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Program Requirements (Math & Science)
(Statistics=3CR, Mathematics= 3 CR (2 Courses)
Course Code:MATH 1301
Course Name:College Algebra
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course provides a broad-based foundation in algebra which emphasizes important concepts and skills covering the concepts of algebra. It emphasizes on polynomials, solving equations (linear and nonlinear) and inequalities, exploration of functions and their graphs, exponential and logarithmic concepts and equations, as well as other topics. The course uses real-life applications reflecting the concepts in the course. Technology is integrated into this course by using a graphing calculator.
Course Code:STAT 2301
Course Name:Statistics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:MATH 1301 College Algebra
Course Description:
This course gives the students an introduction to some of the basic statistical methods used in practice. It introduces the student to concrete examples of data handling and presents standard techniques for displaying and summarizing data sets. Other topics studied: discrete and continuous random variables, normal curves, statistical inference and hypothesis testing.
BAIR Business Program Requirements
(9CR (3 Courses)
Course Code:BSBF 2321
Course Name:Principles of Macroeconomics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:MATH 1301 College Algebra
Course Description:
This course introduces macroeconomic analysis related to economic relationships. It covers national income accounting and determination, business cycles, aggregate demand, aggregate supply, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, money and banking, economic growth and development, and international trade. It focuses on the characteristics of the Saudi business environment in business operations.
Course Code:BSBF 1320
Course Name:Principles of Microeconomics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:MATH 1301 College Algebra
Course Description:
This course introduces the basic economic concepts related to individual decision makers in the economy: households, businesses and governments. It focuses on the definition of economic problems and market systems and addresses factors of production and public expenditures issues. The course analyzes consumer and firm behaviors in different market structures.
Course Code:BSBF 4322
Course Name:International Macroeconomics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BSBF 2321
Course Description:
This course teaches students how to develop the models relating to international macroeconomics introduced in prior courses. It examines national income accounting, money and financial assets, labor markets, inflation, economic growth, monetary and fiscal policy, and financial crises. The course utilizes this analysis to illustrate the ways in which issues in macroeconomics affect the relationship between states and other international actors.
BAIR General Program Requirements
(2CR (6 Courses)
Course Code:HIST 1301
Course Name:Contemporary World History
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course presents an overview of important events that have shaped the twentieth century and examines them from a global perspective. The subject matter includes social, cultural and intellectual aspects of society as well as the political narrative and focuses on the lives of ordinary people as well as those of the decision makers and leaders. The course is organized both thematically and chronologically with the concept of global interrelatedness as its central theme.
Course Code:HIST 2301
Course Name:History of Modern Middle East
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course examines the major political and socioeconomic forces that have shaped the Middle East with emphasis on the Arab world. The collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the redrawing of the map at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 is the core of a central theme of the course which is the relationship between the West and the Middle East. Other themes include the rise of independent states in the post-colonial period; the development of new social and political identities; the transformation of rural societies to urban ones and the effects of change on the lives of ordinary men and women.
BAIR Law Program Requirements
(60CR (1 Course)
Course Code:BAIR 1301
Course Name:Introduction to Law
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course introduces the constitutive elements of a legal system, the nature and methods of law, and the general theory of law and the theory of rights. It focuses on thinking, speaking, and writing clearly. The course also explores the concept, classification and subjects of rights as well as the legal reasoning and analysis. The course emphasizes the concept and scope of application and interpretation of law in general including Islamic Law.
BAIR Major Core Requirement
(60CR (20 Courses)
Course Code:BAIR 1310
Course Name:Globalization and Social Change
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course examines theories of globalization and its overall effects on economies and societies throughout the world. The course explores the distribution of economic and political power, the role of multinational businesses in globalization, the movement of people and cultural norms and the intersection of global and local policies. It also highlights the various viewpoints of globalization and the potential models for global reform.
Course Code:BAIR 1311
Course Name:Introduction to International Relations
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course is a broad introduction to the study of international relations (IR). It acquaints students with major theories that explain the behavior of international actors in preparation for upper-level courses. The course focuses on the nature of the international system, including conflict and cooperation among states, origins of international institutions, and the interaction of domestic and international politics.
Course Code:BAIR 1320
Course Name:Introduction to Comparative Politics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course introduces the core analytical approaches and foundational concepts of comparative politics, focusing on the origins, dynamics, and prospects of different political systems. The course teaches students how to comparatively analyze political ideologies as they apply to different political systems.
Course Code:BAIR 1312
Course Name:Processes of International Negotiation
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course introduces the processes of international negotiations. It examines the theories and their applications in dispute and conflict resolution. The course demonstrates the processes of reaching international consensus and resolving international disputes and conflicts. The course also focuses on the key skills and the abilities to successfully understand and manage competing interests, priorities, normative perspectives, and dynamics within the context of negotiations.
Course Code:BAIR 2330
Course Name:International Law
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1311 Introduction to International Relations
Course Description:
This course introduces the role of international law in the field of international relations. The course emphasizes sources of public international law and the legal process at the international level, using cases to illustrate the ways international norms and principles govern interstate relations. The course pays special attention to the relationship between sovereignty, cooperation, and international order.
Course Code:BAIR 2313
Course Name:International Organizations
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1301 Introduction to Law
Course Description:
This course introduces the organization of the international community. It analyses a variety of theories of international organizations and assesses the role and impact of international organizations in the international system. The course also examines how and when states organize to tackle issues such as peace and security, governance, and human rights.
Course Code:BAIR 2321
Course Name:Introduction to Geo- politics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course examines the history of political, tactical and strategic developments and concepts regarding geopolitical concerns from the mid-20th century through the modern era. The political, military, economic and cultural effects of geography are analyzed in historical and current terms. The role of geography in the development of international, national and regional strategies is assesses. The course will expand students’ understanding of how state power and position in the international system are determined by geographical, historical, cultural and political aspects. The course will introduce students to major geopolitical concepts, geopolitical parameters of analysis, classical and modern geopolitical theories.
Course Code:BAIR 2322
Course Name:Diplomacy and Statecraft
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1311 Introduction to International Relations & BAIR 1320 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Course Description:
This course introduces the role of statecraft and diplomacy in managing power and conflict in international politics. The course provides an overview of the basic tenants of diplomacy and the approaches utilized by international actors to manage their domestic and international affairs. The course will examine the power of diplomacy from the Peace of Westphalia until today.
Course Code:BAIR 3323
Course Name:Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:HIST 2301 History of the Modern Middle East
Course Description:
This course introduces the principles of foreign policy with a specific focus on the historical development of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This course will examine Saudi Arabia’s past and current foreign policy towards their neighbors and the wider world. The course will also include an overview of the Saudi Arabian perspective on current global affairs by assessing relevant news articles and case studies.
Course Code:BAIR 3340
Course Name:International Trade
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BSBF 4322 International Macroeconomics
Course Description:
This course introduces principles relating to international trade, such as comparative advantage, capital flows, migration, and returns to scale. It also discusses at the development of international trade policy, and the impact of the international framework on domestic laws. The course explores the advantages and disadvantages of various trade policies and their wider impact on domestic and international politics.
Course Code:BAIR 3314
Course Name:The Rise and Fall of Great Powers
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course examines international and domestic forces that have shaped the grand strategies of great powers in Europe and beyond, starting in the 17th century. It demonstrates the meaning of “power” in the international context. The course then explains current theoretical approaches to understanding how states develop and implement diplomatic, military, and economic strategies.
Course Code:BAIR 3324
Course Name:Culture, Society and Political Power
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1320 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Course Description:
This course analyses the relationships between the individual and society, focusing on the interactions between culture, politics, and power, both within and among communities. It examines the relationship between the individual, the community and society at large. Additionally, it explores the definition of culture, and examines the role of values, religion, group identity, public symbols, and collective memory in the contestation of power and the shaping of political structures.
Course Code:BAIR 3325
Course Name:Media and Politics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the role of the media in the political system. Both historical and current political trends will be highlighted as they are deliberated and analyzed by the media as well as the advantages and challenges that come with digital media and the 24/7 news cycle. The course introduces key theoretical approaches to the study of the increasing hybridisation of media and politics. Key topics include media-state-relations, election campaigns, social media activism and performances of politicians. Students will explore key themes of propaganda, moral panic, media and memory, and fake news, topped and tailed by an introduction to media theory, and media and its impact on democratic politics.
Course Code:BAIR 4315
Course Name:Senior project 1
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:GERM 3301 Research Methodology
Course Description:
This course is the first part of a two-semester seminar that supports students in the International Relations program by facilitating their senior thesis research and writing. Students will develop their thesis topics and learn about the methodological, theoretical, and normative challenges of political science and international relations research, along with strategies for dealing with these challenges. After finalizing their research proposal, they will have an opportunity to present it to the class for feedback and consultation. They will also learn about writing a literature review and prepare a literature review as a basis for the rest of their thesis research.
Course Code:BAIR 4341
Course Name:Political Economy in Comparative Perspective
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1320 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Course Description:
This course examines the relationship between a state’s political context and its policy choices and economic outcomes. It analyses how domestic and international politics influence economic relations between states and vice versa. The state’s role in guaranteeing a free market, devising development strategies and planning the creation and distribution of collective wealth is also discussed. The course also explores what shapes the strategies and actions of political and economic actors and how these strategies translate into political and economic outcomes.
Course Code:BAIR 4304
Course Name:Migration, Refugees and Citizenship in a Globalized World
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 3324
Course Description:
This course analyses the causes and consequences of modern population movements and the state reactions to them, particularly focusing on issues of security, nationality, and ethics. It demonstrates the “push” and “pull” factors that influence the movement of people across national boundaries in search for better employment, living standards and security. It also explains the explosion of persecution and violence in the past few decades resulting in political, economic and social transformations.
Course Code:BAIR 4317
Course Name:Cross- cultural Communication
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
Course Code:BAIR 4326
Course Name:Politics, Culture, and environmental sustainability
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 3324
Course Description:
This course introduces a broad range of social and cultural factors that can affect environmental sustainability around the world. It focuses on the political ecology of different societies, that is, the relationship between political, economic, and social factors and environmental issues. It also examines how indigenous populations and states have managed their natural surroundings with a focus on human demographics, corruption, and state intervention.
Course Code:BAIR 4318
Course Name:Senior project 2
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:GERM 3301 & BAIR 4315
Course Description:
This course is the second part of a two-semester seminar that supports students in the International Relations program by facilitating their senior thesis research and writing. Students will further develop their thesis topics by learning to situate an argument in current theories; gather, analyze, and present evidence; create a storyboard; and develop an appropriate introduction, analysis, and conclusion to their papers. They will also practice giving and receiving feedback to other students. At the end of the semester, each student will have an opportunity to orally present her final thesis.
Course Code:BAIR 4327
Course Name:International Security and Causes of Modern War
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1311 Introduction to International Relations & HIST 1301 Contemporary World History
Course Description:
This course explores the causes of interstate war, with a focus on preventable causes, by examining the major wars of the modern era. It also introduces theories of war and analyses cases with an eye towards “testing” the prevailing explanations for conflict.
Major Electives Requirements Requirement
(9CR (3 Courses)
Course Code:SOCI 1301
Course Name:Introduction to Sociology
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the key concepts of the field of sociology, such as culture, socialization, social groups, and social institutions. An emphasis will be place on how these concepts and the perspective of sociology affect the everyday lives of individuals. Students will also be introduced to the methods that sociology uses to study social phenomena and social institutions.
Course Code:BAIR 3319
Course Name:Women in International Relations
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
Course Code:BAIR 3331
Course Name:International Human Rights Law
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 2330 International Law
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the principles of international law relating to the protection of human rights. It will address the evolution of international human rights and of the legal instruments designed for their protection. It will explore the theoretical underpinnings of the concept of human rights and analyze their meaning and relevance with respect to important issues in the contemporary world. The course will look at the sources, the politics and the procedures for the supervision of obligations under international human rights treaties. It will examine the protection of human rights standards at the domestic level and the human rights implication of globalization.
Course Code:BAIR 3332
Course Name:Human Rights in Today’s World
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 2330 International Law
Course Description:
This course focuses on the practice and experiences of human rights around the world. The course explores the connection among inequality, conflict, poverty, and human rights. Drawing on case studies from around the World, the course addresses the lived experiences of poverty and discrimination, including the rights of minority groups, human trafficking, and refugees. The course emphasizes the impact on human rights when social solidarity falls apart, as well as the role of multinational corporations and civil society when it comes to the violation, protection, and promotion of human right.
Course Code:BAIR 4328
Course Name:US Diplomacy in the Middle East
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 2322 Diplomacy and Statecraft
Course Description:
This course introduces topics on relations of the United States with the nations of the Middle East from the early 20th century until today. The course focuses on the developments in relations between the Middle East and the United States since the end of World War II. The course also analyses the United States’ role in shaping the political and economic developments of the region.
Course Code:BAIR 4333
Course Name:European Union Law
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BAIR 1301 Introduction to Law & BAIR 2330 Introduction to Law
Course Description:
This course provides the basic working knowledge of the European Union and its laws and the background that led to the development of the European Union. It explores the institutions of the European Union, their powers and the impact of the European Union laws on relevant case law of its member states particularly with reference to discrimination and equality. The course also focuses on the free movement of goods, persons, establishment and the right to provide services which are commonly termed as the “four freedoms”.
Course Code:BAIR 4329
Course Name:Information and Society
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course introduces students to current issues arising from the use of the internet, digital networks, algorithms, and other technologies. Specifically, students will examine the ownership of digital information and intellectual property, how the government may use (or misuse) information, security threats arising out of the use of information, the impact of information on development, and strategies for global governance in a digital age. Students will have the opportunity to research a cutting-edge issue related to the information society and present this research during the last part of the semester.
Course Code:ANTH 1301
Course Name:
Introduction to Anthropology
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:None
Course Description:
This course focuses on the study of humans as cultural beings and shows the importance of the four fields of anthropology in everyday life: physical, archeological, cultural and linguistic. The course aims to develop the skills to understand and respond to the diversity in human conditions and cultures.
Course Code:BAIR 4342
Course Name:Policy Approaches to Development Economics
Credit Hours:3 (3,0)
Prerequisites:BSBF 1320 Principles of Microeconomics
Course Description:
This course introduces the role of international law in the field of international relations. The course emphasizes sources of public international law and the legal process at the international
level, using cases to illustrate the ways international norms and principles govern interstate relations. The course pays special attention to the relationship between sovereignty, cooperation, and international order.
