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This is an interdisciplinary course designed to explore the concepts of creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and civic engagement. It focuses on contemporary issues locally, regionally and globally through interactive lectures, active discussions, case studies, videos, and guest speakers. Students will participate in community service activities and work collaboratively on a current, local issue in order to gain greater insight into the challenges their communities face, and develop creative approaches to help address them.

The Legal Culture course highlights several basic topics for students who are not specialized in law. The main topics of the course include the definition of the legal rule and its sources, the different categories of law, and its most famous branches which have a clear relation to human life and its daily transactions, such as constitutional law, family law, criminal law, international law, and the general principles of human rights, in addition to civil law and commercial law. Furthermore, the course determines the nature of the relationship between law, state and individuals.

This course studies "civilization" and related issues including its pillars, conditions and concepts. It covers the relationship between civilization, religion, culture and identity and investigates the characteristics of Islamic civilization, its governing value system and its contributions to the human civilizational achievements. The course evaluates the different stages Islamic civilization has gone through and its historic relationships with others. In order to encourage communication between different civilizations, it develops the basics of dialogue between different parties, its problematics and challenges taking into account the increasing role the international organizations are playing in this context. Special light is shaded on Qatar experience and apparent contributions in this field.