Courses_offered_in_Monsoon_Semester_2025BA_Optional_CoursesS._No.Course_CodeCourse_TitleCreditsOffered_byCore/Optional1.WA101Introduction_to_the_Arab-Israeli_Relations4Prof._P.R._KumaraswamyOptional2.WA102Introduction_to_the_Gulf4Prof._P.R._Kumaraswamy,_Prof._Sameena_Hameed_and_Dr._Md._Muddassir_QumarOptional MA_in_International_Relations_-_West_Asian_StudiesS._No.Course_CodeCourse_TitleCreditsOffered_byCore/Optional1.WA401Theories_of_International_Relations4Dr._Jajati_K_PattnaikCore2.WA402West_Asia_and_North_Africa_in_International_System4Dr._Md._Muddassir_QumarCore3.WA403Introduction_to_Islam4Prof._P.R._KumaraswamyCore4.WA404State_and_Politics_in_North_Africa4Prof._Mahendra_Pratap_RanaCore5.WA405Conflict,_Security_and_Peacebuilding_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Dr._Vrushal_T._GhobleCore6.WA406Society_and_Culture_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Dr._Md._Muddassir_QumarCore7.WA407Political_Economy_of_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Prof._Sameena_HameedCore8.WA408Research_Methodology4Dr._Amit_KumarCore9.WA409Dissertation8Centre_FacultyCore10.WA501Energy_Geopolitics_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Dr._Vrushal_T._GhobleOptional11.WA502India_and_the_GCC_States4Dr._Jajati_K_PattnaikOptional12.WA503Türkiye_in_a_Globalised_World4Dr._Md._Muddassir_QumarOptional13.WA504Palestinian_National_Movement_in_International_Politics4 Optional14.WA505Regional_Integration_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Prof._Sameena_HameedOptional15.WA506Minorities_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Prof._P.R._KumaraswamyOptional16.WA507Political_Movements_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa4Dr._Md._Muddassir_QumarOptional17.WA508Politics_and_Foreign_Policy_of_Egypt4Prof._Mahendra_Pratap_RanaOptional18.WA509Introduction_to_Arabic_-_I4Dr._Zar_NigarOptional PhD_Courses:_Total_Credits_26 Semester_I:_Total_credits_14_(One_core_course_and_Three_optional_courses_to_be_taken_by_students)S._No.Course_CodeCourse_TitleCreditsOffered_byCore/Optional1.WA634Conflict_and_Peace_in_West_Asia_&_North_Africa4Prof._Aswini_K_MohapatraOptional2.WA602West_Asian_Political_Systems4Dr._Jajati_K._PattnaikOptional3.WA622Interventions_in_West_Asia_and_North_Africa_(WANA)4Dr._Vrushal_T._GhobleOptional4.WA633West_Asian_Economies:_Issues_in_Development4Prof._Sameena_HameedOptional5.WA643Gulf_Energy_in_World_Politics4Dr._Sima_BaidyaOptional6.WA614Government_and_Politics_in_North_Africa4Dr._Mahendra_Pratap_RanaOptional7.WA635Intellectual_Traditions_in_the_Arab_World4Dr._Md._Muddassir_QumarOptional Semester_II:_Total_credits_12_(Two_core_courses_and_One_optional_course_to_be_taken_by_students)S._No.Course_CodeCourse_TitleCreditsOffered_byCore/Optional1.WA636Research_Methodology4Dr._Amit_KumarCore2.WA632NSeminar4Centre_FacultyCore3.WA637Foreign_Policy_of_Turkey4Prof._Aswini_K_MohapatraOptional4.WA638Government_and_Politics_in_the_GCC_States4Dr._Jajati_K._PattnaikOptional5.WA639Politics_and_Foreign_Policy_of_Saudi_Arabia4Dr._Vrushal_T._GhobleOptional6.WA640Politics_and_Foreign_Policy_of_Israel4Prof._P.R._KumuraswamyOptional7.WA641Politics_and_Foreign_Policy_of_Iran_since_the_Revolution4Dr._Sima_BaidyaOptional8.WA642Politics_and_Foreign_Policy_of_Egypt4Dr._Mahendra_Pratap_RanaOptional