School of Law and Diplomacy
Suggested Study Plan
With Emphasis on Public Administration

FIRST YEAR
Semester 1
Course code Course title Credits
PSPA201 Introduction to political science 3
PSPA210 Introduction to public administration 3
PSPA220 Global gender politics and diversity 3
COMP200 Introduction to computers 3
ENG101 English Language 3
Total 15
Semester 2
Course code Course title Credits
PSPA250 Public international law 3
PSPA260 Mass-media and  politics 3
PSPA270 Modern political thought and ideologies 3
PSPA281 Comparative Public administration 3
ENG200 Sophomore Rhetoric 3
Total 15
Summer
Course code Course title Credits
URS/A Sports from list 2 3
CUL200 Emirates History 3
Total 6
SECOND YEAR  
Semester 3
Course code Course title Credits
ECO201 Micro- economics 3
PSPA301 Global governance 3
MGT201 Introduction to management 3
UREnglish English course from List 3
URM Math from list 3
Total 15
Semester 4
Course code Course title Credits
ECO202 Macro- economics 3
PSPA351 Public policy and legal framework 3
PSPA362 Public budgeting 3
PSPA363 Administrative controls 3
ETH200 Ethics and Practice 3
Total 15
Summer
Course code Course title Credits
Free Elective 3
Total 3
THIRD YEAR  
Semester 5
Course code Course title Credits
PSPA401 Economics of the developing world 3
PSPA402 International political economy 3
PSPA399 Seminar 1
STAT400 Methodology of research 3
Technical Elective From List 1 3
Technical Elective from PS list 3
Total 16
Semester 6
Course code Course title Credits
PSPA499 Graduation Project 3
Technical Elective From List 1 3
Technical Elective from PS list 3
Technical Elective from PS list 3
Free Elective 3
Total 15