Political Science Courses | Faculty of Social Science

Department of Political Science

Faculty of Social Science

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100 Level First Semester

Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
GST101	Use of English and Communication Skills I	2	C
GST105	History and Philosophy of Science	2	C
GST107	The Good Study Guide	2	C
CSS111	Introduction to Sociology	3	C
CSS121	Introduction to Psychology	3	C
CSS133	Introduction to Criminology I	3	C
CIT101	Computer in Society	2	C
One Elective from the Faculty

POLIII	Element of Political Science	3	E
ECO121	Principles of Economics	3	E
PCR111	Introduction to Peace Studies	3	E
	Total	20
Minimum Credit Units Required
GST and Other General Courses 8
Core Courses (Specialization Area) 9
Minimum elective required 3
Sub-Total = 20

100 Level Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
1	GST102	Use of English and Communication Skills II	2	C
2	CIT102	Application of Software Skills	2	C
3	POL122	Nigerian Constitutional Development	2	C
4	POL124	Organization of Government	3	C
5	POL126	Citizens and the State	3	C

	At Least One Elective from the Faculty
6	ECO122	Principles of Economics II	2	E
7	CSS 134	Geography of Nigeria	3	E

		GST and Other General Courses	4
		Core Courses	8
		Elective Courses	2/3
		Sub-Total	14/15
		Grand Total	34/35

200 Level First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
1	GST203	Introduction to Philosophy and Logic	2	C
2	POL211	Nigerian Legal System	2	C
3	POL215	History of Political Thought 1	2	C
4	POL221	Nigerian Government and Politics 1	3	C
5	POL223	Foundations of Political Economy	3	C
6	POL231	Essentials of International Relations and Diplomacy	3	C

	One Elective from the Faculty	One Elective from the Faculty
7	INR251	Evolution of the Contemporary International System	2	E
8	PCR271	Understanding Conflicts and War	3	E

		GST and Other General Courses	2
		Core Courses	13
		Elective Courses	2/3
		Sub-Total	17/18

200 Level Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
1	GST202	Fundamentals of Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	2	C
2	POL212	Basic Statistics for Social Sciences	3	C
3	POL214	Introduction to Political Analysis	3	C
4	POL216	Evolution of Nigerian Local Government	3	C
5	POL218	Political Ideas	2	C
6	POL226	Organization and Administrative Theories	3	C
7	POL228	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3	C

	Electives from the Faculty	Elective from the Faculty
8	CTH202	Comparative Study of Religion	2	E
9	INR242	Pre-Colonial African Diplomacy	2	E

		GST Courses	2
		Core Courses	17
		Elective Courses	2
		Sub-Total	21
		Grand Total	38/39

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300 Level First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
1	GST301	Entrepreneurship Studies	2	C
2	POL301	Research Methods in Political Science	3	C
3	POL311	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	C
4	POL337	Principles of Administrative Law	3	C
5	POL317	Public Policy Analysis	3	C

	At Least One Elective Course	At least 2 Elective Course from the Faculty
6	POL315	Marxist Theory and Practice
7	PCR331	History of Conflicts in Nigeria	3	E
8	POL341	Public Administration in Nigeria	3	C

		GST and Other General Courses	2
		Core Courses	12
		Elective Courses	3
		Sub-Total	17

300 Level Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
1	POL312	Logic & Methods of Political Inquiry	3	C
2	POL316	Political Evaluation	3	C
3	POL318	Political Behaviour	3	C
4	POL322	Comparative Federalism	3	C
5	POL324	Politics of Development and Underdevelopment	3	C
6	POL326	Environmental Politics	2	E

	At Least One Elective Course	At least One Elective Course
7	PCR352	Sustainable Environmental Development & Peace	3	E
8	ECO324	History of Economic Thought	3	E

		Core Courses	18
		Elective Courses	3
		Sub-Total	21
		Grand Total	38

400 Level First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles		Units	Status
1	POL 401	Student Research Project		6	C
2	POL 411	Political Psychology		3	C
3	POL 431	Third World Dependency Development	&	3	C
4	POL 441	Development Administration		3	C
5	POL 443	State and Economy		3	C

	At Least 2 Elective Courses from the Faculty	At least two Elective courses from the Faculty
6	PCR 415	The Nature of Global Terrorism		3	E
7	INR 441	Contemporary Strategic Studies		3	E

		Core Courses		18
		Elective Courses		3
		Sub-Total		21

400 Level Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
1	POL424	Political Parties and Pressure Groups	3	C
2	POL432	Government & Administration of Urban System	3	C
3	POL444	Nigerian Local Government	3	C
4	POL452	International Law and Organizations	3	C
5	POL 434	Civil-Military Relations	3	C

	At Least One Elective from the Faculty	At least One Elective from the Faculty
6	PCR422	Globalization and peace	3	E
7	CSS432	Human Rights Provisions in Nigeria	3	E

		Core Courses	15
		Elective Courses	3
		Sub-Total	18
		Grand Total	39

*Logbook shall carry not less than 25% of the overall industrial attachment score.

The Second Semester of the 4th Year should be used for Industrial Attachment for the students in order to expose them to Environmental Health facilities in rural and urban settings. They are required to visit Environmental Health firms, industries and laboratories to enable them acquire the skills in Environmental Health Sciences. Each student must keep and present a logbook for assessment at the end of his/her industrial attachment.

NOTE:
Students who want to be registered and professionally certified by the Council to practice as Environmental Health Officers are advice to register with the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON).