theory, especially as it applies to women,
from a feminist perspective. Topics include
the development of sex differences, gender
identity, and the various notions of “the
feminine mind.”
Prerequisites: ENG101 English I, and PSY201
Introduction to Psychology or PSY202 Child
Psychology.
WOS412 Representations of Women in the
Arts and the Media [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course deals with the media, and the
various art forms such as cinema, music,
poetry, art, the novel, etc., from the Arab and
other cultures. Representations of women
are examined from historical and sociological
perspectives, and patterns are identified as
a basis for evaluation of women’s position in
society.
Prerequisite: ENG101 English I
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (GRADUATE)
INA811 Theories of International Relations [3-0,
3 cr.]
This course examines contending theoretical
approaches to the study of international
relations. Each theory is set in its own ideational
and historical context. The explanatory value
of the different theories is then compared with
reference to their different levels of analysis.
The course closes by evaluating contemporary
themes and methods in international relations
theorizing.
INA812 Foreign Policy Analysis [3-0, 3 cr.]
This course examines the various factors
influencing foreign policy-making. These
include systemic, domestic, idiosyncratic,
bureaucratic, and constructivist variables.
The course combines theoretical analysis as
well as case studies.
INA813 Topics in International Relations [3-0,
3 cr.]
This course involves an analysis of salient
historical or contemporary themes in
international relations. The choice of a
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