Sociology is the science that studies social behavior, social relations, and social systems in a descriptive and analytical manner, i.e. studying facts on scientific bases to deduce the rules and laws to which these facts are subject. This course aims to introduce the student to the nature of sociology, its origins, development, interests, and fields, and to clarify the concepts of social perspective, culture, social environment, and social interaction, and its relationship to other sciences, and the most important scientists and thinkers who laid the foundations of this science, and to define the concepts and terms related to society, and different human gatherings, and what distinguishes it from systems and characteristics and the phenomena and social relations that arise in it, and the social processes that arise from it such as upbringing, cooperation, competition, conflict, cultural adaptation, etc., and the processes of social change that affect it, and the crises and problems to which it is exposed.

This course aims to introduce the student to the nature of general anthropology in terms of its origin, development, field, and characteristics, and to know the goals that this science seeks to achieve, its relationship with other sciences, its most important terms and pioneers, its modern trends and research methods and seeks to train the student on research tools in the field of anthropology and its means and to identify the most important contemporary trends in anthropological research, and the possibility of benefiting from it in carrying out anthropological applications in Libyan society.

In this course, the student studies the structures of the nominal sentence and the work of the copyists in it, the grammatical positions of the subject or its deputy in the verbal sentence, several tools in their different linguistic contexts, and a group of common linguistic errors and corrects them. The student practices the applications of the listening and speaking skills, applies the previous skills to literary texts through reading and analysis, and pays attention to the division of the word, signs, grammar, construction, subject, and predicate, the tied and open taa, the soft alif, the hamza al-wasl and qataa, punctuation marks and dictionaries, writing styles, and some literary texts, poetry, and prose.

This course is concerned with teaching English to beginners and learning English grammar. It also uses many words and terms to prepare students to study texts and terms, read short texts in English, construct and translate simple sentences from English to Arabic, describe sentences, analyze texts, employ English grammar in writing a topic, translate from English to Arabic, and communicate positively with others.

This course presents the principles of psychology and a historical overview of the development of this science and the definition of its subject, theoretical and applied trends, modern and contemporary schools, in addition to its curricula and research methods. It studies the nervous system and human behavior. This course is interested in studying conscious and unconscious motivations, emotions, sensory perception, learning and its types, memory, language, thinking, individual differences and their measurement. It gives the student an idea about intelligence, its measurement, and its relationship to the social environment, and seeks to provide the student with information about themselves and human behavior in general.

This course aims to provide the student with scientific knowledge related to the basic concepts in sociology and the theoretical and methodological functions associated with them, which are considered a means of communication and creating a unity of thought in the field of specialization, in the English language, and determining their meanings and their equivalents in Arabic vocabulary and learning how to use them and employ them in the specialization, such as terms related to sociology (society, social structure, social relations, culture, social processes, such as conflict, competition, cooperation, social change, social phenomenon, social system, urbanization, rural society, modernization, development and other concepts.

This course aims to provide students with comprehensive information about the development of social thought throughout ancient and modern times and to highlight its pioneers and the effects and theories they reached related to the reality of human society in the states of stability and development, and the most important concepts and issues with a focus on ancient civilizations (Egypt, India, China, Iraq, Greece, Rome), the development of thought according to Plato, Ibn Khaldun, thought in the modern era.

This course is part of an integrated scientific system that includes social research, social research methods, social statistics, data analysis, social research design, and social theories. It aims to provide the student with a comprehensive set of scientific knowledge related to the basics and techniques of scientific research in the social field.

This course aims to introduce the student to statistics, its objectives, and its importance in social research, and to describe data using measures of central tendency (arithmetic mean, median, mode), and measures of dispersion (range, variance, standard deviation), and the normal distribution of data and probabilities, to enable the student to understand and use the statistical techniques used in social research and studies by studying the methods and tools of statistical analysis and presentation and the methods, means, and ways they provide to measure the social phenomenon.

Definition of the concept of civilization, its origin, definition, and development, the difference between civilization and culture, the difference between Islamic and Western civilization, the factors that help in the establishment of civilization, the foundations on which Islamic civilization was established and the method of education in Islam, the results of education and the translation movement and the most important experimental sciences among Muslims, knowledge of the emergence of civilizations, the systems of government in Islam: Shura, equality and justice, the ministry, the chamberlainship, the offices, the judiciary, the police, the army and the fleet, the mail, social life, and the impact of Islamic civilization on the world.

The Islamic Culture course is concerned with the spiritual aspect of the student and instills and deepens the correct concepts of the sound, moderate, and balanced Islamic religion by introducing him to revelation, the Qur’an, the etiquette of recitation, the types of revelation, and the revelations of the Qur’an, in addition to the Sunnah and its definition, its types, and its relationship to the Qur’an, with a focus on the concept of faith, the pillars of faith, the truth of Islam, the rules of Islam, and the warning against extremism in religion, then clarifying the aspect of worship, purity and its rulings, ablution, ritual washing, dry ablution, prayer, its rulings and importance, and the ruling on abandoning it, then mentioning aspects of the Prophet’s biography.

The National Culture course deals with the study of several important topics in civil culture, political and social upbringing, the relationship between civil culture and education, the concept of patriotism and national belonging, the foundations of building civil society, the history and culture of Libyan society, and the study of the subject of human rights and issues related to cultural and societal security. The student acquires skills, values ​​, and behaviors through which he can understand what is required of him as a good citizen who loves his country and is proud of belonging to it, respects and adheres to its systems and institutions, and how to preserve the unity of the country, its customs, and traditions, and address its social, economic, political and cultural problems, and learn about his rights and duties towards his society.

This course is one of the applied courses in the field of Arabic language. It is one of the courses that qualify students who are not specialized in the Arabic language to use the language at all levels of grammar, morphology, spelling, and text analysis so that they achieve reading, writing, and communication skills with high efficiency. It also seeks to introduce students to the rules of the nominal sentence and its abrogators and compares the work of the verbal and literal abrogators.

This course aims to provide students with many knowledge and skills related to their field of specialization to enable them to use the language for scientific purposes, so that it covers many topics and terms related to their specialization and gives students opportunities to interact and communicate successfully in the English language, and provides an idea of ​​the basic principles and generalizations so that they can master the use of grammar and understand the basic components of sentence construction and use the language of communication and train them on the different methods and mechanisms in reading, writing, criticism and interaction in the English language related to their field of specialization

This course aims to enable students to identify the methods of social care in human societies through the context of civilizational evolution and the factors influencing them from an intellectual and ideological perspective in forming theoretical and applied principles and introducing students to the fields of social care and its professional techniques, the concept of social care, its models and objectives, social care in Libya, and the factors that led to its emergence and its relationship to other sciences.

Inferential statistics, along with descriptive statistics, constitute a branch of modern statistics and are essential for decision-making. It deals with generalization, estimation, and prediction and gives an idea of ​​the possible errors that the researcher may make when generalizing. It helps describe and explain social phenomena and control them, predict what may result from them, and learn the basics of applied statistics. It contributes to providing students with cognitive experiences and skills that enable them to understand the concepts and theories of statistics, samples and their distribution, standard probability distributions, statistical estimation methods, correlation and regression, analysis of variance, and training in using the statistical program SPSS.

This course aims to provide students with insight into the different approaches to interpreting social reality by presenting the most important social theories and their thinkers and the opinions they have reached that reveal to researchers the ways that confirm the extent of the truth and error of social theory, and to analyze and study these theories and know their importance and the extent of their connection to the daily lives of societies and individuals, and to accustom students to organized thinking, and how to link theory and application, and to explain the structural characteristics of theory as an intellectual system and to present the basic models in social theory and its intellectual development from the classical trend to the structural trend, passing through the functional theory, theories of social interaction, and the circumstances that led to change, about the trends of modern conflict and exchange.

This course aims to introduce the student to the general principles of economics in a way that helps the student analyze the behavior of individuals and groups towards various economic phenomena and their relationship to the social life of these individuals and groups.

The course aims to introduce students to the methods and approaches of social research, to familiarize them with the concepts, foundations, and methods on which social research is based in terms of its nature and fields, and data collection tools, and to define scientific research and its role in practical life from a sociological perspective, and to develop student’s abilities to understand the types of scientific research and methods of conducting it, through a field study of societal problems, to provide students with a comprehensive body of knowledge related to social research approaches, to develop students’ research capabilities in the field of scientific social research and studies, to understand the social change of social phenomena.

The course aims to train students to read social studies in English and to teach students the concepts used in sociology in English so that the student can master a set of concepts that can be used to know and define the most important basic concepts, topics, theories, methods and phenomena of sociology.

This course aims to introduce the student to the nature of change, its factors, trends, targets, obstacles, and the efforts made to explain it, and to arouse scientific interest in the political, economic, and social transformations that society is witnessing, which will enable them to analyze and diagnose them scientifically, and to be familiar with the issues of contemporary change in light of the transformations that the world is witnessing, imposed by the variables of globalization and what is related to it, and to study the change in the social structure, social systems, patterns of relationships, and forms of behavior in light of internal factors and the influence of external factors, and the extent of the impact of change on the rest of the cultural and social systems within the social structure.

This course aims to introduce students to how a social problem emerges, develops, and how dangerous it is to society, how to study it using scientific methods, and to identify the negative aspects that human societies face, which affect the lives of individuals and groups and hinder their progress towards achieving their goals. They were introduced to how to confront the negative aspects in light of the scientific method, available capabilities, and theories that explain social problems.

Introducing the student to the history of Libya in ancient, modern, and contemporary times, and the cultural aspects of Libya, knowing the Spanish occupation and the Knights of St. John of Tripoli, the popular reactions and resistance to Spanish and Italian colonialism, the Ottoman rule of Libya, the role of the Libyan Navy in the Mediterranean, highlighting Libya's political and economic role, its importance in communication between the continents of Europe and Africa, emphasizing the internal challenges and external dangers it faced and how to deal with them, and clarifying the impact of international political developments on Libya.

This course aims to introduce the student to the concept of civil society, its characteristics, fields and components, its models and contributions in various areas of society, to learn about the reality of civil society institutions in Libya, the role of civil society in defending human rights, to define noble human principles and values, to exchange ideas and form new ideas and to participate with others to demand rights, to make informed decisions regarding economic and social development to participate in building democratic societies and to provide an overview of the conditions and environment necessary for a free and independent civil society, including standards related to freedom of expression and the right to participate.

This course aims to provide the student with a comprehensive knowledge of urban sociology in terms of its definition, subject, objectives, and theoretical, methodological and applied developments in this branch of sociology, and to draw the attention of researchers to the city community and the characteristics and problems it represents, especially since urban sociology views the city as a crucible of social interaction from which many different phenomena result.

It became clear from the analyses of historians of economic sociology that this branch emerged in the late nineteenth century within the framework of the differences between economics and sociology and the criticism directed at economics, where in-depth studies of economic issues and phenomena appeared and their treatment through general social theory, and the efforts became clear and crystallized at the beginning of the twentieth century. This course aims to introduce economic sociology and shed light on the contributions of researchers and scientists in the emergence and development of economic sociology, and the most important fields in this science, and studies economic facts as social phenomena and focuses on analyzing environmental economics and the progress it has achieved in economic development, and its impact on achieving social welfare and care programs.

The course of legal sociology aims to address a set of definitions and their interpretation, tracing the origin and development of laws, knowing the sources of law and the topics of legal sociology, the relationship between law and society, its relationship with cultures, laws and religions, knowing international bodies and organizations, and determining the meaning of crime and criminals.

This course aims to develop computer use skills and deal with its physical components, and to develop practical abilities to solve problems of dealing with storage media, operating systems, and programming, and to know the stages of computer development, its technologies, and its future, types, and features of computers, the physical components of the computer, its accessories and functions, its programs, methods of representing data and coding, the concept of viruses, tools, and methods of protection against them, concepts and applications of artificial intelligence, concepts of information technology and information security, and the negative and positive effects of using information technology in areas of life, and the legal, humanitarian, health, environmental, legal and ethical issues and cases related to the use of computers in society (privacy, intellectual rights, justice in access to resources).

It includes some educational and practical applications. This course aims to provide the student with comprehensive information about social situations in which there is interaction between the individual and others and to identify the individual’s behavior as it is determined by social factors through the three dimensions that social psychology is interested in studying: society, culture, and personality, which represent the topics of convergence of the three sciences: sociology, anthropology, and psychology.

This course covers several topics, including a definition of the nature of social structure and its mechanisms, the diversity of social structure and its relationship to social hierarchy and social inequality, and the social and economic status of individuals. It also addresses the social and economic movement of individuals within the social structure, and understanding the theoretical models that determine the changes and the individual and structural factors that explain these processes. The focus is particularly on the relationship between development modernization and social mobility, with the help of the Libyan society model.

The rural community in our countries represents the largest part of society, as most of the population is concentrated in the countryside, and the prevailing rural social and cultural relations distinguish it. This course aims to introduce the student to rural sociology as one of the oldest branches of sociology, as it reviews its development, research areas, most important concepts, its relationship with other sciences, and the importance of these sciences in the fields of rural social development, and to introduce them to rural society, the characteristics of its population, its problems, and rural conditions.

This course aims to shed light on the development and social planning from two perspectives: the first is theoretical and the second is practical, i.e. discussing the foundations and rules related to development and planning, discussing some practical and historical considerations of development and planning models in developing countries, analyzing and discussing the most important foundations, principles and concepts that define the problem of development and planning in developing countries, and addressing the importance of development and its connection to the lives of societies and individuals and its importance for the development and advancement of all fields and human activities, to understand development issues and formulate policies, plans, and strategies for the development and modernization of society.

This course aims to introduce students to the topics of political sociology, its methodology and objectives, the various developments of political systems throughout the ages, the forms of these systems, their characteristics, criticism, and analysis in light of the political system in Libyan society, to reveal the social basis of the political phenomenon, the relationship of the state with society, authority, sovereignty, classes and social elites, the role played by social structures and institutions in the political decision-making process, public opinion trends, social movements, political parties, pressure groups, interests and political culture in society, bureaucracy, technocracy, educational systems and political authority.

Since the beginning of human existence on Earth, human life has been linked to the environment in which it lives. With the entry into the industrialization phase, human societies have moved to a new reality of development and independence of environmental resources. This has resulted in the depletion of natural resources of living organisms, energy, water, soil, and minerals, which is rarely accompanied by a severe shortage of these resources, in addition to the production of components foreign to the natural environment, especially environmental pollutants from waste and gases, which together constitute a danger to humans and the environment. This course aims to familiarize the student with several environmental concepts and spread the culture of a healthy environment, in addition to engaging in volunteer work programs that specialize in the social and natural environment and others, and to provide him with the knowledge and skills that make him feel the importance of the environment and help him deal with it consciously and rationally.

The course aims to introduce the concept of media and its research areas, the mutual influence between media and media industries related to individuals and societies, the nature of the relationship between media and societal issues, the concept of social responsibility of media towards the individual and society, the interaction of media institutions in society and their effects, the transformations in the media and communication scene due to the digital revolution and the integration of communication media, and the search for solutions to some of the prevailing social problems in society, especially those directed media. The course discusses what the technology revolution has provided and its contribution to the development of the Internet and the resulting existence of new media that have imposed themselves on societies, and the role of these media or means in society through the content they provide and the impact they achieve in all aspects of life in the economy, politics, culture, development, and education.

This course aims to introduce the student to the concepts and issues of culture and personality through vocabulary that studies the concepts of culture, society, and personality, and theoretical approaches to the field of culture and personality with other sciences close to his field of work, and analyzing its characteristics and basic elements and the processes of cultural change and integration, values, their sources and functions, and theories of culture and its issues such as modernity, globalization, information technology and their intellectual and societal interactions in Libyan society.

This course aims to provide the student with a set of knowledge related to industrial sociology in terms of its definition, subject, objectives, fields, and its relationship with other sciences, theoretical, methodological, and applied developments in this science, and to direct the attention of students towards developing a practical interest in the topics and issues of work in its various dimensions. It studies the issues of manufacturing, the phenomenon of industrial growth, the problems resulting from industry and the formation of industrial cities, issues of organizing work and production and its means, the relationship between industry and the family, the local community, the conditions of resistance to change, the relationship of public morals to the phenomenon of production, and the organization of institutions. It focuses on the relationship between work and technology, the effects of technology on society, the relationship between technical development and the development of work, the bureaucratic system, the relationship between the environment and the wage system and its development, and the impact of technology on social change.

This course aims to analyze, discuss, and define the foundations and concepts of educational sociology, the relationship between education and society, and the formation of the educational culture of individuals and groups, with a focus on education and teaching in social, cultural, and economic development, and to identify the most important factors that lead to the formation of societies and the role of education in social change and community development through the study of social theories related to education, and the fields that educational sociology addresses. From the educational perspective, it is concerned with social upbringing and the institutions that society has established to raise its generations, and from the social perspective, it studies the social relationships and phenomena that occur within the educational framework.

This course aims to introduce the student to the origins of sociology in the Arab world and to define how this science has developed in the modern period, and its role in studying, analyzing, and understanding the issues and problems of our society. It deals with a general introduction to the position of sociology in the Arab world, the development of sociology and the role played by Ibn Khaldun and some Muslim thinkers in this development, the history of the entry of contemporary sociology into the region, and the role played by Western scholars in this regard, and shedding light on some of the issues and phenomena that dominate social life such as development, social problems, and democracy.

This course aims to ensure that students understand the scientific program of the Department of Sociology during the four years and how to adapt this program to study research topics and discuss them within the framework of scientific research, and develop analytical and critical abilities, problems, hypotheses and theories related to sociology and their application aspects, through preparing and writing scientific research on important social development issues. The course professor chooses the topic then presents it to the students discusses it collectively and makes the necessary amendments to it.