The Law Department also offers a dual degree that combines a BA in Political Science and an MA in International Human Rights Law . This dual degree creates a synergy between the existing BA in Political Science and MA in IHRLJ. It enables good students to prepare for a postgraduate degree while completing the requirements for the BA in Political Science. The MA degree provides students with the necessary expertise in international human rights law and justice with the intellectual, analytical, and communication tools needed to intervene critically and effectively in the global policy debates confronting their societies as policymakers, academics, activists, and international civil servants.
Program Description
The dual degree option enables good students to prepare for a postgraduate degree while completing the requirements for the BA in Political Science.
By the end of the sixth semester of the political science BA at AUC, and after successfully completing POLS 4371 , the student has to declare her/his intention to pursue the Dual Degree by submitting a graduate admission application. The student should follow the application procedures for graduate studies. Admission decisions will be made by the Law Department’s Admission Committee. Successful applicants will be admitted pending the fulfillment of two conditions: i) finishing the requirements of their undergraduate degrees with at least B (GPA 3); and ii) obtaining an average of at least a B+ (GPA of at least 3.3) across the three cross-listed ‘Dual Degree’ Law courses. Places are limited.
Students enrolled in the dual degree will receive a political science BA degree certificate upon the completion of their undergraduate course requirements.
With a 96% employment rate after graduation, AUC students seeking graduate degrees will be able to reap the benefits of their further learning in the professional world. The graduate tuition rate is built on a flat rate based on the category of graduate programs.
First Year – First Semester
LAW5232 – International Law – 3 Credit Hours
LAW5273 – Introduction to International Human Rights Law and Critique – 3 Credit Hours
LAW5134 – International Humanitarian Law – 3 Credit Hours *
* One course must be selected from the starred options listed in the program.
First Year – Second Semester
LAW5175 – Human Rights in the Middle East – 3 Credit Hours *
LAW5176 – Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights – 3 Credit Hours *
LAW Elective – 3 Credit Hours
* One course must be selected from the starred options.
Second Year – First Semester
LAW5298 – Graduate Law Seminar – 3 Credit Hours
LAW Elective – 3 Credit Hours
LAW Elective – 3 Credit Hours
(At least two electives must be LAW courses approved by the department. Department approval is required for electives offered by other departments.)
Second Year – Second Semester
LAW5299 – Research Guidance / Thesis – Pass / Fail
Third Year – Second Semester
(POLS Undergraduate Program)
POLS4371 – Introduction to Public International Law – 3 Credit Hours
Fourth Year – First Semester
(POLS Undergraduate Program)
POLS4378 – Introduction to International Human Rights Law – 3 Credit Hours
Fourth Year – Second Semester
(POLS Undergraduate Program)
POLS4375 – Introduction to Egyptian and Islamic Law – 3 Credit Hours
Fifth Year – First Semester
(MA in International Human Rights Law)
LAW5134 – International Humanitarian Law – 3 Credit Hours *
LAW5175 – Human Rights in the Middle East – 3 Credit Hours *
LAW5176 – Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights – 3 Credit Hours *
LAW Elective – 3 Credit Hours
* One course must be selected from the starred options.
Fifth Year – Second Semester
(MA in International Human Rights Law)
LAW5298 – Graduate Law Seminar – 3 Credit Hours
LAW Elective – 3 Credit Hours
Sixth Year – First Semester
(MA in International Human Rights Law)
LAW5299 – Research Guidance / Thesis – Pass / Fail
Program Overview
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