Major Sociology / Minor Public Administration
To Create a generation of students specialized in sociology and public administration who possess the expertise, efficiency, and specialization to understand and address social issues and phenomena. The program aims to build a modern Palestinian and Arab society that balance authenticity and openness and is capable of facing complex and numerous challenges. It also seeks to develop students' competencies and their ability to critically engage with emerging issues in sociology and public administration, while enhancing their scientific, research, professional, and personal development.
- To prepare and qualify a generation of students specialized in sociology and public administration who are capable of actively contributing to the service and development of their society and institutions, especially in light of the significant social, cultural, political, and economic challenges facing Palestinian and Arab societies.
- To prepare and qualify a generation of students capable of deeply distinguishing between scientific knowledge and other forms of knowledge, as well as using scientific research methods and approaches to study social and administrative phenomena and problems and propose solutions to them.
- To develop students’ critical thinking and nurture their sociological and administrative imagination, as well as to strengthen their confidence in their abilities, intellect, and selves, and to deepen their sense of belonging to their society, their just national cause, the human community, and universal human values.
- To contribute to the development of Palestinian society and its various institutions by deepening students’ understanding of issues in administrative and institutional sociology.
Knowledge and Understanding:
- Familiarity with key concepts and theories in sociology and public administration.
- Understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods and social statistics.
- Connecting sociological and administrative knowledge to the local, Arab, and global social context.
Intellectual/Cognitive Skills:
- Enhancing students’ abilities in analysis and critical thinking.
- Developing research and writing skills.
- Building the ability to link social, administrative, economic, and political phenomena.
Subject-Specific and Practical Skills:
- Ability to provide critical sociological insights into Palestinian society and its institutions.
- Development of sociological imagination (i.e., linking personal, tangible concerns to the broader social structure), and applying this to understanding Palestinian institutions.
- Improving students' ability to use automated databases and electronic and library resources.
General and Transferable Skills:
- Ability to link theoretical approaches with scientific research.
- Developing academic writing skills in social and administrative sciences.
- Building argumentation and debate skills based on scientific evidence.
- Research centers / research assistant roles
- Social development institutions
- Public relations
- Social policy development
- Non-governmental sector
Study Plan consists of 120 credit hours distributed as follows:
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Requirements |
Credit hours |
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University Requirements |
19-20 |
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Faculty Requirements |
21 |
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Major Requirements |
42 |
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Minor Requirements |
27 |
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Free Courses |
10-11 |
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Total |
120 |
Major Sociology Requirement
Student must successfully complete a minimum of 42 credit hours of courses in Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work distributed as follows:
- Compulsary courses (33 credit hours):
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Course No. |
Course Title |
Prerequisite(s) |
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Critical Readings in Sociological Texts |
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Classical Sociological Theory |
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Palestinian Society |
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Methods of Qualitative Research |
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Sociology Of Organizations |
Third year level in specialization |
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Contemporary Sociological Theories |
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Principles Of Social Statistics |
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Methods Of Field Research |
SOCI231, third year level in specialization |
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Practical Training In Sociology |
SOCI341, Department Approval |
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Seminar in Sociology |
Forth year level in specialization or approval of the Sociology Program |
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Introduction to Anthropology |
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- Elective course (9 credit courses) from courses offered by the Department, (Divided into two groups):
Group 1: 3 Credit Hours from the following courses:
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Course No |
Course Name |
Prerequisites |
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Sociology of Colonialism |
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Sociology Everyday Life |
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Environment Sociology |
3rd year level |
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Sociology of education |
3rd year level |
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Sociology of crime |
3rd year level |
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Sociology of health and medicine |
3rd year level |
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Sociology of law |
3rd year level |
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Sociology of communication |
3rd year level |
Group 2: (6 credit hours) from sociology, anthropology and social work courses.
Minor in Public Administration
Minor Requirements (27 Credit Hours)
- Compulsory Courses: (21 credit hours)
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Prerequisite(s) |
Course Title |
Course No. |
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Introduction to Public Administration |
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Organizational Theory and Design of Public Organizations |
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Introduction to Public Policy |
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Strategic Management |
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Administrative/Organizational Behavior |
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Public Administration in Palestine |
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Local Governance And Administration |
- Elective courses (6 credit hours):
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Prerequisite(s) |
Course Title |
Course No. |
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PUBA131, Third Year Level |
Human Resources Management |
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Leadership Skill Development |
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Administrative Audit and Control |
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PUBA232, Third Year Level |
Sustainable Development Policy Implementation |
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PUBA131, Third Year Level |
Management of Civil Organizations |
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Transparency/Accountability in the Public Sector |
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PUBA131, Third Year Level |
Organizational Development and Administrative Improvement |
- A minimum grade of 70% in course SOCI131
- Department approval based on capacity
