0 Study Plan For Political Science

B.HSc.(Political Science)

Programme Structure

A. Single Major	122 credit hours
B. Major with Minor	128-152 credit hours
C. Double Majors	170 credit hours
D. Double Degrees	194-242 credit hours

A. Single Major

Table 1: Course Content & Structure: Single Major

Course Content	Credit Hours	No.of Courses
Fundamental Content (Introduction to Human Sciences)	12	4
Generic Skills (Language & Co-curricular activities)	14/12*	18
Programme Core	72	24
Electives (8 Islamic Revealed Knowledge courses)	24	8
Total	122/120*	54

*Total credit hours required for international students as Malay Language courses have 0 credit hour

Approval to major in Political Science
1. Obtain a minimum of a B grade for PSCI 1010 Introduction to Political Science; OR
2. Obtain a CGPA of at least 2.8

Degree Conferred
Bachelor of Human Sciences (Political Science)

Graduation Requirements for Single Major

A. Fundamental Courses	12 credit hours
B. Generic Skill Courses	14/12* credit hours
C. Major Courses	48 credit hours
D. Specialized Courses	24 credit hours
E. Electives Courses	24 credit hours
Total Graduation Requirements	122/120* credit hours

*Total credit hours required for international students as Malay Language courses have 0 credit hour

A. Fundamental Courses - 12 credit hours

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
HIST 1000	Introduction to History & Civilization	3	-
PSYC 1000	Introduction to Psychology	3	-
COMM 1010	Introduction to Mass Communication	3	-
SOCA 1010	Introduction to Sociology & Anthropology	3	-

B. Generic Skill Courses

i) Language & Tilawah - 10/8* credit hours
English Language

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LE 4000	Language for Academic Purpose	3	-
LE 4500	Language for Occupational Purpose for Human Sciences	3	-

Malay Language for Malaysians

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LM 2020	Bahasa Malaysia Lanjutan	1	-
LM 2021	Bahasa Malaysia Untuk Kerjaya	1	LM 2020

Malay Language for Indonesians, Bruneians & Singaporeans

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LM 1020	Bahasa Malaysia Nusantara I	0	-
LM 1021	Bahasa Malaysia Nusantara II	0	LM 1020

Malay Language for International Students

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LM 1010	Bahasa Malaysia I for Foreign Students	0	-
LM 1011	Bahasa Malaysia II for Foreign Students	0	LM 1010

Arabic Language

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
LQ 1081	Elementary Qur’anic I	0.5	-
LQ 1082	Elementary Qur’anic II	0.5	LQ 1081
LQ 2083	Intermediate Qur’anic III	0.5	LQ 1082
LQ 2044	Intermediate Qur’anic IV	0.5	LQ 2083
LQ 2045	Intermediate Qur’anic V	0.5	LQ 2044
LQ 2046	Intermediate Qur’anic VI	0.5	LQ 2045

Tilawah Al-Qur'an - for Muslim students only

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
TQB/S 1000	Tilawah Al-Qur’an I	0	-
TQB/S 2000	Tilawah Al-Qur’an II	0	TQB/S 1000

ii) Co-Curricular Activities - 3 credit hours
Level 1

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
CCHB/S 1011 or CCFB/S 1041	Halaqah I or Fardhu ‘Ain	0.5	-
CCHB/S 1012	Halaqah II	0.5	CCHB/S 1012 or CCFB/S 1041

Note:
* Please refer to Co-Curricular Activity Centre, SDEV for the complete list of Level 2 and 3 courses.
** Those who would like to join Tahfiz, Debate, Wataniah, SUKSIS, Entreprenuership or other skills programme, they can register after undergoing an interview session. For further enquiry, please refer to Co-Curricular Activity Centre (CCAC), SDEV.

C. Major Courses - 48 credit hours

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSCI 1010	Introduction to Political Science	3	-
PSCI 1020	Introduction to Law & Government	3	-
PSCI 1500	Introduction to Economics	3	-
PSCI 2110	Political Thought	3	-
PSCI 2210	Comparative Politics	3	-
PSCI 2520	Modern History of Europe	3	-
PSCI 2523	Public Administration	3	-
PSCI 2750	International Relations	3	-
PSCI 2999	Research Methodology	3	-
PSCI 3011	The Abbasid Caliphate	3	-
PSCI 3111	Political Thought II	3	-
PSCI 3620	International Political Economy	3	-
PSCI 3720	International Organizations	3	-
PSCI 4645	Government Finance	3	-
PSCI 4710	Survey of Political History	3	-
PSCI 4997	Advanced Research Methodology	3	-

Course Synopsis for Political Science courses
Printable programme structure

D. Specialized Courses - 24 credit hours
Choose ONE Specialized from the following:
International Relations

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSCI 3020	International Politics & the Muslim World	3	-
PSCI 3210	Foreign Policy Decision-Making	3	-
PSCI 3250	ASEAN Foreign Policies	3	-
PSCI 4000	Internship	3	-
PSCI 4050	International Law & Diplomacy	3	-
PSCI 4110	Peace & War Studies	3	-
PSCI 4260	U.S. Foreign Policy	3	-
PSCI 4270	Post-Soviet Politics	3	-

Public Administration

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSCI 3023	Islamic Principles & Practices of Public Administration	3	-
PSCI 3033	Public Personnel Administration	3	-
PSCI 3035	Public Policy Making	3	-
PSCI 4035	Public Policy Analysis	3	-
PSCI 4040	Policy Issues in Science & Technology	3	-
PSCI 4045	Intergovernmental Relations	3	-
PSCI 4051	Bureaucracy & Public Policy Implementation	3	-
PSCI 4060	Organizational Theory & Behaviour	3	-

Comparative Politics/Government

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSCI 3060	Colonialism & Neo-Colonialism in the Muslim World	3	-
PSCI 3120	Ethnics Politics in Malaysia	3	-
PSCI 3160	Islam in Contemporary Southeast Asia	3	-
PSCI 3220	Comparative Politics of the Muslim World	3	-
PSCI 3320	Political & Governmental Systems in Southeast Asia	3	-
PSCI 3410	Islah & Tajdid Movements in the Muslim World	3	-
PSCI 4001	Cyberpolitics	3	-
PSCI 4111	Contemporary Democratic Transition	3	-
PSCI 4120	Issues in Malaysian Politics	3	-
PSCI 4150	Political Economy of Malaysia	3	-
PSCI 4410	Theories of Political Development	3	-
PSCI 4450	Nationalism & the Emergence of Nation-States	3	-

Political Theory/Philosophy

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
PSCI 3130	Malaysian Political Ideas & Experiences	3	-
PSCI 3225	Islamic Theory of International Relations	3	-
PSCI 3510	Media & Politics	3	-
PSCI 4010	Contemporary Islamic Political Thought	3	-
PSCI 4020	Political Ideologies	3	-
PSCI 4610	Ethnics & Politics	3	-
PSCI 4910	Women in Politics	3	-

E. Elective Courses - 24 credit hours
Choose any EIGHT from the following:

Course Code	Course Title	Cr.Hours	Pre-Requisite(s)
RKFQ 2062	Introduction to Fiqh	3	-
RKFQ 2161	Introduction to Usul al-Fiqh	3	RKFQ 2062
RKGS 2010	Creative Thinking & Problem Solving	3	-
RKQS 1030	Revealation as Source of Knowledge	3	-
RKQS 1051	Reflections on Prophetic History	3	-
RKQS 2011	Sciences of Qur’an	3	-
RKQS 2021	Sciences of Hadith	3	-
RKUD 3010	Islamic Aqidah	3	-
RKUD 3020	Islamic Ethics	3	-
RKUD 3030	Methods of Da’wah	3	-

Important Remarks
*Students who intend to do a single major must complete any EIGHT IRK courses listed above.
*However, if you complete all 10 courses, you will be considered as minoring in IRK (General) with total graduation requirement of 128 credit hours. It is an additional of 2 courses (6 credit hours) from a single major.
*Students who intend to minor in other than IRK (General) must complete any SIX IRK courses listed above.
*RKFQ 2062 and RKFQ 2161 are compulsory courses for students who intend to minor in Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh (RKFQ).
*RKQS 1051, RKQS 2011 and RKQS 2021 are compulsory courses for students who intend to minor in Qur’an and Sunnah Studies (RKQS).
*RKUD 3030 is a compulsory course for students who intend to minor in Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion (RKUD).

Course Synopsis for Political Science courses
Course Synopsis for Elective IRK courses
Printable programme structure

Last updated: March 11, 2009