| GS6102 | Course Code |
| Essential Readings in Security | Course Title |
| None | Pre-Requested |
| The course formulates a conceptual background on security studies including; meaning of security, whose security, levels and pillars of security. In addition, the course provides basic concepts related to security, including strategy, security theories and their reflections in international politics, security policy, and security sector. | Course Description |
| Students are expected to apprehend a full comprehension of security related themes depending on essential readings. Particularly, students are expected to address the concept of security in terms of notion, levels, and applications at the level of the state and community; to highlight the concept of strategy, war, and peace, theories of international relations and their security implications; to address the concept of security policy and security sector. Students are expected to have practicing on security related applications and modeling. | Outputs |
| GS6106 | Course code |
| Civil Conflicts, Reasons, and Reflections | Course title |
| Pre-requested | |
| The course addresses civil – conflicts in terms of their historic development, sources, motivations, and their structural relationship with society and political structure. It shows the possible reflections of ethnic, societal, and tribal divisions on motivating communal tensions on different levels. | Course description |
| Students are expected to have knowledge on civil conflicts within different social/ communal contexts; to apprehend relationship between the fabric of society, its socio- economic and political structure and between the liability of producing social tensions and divisions. Students are expected to perfume different applications on civil conflicts, to build models and to contextualize communal tensions in the Palestinian arena. | Outputs |
| GS6104 | Course code |
| Reconciliation Studies and Conflict transformation | Course title |
| None | Pre-requested |
| The course introduces reconciliation as a trans disciplinary approach in social sciences; it highlights the concept of reconciliation and its different aspects. In addition, the course addresses reconciliation as a social and political process and its impact on conflict transformation. Finally, it analyzes reconciliation upon different social and political, internal and external contexts, showing its different applications on the sphere of conflict transformation. | Course description |
| Students are expected to apprehend the meaning of reconciliation; to fully understand its trans disciplinary character, and to grasp its different applications in relation to peace building and stability either in the level of internal and external politics. Students are expected to relate reconciliation to conflict transformation and peace building, as well as to internal security in a divided society. | Outputs |
| GS6107 | Course code |
| Communal Peace and Rule of Law | Course title |
| None | Pre-requested |
| The course introduces for the concept of communal peace; particularly, it’s function in the context of transitional communities and in fragile societies, where rule of law is generally weak. In addition, the course shows possible connection between communal peace and law enforcement by showing the role of Para-judiciary formations in achieving justice in such fragile societies. | Course description |
| Students understand the concept of communal peace. The students highlights the importance of communal peace in transitional communities. Students discuss mechanisms of communal peace in different fragile – transitional contexts. Students address interconnection between rule of law and communal peace approaches. | Course outputs |
| GS6101 | Course code |
| Research Methodologies | Course title |
| Pre-requested | |
| The course provides students with research methodologies in social sciences with particular concentration on transdisciplinary research. It highlights the basics of critical thinking skills, logic and on solving research problems according to descriptive, historical, comparative and case – study approaches. As well students are expected to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative approaches and their applications in political and security studies. | Course description |
| Students highlight basics of scientific research Students are able to formulate research problem and building theoretical assumptions. Students are able to use critical thinking Students are able to practice scientific research upon transdiciplinary approaches. | Outputs |
| GS6105 | Course code |
| Communication and Communal Peace | Course title |
| Pre-requested | |
| The course highlights the role of communication sciences in reconciliation and peace building. It produces the concept of communication, the communication process, and media. It highlights the evolution of communications in the context of technological evolution and the developments of mass media ad social media. In addition, it shows their different applications in reconciliation process. | Course description |
| Students have full understanding of communications as a science and as a skill. Students understand relationship between reconciliation and communications. Students apply different practices on communications and reconciliation. | Outputs |
| GS6103 | Course code |
| Formulating Security Policies in a State | Course title |
| Essential readings in security | Pre-requested |
| The course introduces for security policy in terms of the concept, and the guiding principles of security policy, the importance of formulating security policy in a state. In addition, it shows how state usually applies security policy to deal with internal and external threats. It shows, as well, relationship between security policy and national security policy. Finally, it highlights the components of security policy and the rule of security and civilian institutions in formulating security policy and how to connect security policy with national legislations. | Course description |
| Students understand the meaning of security policy. Students are able to connects security policy with apprehended security threats. Students understand the process of building security policy in a democratic context. Students understand why security policy must be legislated, and how security policy is connected with national legislations. Students apply the process of building security policies. | Outputs |
| —– | Course code |
| Thesis | Course title |
| —– | Pre-requested |
| Student is asked to presents his dissertation within the discipline of security and communal peace. Scientific and practical outputs are expected to contribute to the objectives of the program. | Course description |
| Students apply scientific research skills Students demonstrate applied research methodologies within the field of reconciliation and communal peace, Students apply transdicsiplinary approaches. | Outputs |
| GS6201 | Course code |
| Human Security and Communal Peace | Course title |
| The course introduces human security in its different political, legal, and economic implications. The course defines the concept of human security and its evolution as a process in the framework of human law, as well as its political implications specially after the end of cold war. It develops human security as a counterpart for national security since human security introduces security as an inclusive value while national security is an exclusive approach. Finally, the course relocates human security as a pillar for development, global peace, and stability. | Course description |
| Students have wide comprehension about human security. Students understand difference between national security and human security in terms of their different political and economic implications.Students understand the legal framework of human security. Students find connection between human security and reconciliation and peace making. | Outputs |
| GS6202 | Course code |
| Transitional Justice and Communal Peace | Course title |
| Pre-requested | |
| The course introduces transitional justice and its applications in communal peace. the course offers wide discussions on the applications of transitional justice within transitional contexts; the relationship between transitional justice and reconciliation process, how transitional justice, as a legal concept, is possibly applied to advance reconciliation in divided societies. | Course description |
| Students can define transitional justice Students are able to connect transitional justice with reconciliation and peace building within society. Students can implement applications on transitional justice and communal peace. | Course outputs |
| GS6203 | Course code |
| Community Police and Communal Peace | Course title |
| —– | Pre-requested |
| The course introduces different themes related t community police; the concept, history, function and legal framework. It explores the role of communal police as a bridge that connects community with the police; policing of people and humanizing of the police; the role of community police in maintaining communal peace | Course description |
| Students are able to define communal policeStudents are aware of communal police role in community and in achieving security Students make connection between communal police in reconciliation | Outputs |
| GS6204 | Course code |
| Security Sector Governance | Course title |
| Pre-requested | |
| The course offers an in-depth understanding to security sector governance as an intrinsic part of political governance and democratization. It introduces the concept of civil governance on security sector, security sector reform and its imperatives in post conflict situations. The importance of security sector reform in formulating a shared national vision over security; It discusses the different aspects of security governance including legal reforms, and re-building security organizational structures, and the role of civil society in achieving civilian control over security forces. Finally, it connects security sector reform on maintaining communal peace. | Course description |
| Students are aware of the concept of security governance. Students can define the components of security sector. Students interrelate security sector reform and civilian control. Students interrelates security sector governance with communal peace | Outputs |
| GS6205 | Course code |
| Communal Peace in Palestine | Course title |
| —– | Pre-requested |
| The course provides students with an in-depth knowledge on communal peace in Palestine. It addresses the importance of communal peace and its imperatives in the Palestinian case. It highlights the challenges of communal peace in Palestine including the impact of Israeli occupation on Palestinian internal relations, how occupation hinders rule of law in Palestinian occupied territories; It discusses the role of social structures, committees in achieving communal peace such as reconciliation committees and community traditional leaders. | Course description |
| Students are aware of communal peace situation in Palestine. Students are aware of challenges against achieving communal peace in Palestine. Students are aware of the role of reconciliation committees in maintaining rule of law and communal peace | Outputs |
