Courses

COURSE STRUCTURES

100 Level

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status	HL-T-P	LH
1	POS 111	The Study of Politics	3	C	2-1-0	45
2	POS 112	Nigerian Constitutional Development	3	C	2-1-0	45
3	POS 113	The Organization of Government	3	R	2-1-0	45
4	POS 114	The Citizen and the State	3	R	2-1-0	45
5	GES 101	Use of English I	2	C	2-0-0	30
6	GES 107	Reproductive Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV	2	R	2-0-0	30
7	GES 108	Introduction to French	2	R	2-0-0	30
Total Units of Compulsory Courses			8
Total Units of Required Courses			10
Total Units of Elective Courses			ND
Total Units of 100 Level Courses (C&R)			18

Note: HL-Hour of Lecture; T-Tutorial; P-Practical; LH-Lecture Hours, ND-Not determined

200 Level

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit		Status		HL-T-P	LH
1	POS 211	Political Analysis	3		C		2-1-0	45
2	POS 212	Political Ideas	3		C		2-1-0	45
3	POS 217	Introduction to Public Administration	3		C		2-1-0	45
4	POS 218	Introduction to African Politics	3		R		2-1-0
5	POS 219	Introduction to International Relations	3		C		2-1-0	45
6	POS 220	Introduction to Political Economy	3		R		2-1-0	45
7	POS 221	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3		R		2-1-0	45
8	FSS 204	Statistics for The Social Sciences	3		C		2-1-0	45
9	GES 104	Science and Mankind	2		R		2-0-0	30
10	GES 201	Use of English II	2		C		3-0-0	45
11	GES 105	Land Use, Agriculture, and Animal Husbandry and Health	2			R	2-0-0	30
12	GES 106	Philosophy, Logic and Critical Thinking	2			R	2-0-0	30
Total Units of Compulsory Courses				17
Total Units of Required Courses				15
Total Units of Elective Courses				ND
Total Units of 200 Level Courses (C&R)				32

Note: HL-Hour of Lecture; T-Tutorial; P-Practical; LH-Lecture Hours, ND-Not Determined

300 Level

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status		HL-T-P	LH
1	POS 312	Logic and Methods in Political Inquiry	3	C		2-1-0	45
2	POS 313	History of Political Thought	3	C		2-1-0	45
3	POS 314	International Relations Theory	3	C
4	POS 316	The Methodology of Comparative Politics	3	C		2-1-0	45
5	POS 321	Classical Marxism	3	R		2-1-0	45
6	POS 322	African Political Thought	3	R		2-1-0	45
S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status		HL-T-P	LH
7	POS 324	Issues in International Politics	3	E		2-1-0	45
8	POS 333	The Government and Administration of Urban System	3	E		2-1-0	45
9	POS 334	Public Administration in Nigeria	3	R		2-1-0	45
10	POS 343	Comparative Federal Systems	3	R		2-1-0	45
11	POS 344	Politics in Europe	3		E	2-1-0	45
12	POS 351	Introduction to Strategic Studies	3		E	2-1-0	45
13	POS 353	The Media and the State	3		E	2-1-0	45
14	POS 354	Gender and Politics	3		E	2-1-0	45
15	POS 363	Political Behavior	3		R	2-1-0	45
16	POS 365	Comparative Psephology	3		E	2-1-0	45
17	POS 366	Politimetrics	3		R	2-1-0	45
18	POS 367	Theory and Models of Public Sector Administration	3		C	2-1-0	45
19	POS 368	Foreign Policies of the Major Powers	3		R	2-1-0	45
20	POS 371	Comparative Politics of Africa	3		E	2-1-0	45
21	POS 372	Politics in North America	3		E	2-1-0	45
22	POS 373	Politics in the Middle East	3		E	2-1-0	45
23	POS 374	Politics in Asia and the Pacific Area	3		E	2-1-0	45
24	POS 375	Politics in Latin America	3		E	2-1-0	45
25	GES 301	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Skills	2		R	2-1-0	45
Total Units of Compulsory Courses			15
Total Units of Required Courses			23
Total Units of Elective Courses			ND
Total Units of 300 Level Courses (C&R)			38

Note: HL-Hour of Lecture; T-Tutorial; P-Practical; LH-Lecture Hours, ND-Not Determined

400 Level

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status	HL-TP	LH
1	POS 411	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	C	2-1-0	45
2	POS 412	Nigerian Government and Politics	3	C	2-1-0	45
3	POS 413	Nigerian Local Government	3	E	2-1-0	45
4	POS 415	Quantitative Macropolitics	3	E	2-1-0	45
5	POS 416	Public Personnel Administration	3	E	2-1-0	45
6	POS 421	Comparative Administration	3	R	2-1-0	45
7	POS 424	Civil Society and Governance	3	E	2-1-0	45
8	POS 425	Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development	3	E	2-1-0	45
9	POS 431	The Theory and Practice of Local Government	3	R	2-1-0	45
10	POS 432	Public Policy Analysis	3	E	2-1-0	45
11	POS 433	Principles of Administrative Law	3	E	2-1-0	45
12	POS 444	Comparative Civil Military Relations	3	R	2-1-0	45
13	POS 451	Principles of International Law	3	R	2-1-0	45
14	POS 453	International Institutions	3	E	2-1-0	45
15	POS 454	Foreign Policies of African States	3	E	2-1-0	45
16	POS 455	Conflict and Bargaining in International Relations	3	E	2-1-0	45
17	POS 456	Conduct and Administration of Nigerian Foreign Policy	3	R	2-1-0	45
18	POS 471	Theory of the State	3	R	2-1-0	45
19	POS 474	Problems of Political Philosophy	3	R	2-1-0	45
20	POS 475	Globalization and the Politics of Development	3	R	2-1-0	45
S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status	HL-TP	LH
21	POS 476	Terrorism and Violent Political Movements	3	E	2-1-0	45
22	POS 477	Marxism after Marx	3	E	2-1-0	45
23	POS 478	Legislative Studies	3	R	2-1-0	45
24	POS 482	Long Essay	6	C	2-1-0	45
Total Units of Compulsory Courses			12
Total Units of Required Courses			27
Total Units of Elective Courses			ND
Total Units of 400 Level Courses(C&R)			39

Note: HL-Hour of Lecture; T-Tutorial; P-Practical; LH-Lecture Hours, ND-Not Determined

Summary of Course Units

Level	University Courses (GES)	Compulsory Courses	Required Courses	Elective Courses	Total Units
100	6	6	6	ND	18
200	8	15	9	ND	32
300	2	15	23	ND	40
400 (1st)	-	12	27	ND	39
TOTAL	16	48	65	ND	129

7. B.SC. COURSES DESCRIPTION

100 LEVEL

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
100 Level Courses
POS 111	THE STUDY OF POLITICS	A Survey of the major issues of politics; who rules, in whose interest and on what basis. Types of involvement in Politics. The role of conflict of interest, the relation between the elite and the masses, the government and the people. Different ways of studying politics; a brief survey of the methods of Political Science.	Compulsory	3
POS 112	NIGERIAN CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	Survey and analysis of issues and problems in Nigeria’s constitutional development from amalgamation in 1914 through colonial rule to the present; assessment of the impact of socio-cultural and economic forces; and explanation of instability of constitutional forms.	Compulsory	3
POS 113	THE ORGANISATION OF GOVERNMENT	The various ways of organizing governments; legislature, executive, judiciary and the separation of powers; unitary versus federal systems, parliamentary versus presidential and civilian versus military rule. Other political organizations – political parties, interest groups etc.	Required	3
POS 114	THE CITIZEN AND THE STATE	Legitimacy and the principle of political obligation, both moral and rational; the concept and institution of citizenship rights, duties and obligations; the responsibilities of government, individual and state security; provision of infrastructure and social welfare service; the need and basis of freedom, loyalty and patriotism.	Required	3

200 LEVEL

Course Code	Course Title New	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
200 Level Courses
POS 211	POLITICAL ANALYSIS	The nature of politics, political system and the structure of government; political representation, processes and institutions of different regime systems.	Compulsory	3
POS 212	POLITICAL IDEAS	Introduction to major political ideas in their historical contexts e.g. monarchical absolutism, liberalism, democracy, socialism, fascism, anarchism.	Compulsory	3
POS 217	INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	Meaning and development of public administration; administration as art and science; differences between public and private sector administration; Relationship between politics and administration; Nature of Administration (POSDCORB); nature and functions of the civil service; civil service ethics; agencies supervising civil service;public corporations, regulatory agencies, semi-independent agencies and local government.	Compulsory	3
POS 218	INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN POLITICS	Nature of African societies before colonialism; establishment of colonial rule; theory and practice of imperialism and colonialism; differences in colonial policies; decolonisation, and the implications of colonial administrative types for national movements; nationalist movements and armed nationalist struggle; relationship between nature of nationalist Struggle and post-colonial administration; politics in post-colonial Africa; dependency, military rule and democratic transitions, party systems, and; Africa in international affairs	Required

Course Code	Course Title New	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 219	INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	Theories of international relations; major issues in international politics with particular reference to Africa since 1945; the Cold War, intervention and limited wars, arms race, disarmament and nonalignment; international organizations, defence organizations, non-governmental international bodies, the A.U., regional organizations and groupings; aid, trade, investment and development, the E.U. and Africa.	Compulsory	3
POS 220	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY	The concept of political economy, different approaches and theories in political economy (Marxism, liberalism and neo-liberalism), relationship between politics and economics; economics as determinants of politics; class analysis and political power relations; production and politics with emphasis on the material basis of political power.	NEW: Required	3
POS 221	INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS	The meaning of comparative politics; scope and relevance of Comparative Political Analysis; history of comparative politics; and features or characteristics of comparative politics	NEW: Required	3

COMPULSORILY REQUIRED EXTERNAL COURSES AND 100 & 200 LEVELS (BASED ON NUC BMAS)

SOC 101: Principles of Sociology

Soc 102: Peoples and Cultures of Nigeria

Psy 101: Introduction to Psycho-Biological Basis of Behaviour

Eco 101: Introductory Economics I

Phil 102: Argument and Critical Thinking

Phil 201: Introduction to Logic

Lji 201: Nigerian Legal System

Lis 101: Introduction to Library and Information Studies

300 LEVEL

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 312	LOGIC AND METHODS OF POLITICAL INQUIRY	Political science and the scientific method, introduction to research methods in political inquiry and the language of variables; introduction to problem formulation.	Compulsory	3
POS 313	HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT	Introduction to the thoughts of major political philosophers from Plato to Mill as responses to particular historical problems confronting societies; contributions to such concepts as the state, law, obligation, justice and freedom; Political thought in non-western societies, African, Islamic and Asian political thought.	Compulsory	3
POS 314	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSTHEORY	Classical theory, theory of imperialism, systems theories, linkage politics, the theory of coalition and alliances; models games and simulation.	Compulsory	3
POS 316	THE METHODOLOGY OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS	Comparative political analysis; history of comparative politics; concepts, the scientific method and logic and comparison, classification systems in comparative politics; case study approach; competing paradigms, or orientations in comparative political analysis; the strategy of cross system theorizing; measurement problems in cross-national research.	Compulsory	3
POS 321	CLASSICAL MARXISM	Intellectual and social origins; general introduction to Marxist political theory: the state, classes, the role of the party, ideology and consciousness determinism; theory and practice of Marxism.	Required	3
POS 322	AFRICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT	Traditional political ideas; concepts of authority, order and the polity. Pan-Africanism as represented by Diagne, Blyden, Horton, Du Bois, Padmore, and James; Some contemporary African Political thinkers: Nkrumah, Fanon, Nyerere, Senghor, and Cabral. Examination of concepts such as African socialism, humanism and authenticity.	Required	3

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 324	ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS	Conflict areas in international relations, diplomacy and the avoidance of war, strategy, arms and the control of force, organizations and international order, global systems.	Elective	3
POS 333	THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF URBAN SYSTEM	The problems involved in the planning and execution of major services in urban political system and an examination of the structure of political power operating in such systems.	Elective	3
POS 334	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA	Ecology of Nigerian administration. The civil service, field administration, public corporations; politics of financial administration.	Required	3
POS 343	COMPARATIVE FEDERAL SYSTEMS	The genesis and political dynamics of federal political systems with reference to countries such as India U.S.A., Russia, Canada, Nigeria and Germany.	Required	3
POS 344	POLITICS IN EUROPE	A comparative study of the political processes in selected European political systems, with emphasis on the role of political parties, interest groups and bureaucracies.	Elective	3
POS 351	INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC STUDIES	The concept and evolution of strategy; distinction between strategy and stratagem; types of strategy; relevance and uses of strategic Thinking; the military and strategy, development strategy in Africa; strategies for conflict prevention, management, peacemaking and confidence building.	Elective	3
POS 353	THE MEDIA AND THE STATE	The fourth estate of the realm; the freedom of information doctrine; the media and the law; the media and social responsibility; the media and state security.	Elective	3
POS 354	GENDER AND POLITICS	Feminist theory; women, political socialization and political participation; culture, power relations and gender; globalization and gender.	Elective	3
POS 363	POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR	Political socialization, political participation and apathy electoral behaviour, public opinion and political communication.	Required	3

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 365	COMPARATIVE PSEPHOLOGY	Significance of elections; purpose and strategy of election campaigns; political parties; comparative electoral laws, electoral administration, comparative voting Behaviour.	Elective	3
POS 366	POLITIMETRICS	The Use of Descriptive statistics in political analysis; introduction to sampling theory; discrete probability distribution with emphasis on political data; hypothesis testing; non-parametric methods of analysis; correlation, regression and analysis of variance T-Test, F-Test; and Chi- Square analysis; moving averages in time series analysis; introduction to computer analysis.	Required	3
POS 367	THEORY AND MODELS OF PUBLIC SECTOR ADMINISTRATION	The relationship administration, politics and political theories; principle among administrative reforms; models and theories of public sector organization; managerial movement in public administration; Central elements in public management; regulation and public regulatory agencies.	Compulsory	3
POS 368	FOREIGN POLICIES OF THE MAJOR POWERS	The various concepts used in foreign policy analysis; transactional flows, the interplay of domestic and external factors, ideological and national interest considerations, and techniques of bargaining. Application of these concepts to an examination of the foreign policies of the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, France and China.	Required	3
POS 371	COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF AFRICA	A comparative analysis of political Developments in African states, Similarities and differences between countries of different colonial origins and how these and the patterns of their post-colonial experience have structured their current political system and practice.	Elective	3

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 372	POLITICS IN NORTH AMERICA	A comparative study of the political systems and governmental processes in the United States of America and Canada, focusing on their characteristic features, patterns of political organization, racial diversities and the problems of national integration, political formulas and ideologies, party systems, democracy, economic resource base, and public policy making process.	Elective	3
POS 373	POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST	A critical review of the political systems and governmental processes in some selected Middle Eastern states, focusing on their characteristic features, patterns of political organizations, problems of national integration, democratic transitions, economic resource base, religion, education, culture and social mobility, public administration, foreign policies, the impact of the military and reforms	Elective	3
POS 374	POLITICS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC AREA	The essential features of Asian and pacific states; the place of ideology and nature of political parties; bureaucracy and the military; the economy; foreign policy and the political control processes; the disintegration of communist regimes and their transitions to more competitive political or liberal economic systems; and the nature of leadership, ideology, pluralism and mobilization in post-totalitarian or post-communist states	Elective	3
POS 375	POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA	A comparative study of the political systems and governmental processes in some selected developing states of Latin America focusing on their characteristic features, patterns of political organization, problems of national integration, political formulas and ideologies, democratic transitions, economic resource base, foreign policies, and reforms, education and social mobility and impact of the military.	Elective	3

400 LEVEL

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
400 Level Courses
POS 411	CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL ANALYSIS	Contending paradigms in political analysis and their evaluation; the elite approach, group theory, functional systems and communications theory, basic concepts and elements of game theory, political gaming, structural analysis, theories of political development, the new political economy.	Compulsory	3
POS 412	NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS	Background analysis of the people and geographical feature of the country, political and constitutional development since 1945; the emergence of federalism and the operation of the federal constitution, the legislature, executive, and judiciary. The public service financing the federation and its problems; party system, change and stability; the role of the military.	Compulsory	3
POS 413	NIGERIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT	Evolution of Local Government in Nigeria from 1900; Native Authority System; Indirect Rule; Principle and Implementation of Local Government Reforms; Modern Local Government System; 1976 Local Government Reforms; Reform of the Local Government System under Babangida; Current Development in Local Government in Nigeria.	Elective	3
POS 415	QUANTITATIVE MACROPOLITICS	Purposes and processes of quantitative political research, problem conceptualization; principles of operationalization; data sources; data collection and indicator construction; methods of data analysis, modeling; stochastic processes.	Elective	3
POS 416	PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION	Principles and practice of public personnel administration; review of the civil service system; philosophy of a career civil service; remuneration; motivation and evaluation of service personnel; federal character and affirmative action; merit System and national development; collective bargaining; administrative behavior.	Elective	3
Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 421	COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATION	Administrative theory and ecology of administration; the relationship between administration and development, and the analysis of administrative behavior in selected countries.	Required	3
POS 424	CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE	The concept of governance; democratic accountability and non-state actors; civil society organizations: Types, roles and modes of operation; management of Non-profit Organisations.	Elective	3
POS 425	NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	The Politics of Natural resource exploitation, Environmental risk and management, regulation of exploration activities, politics of global warming and sustainable development; environmental rights; resource control and agitations in the Niger Delta.	Elective	3
POS 431	THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT	Examination of the theoretical bases of different local government system (e.g. Nigerian, British, French and American) and their relationship to structural organization of local government. Comparison of main features of different systems of local governments, e.g. management, political leadership, finance, central-local relationships, etc.	Required	3
POS 432	PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS	Meaning and theories of public policy; concepts and strategies of planning, programming and budgeting basic techniques of net-work development and analysis examined descriptively and from the perspective of administrative system cost effectiveness, analysis and critique.	Elective	3
POS 433	PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW	The nature of administrative law, powers of public authorities in carrying out specific services; the control through both political and legal agencies of such powers.	Elective	3

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 444	COMPARATIVE CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS	Interdependence of civil and military types; military in the foundation of states, impact of social structures and ethnic or class conflicts upon military organizational procedures and behaviours; varieties of civilian control of the military, the role of armies in revolution, the concept and problematic of “non-Western” civil-military process, soldiers as “modernizing” agents; the phenomenon and definition of the “military extractive tendency’; explaining civil-military stability and instability.	Required	3
POS 451	PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW	The development and present status of international law the nature and sources of international law; sanctions, international personality, rights and duties of states and governments; territorial and criminal jurisdictions; state responsibility; treatment of aliens: diplomatic agents; privileges and immunities; extradition, Law of the Sea; the law of treaties and the impact of Afro-Asian states on contemporary international law.	Required	3
POS 453	INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS	Historical evolution of international institutions from the 19^th century to the present day, the notion of international institutions; various classifications of international institutions; the League of Nations the United Nations, selected juridical problems of international institutions, the O.A.U. and African State systems; international institutions and world order.	Elective	3
POS 454	FOREIGN POLICIES OF AFRICAN STATES	Critical analysis of the foreign policies of African States; contexts of their formulation and implementation in comparative perspective; selected case problems.	Elective	3
POS 455	CONFLICT AND BARGAINING IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	Theories of conflict, including Marxist, psycho-analytic and functionalist; Games theory and bargaining, nuclear strategy and the super-power balance, conflict and conflict resolution among African States.	Elective	3
Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 456	CONDUCT AND ADMINISTRATION OF NIGERIAN FOREIGN POLICY	The traditions, institutions, power bases and actors that guide Nigeria’s foreign policy; the processes of foreign policy decision-making; Nigeria’s foreign policy positions in international and regional bodies; Nigeria’s interests and actions in international milieu.	Required	3
POS 471	THEORY OF THE STATE	Conceptualization of the state and form of government, theories and accounts of the origin or developments of the state; social contract theories and the modern state; the liberal democratic state and its presuppositions; Marxist theories of the capitalist state; the character of the Nigeria State.	Required	3
POS 474	PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	The nature of the political, conceptual analysis and political philosophy, Philosophy and theory, political obligation, power, authority and legitimacy, justice, and issues of liberty; religion, science and modernity.	Required	3
POS 475	GLOBALISATION AND THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT	Globalization; political, economic and social change; dependency and international economic structure and strategies with specific reference to post-colonial African states and also comparison with Latin American, Asian and south European countries.	Required	3
POS 476	TERRORISM AND VIOLENT POLITICAL MOVEMENTS	Ethical and philosophical issues in obedience, rebellion and revolutions; theories of political violence; behavioral approaches, The organization objectives, motivations and actions of groups involved in low intensity operations, the strategy and tactics of ethno-nationalism, terrorism, liberation movements, freedom fighters and urban querillas.	Elective	3
POS 477	MARXISM AFTER MARX	Major issues and cleavages in Marxism After Marx, Lenin and His Critics, Stalinism; Maosism, major marxist writers From Gramsci to Althusser, marcuse, Habermas and contemporary Marxists.	Elective	3

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Course Status	Units
POS 478	LEGISLATIVE STUDIES	Concept of legislature, origin and evolution, role of the legislature in a democracy (law making, oversight functions and political representation); case studies.	Required	3
POS 482	LONG ESSAY	Project/Long Essay	Compulsory	6

COURSE STRUCTURE OF THE M.SC. DEGREE

Compulsory & Required Courses for All Sub-Fields

(Courses to be offered by all master’s degree students)

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 703	Research Methods and Designs in Political Science	3	C
POS 704	Data Analysis and Statistics in Political Science	3	C
POS 705	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	R
POS 741	Nigerian Government and Politics	3	R
POS 781	Seminar in Political Science (Area of Specialisation)	3	R
POS 782	Project in Political Science	6	C

Compulsory and Elective Courses Specific to Sub-Fields

Public Administration & Public Policy

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 714	Local Government and Urban Administration	2	E
POS 715	Issues in Public Personnel Administration	2	E
POS 732	Public Policy Analysis	3	C
POS 733	Decentralisation and Inter-governmental Administrative System	2	E
POS 734	Public Administration and Governance	3	C

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 742	Public Financial Management	2	E
POS 743	Management and Administration of Non-Profit Organizations	2	E
POS 744	Nigerian Public Administration	2	E

Comparative Politics

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 712	Political Behaviour	2	E
POS 736	Multi-Culturalism and Citizenship	2	E
POS 745	Advanced Methodology of Comparative Politics	3	C
POS 746	Advanced Theories of Comparative Politics	3	C
POS 762	Gender and Politics	2	E

International Relations

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 708	Conflict, Peace and Security	2	E
POS 737	Terrorism and Insurgency	2	E
POS 738	Globalization: Politics and Political Economy	2	E
POS 751	International Legal Order	2	E
POS 752	International Organisations	2	E
POS 753	Foreign Policy	3	C
POS 761	Theories of International Relations	3	C
POS 770	Issues in Contemporary International Relations	2	E

Political Theory

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 713	Colonialism and Social Formations in Africa	2	E
POS 722	Classical Marxism and Post-Marx Marxism	2	E
POS 739	Classical Political Theory	3	C
POS 740	Contemporary Political Theory	3	C
POS 771	African Political Thought	2	E

COURSE DESCRIPTION (M.Sc. in Political Science)

Course Code	Course Title	Course Contents	Contact Hours (L:T:P)/ unit(s)	Course Status
POS 703	Research Methods and Designs in Political Science	Foundations of research: Ontological and epistemological issues; Research paradigms: Positivism, interpretivism, critical research, postmodernism; Research strategies: quantitative and qualitative strategies; Research designs: Experimental and Quasi-experimental designs, Comparative designs, Exploratory designs, Descriptive designs, Cross-sectional and Longitudinal designs, Surveys; Impact Evaluation; Case studies, Grounded theory, Historical method, Ethnography, Action research, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology; Mixed methods; Role of Theory; Political and ethical environment of research.	45(45:0)3	Compulsory
POS 704	Data Analysis and Statistics in Political Science	Understanding data and data quality: Types of data, Data transformation, assessment of data quality (validity and reliability), Concept formation, operationalisation, and levels of measurement; Forms of analysis: content analysis; Discourse analysis; Process tracing; Exploratory data analysis and Data Visualisation I: Computing descriptive statistics (max, min, mean, median, range, standard deviation), histograms; The Logic of statistical inference: Populations and samples, types of hypotheses, type I and type II errors, central limit theorem, law of large numbers; Comparing two means: T-tests and ANOVA; Measures of association for ordinal and nominal data: Chi square and various PRE measures; Correlation and bivariate regression;Multivariate regression;Logistic regression; Computer applications for Data Analysis; the use of computer program packages such as SPSS, R, STATA, EXCELL, INVIVO, in the analysis of data.	45(45:0)3	Compulsory
POS 705	Contemporary Political Analysis	Analytical approaches to the study of politics: Political culture, structural approaches, pluralism, elite theory, games theory and more recent approaches such as neo-institutionalism, feminism, rational choice, interpretive theory(hermeneutics), structure and agency, and critical theory; Basic concepts such as leadership and elites, ethnic group, pluralism, plural societies, federalism; Fundamentalism, democracy, institutions and actors.	45(45:0)3	Required
POS 708	Conflict, Peace and Security	Key concepts and theories of conflict, peace, and security. The causes, justifications, and practices of violence and warfare. Terrorism, civil and interstate wars, nuclear weapons, nonviolence, human rights, and international diplomacy as well as the linkages between war, peace and efforts at promoting justice. Theories and practices of conflict management, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, peacebuilding and state building particularly since the end of the Cold War; History, evolution, development and future of international security. Theoretical approaches and debates relating to world politics, national and international security institutions, and regional security complexes. origination and causes of wars, role of force in international relations, deterrence and coercion (in both theory and practice), diplomacy and international dynamics, and current threats to national and global security.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 712	Political Behaviour	The analysis of political behaviour, political participation, parties and pressure groups, elections, vote choice and voter turnout, partisan identification, political campaigns, political information, public opinion, media effects, political business circle, etc.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 713	Colonialism, Post-Colonialism and Social Formations	Contexts, impact and legacies of the colonial experience on various colonial and postcolonial societies across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and other postcolonial societies across the global South. Colonialism and nation-building, social structures and state formation across these societies; Competing approaches to the colonial and post-colonial experiences across Africa and the global South. Colonialism and the dilemmas of citizenship, democracy, globalization, identity formation. Multiculturalism under changing historical experiences.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 714	Local Government and Urban Administration	Examination of the theoretical bases of different local government systems (e.g. Nigerian, British, French and American) and their relationship to structural organization of local government. Comparison of main features of different systems of local governments, e.g. management, political leadership, finance, central-local relationships, etc. (autonomy, finance, human resources, political vs administrative functions). The problems involved in the planning and execution of major services in urban political systems and an examination of the structure of political power operating in such systems.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 715	Issues in Public Personnel Administration	Principles and practice of public personnel administration; Review of the Civil Service System; philosophy of a career civil service remuneration; Motivation and evaluation of service personnel; Federal Character and Affirmative Action; Merit System and National Development; Collective Bargaining; Administrative Behaviour.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 722	Classical and Post-Marx Marxism	Classical Marxism: major concepts of Marx's political theory (class struggle and revolution; scientific versus utopian socialism; materialism, dialectics, and history; the dictatorship of the proletariat; the critique of ideologies; the philosophy of praxis). An elaboration of the Marxian radical humanism; the theory of state and religion; the critique of political economy; Marx's theory of alienation. Post-Marx Marxism: The historical experience of Marxism during the 20th century: Lenin's concept of the vanguard party and the Bolshevik revolutionary theory; the Soviet Union and the emergence of Marxism-Leninism as an official state ideology; the institutionalization (bureaucratization) of Marxism: Leninism, Stalinism and the fate of socialism in Russia; early critics of Bolshevism (Rosa Luxemburg); Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution and the critique of bureaucracy. Understanding the Bolshevik mind. The appearance of Chinese, Latin American and African varieties of Marxism. The Marxism of Rosa Luxemburg, Georg Lukacs, Antonio Gramsci, Herbert Marcuse.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 732	Public Policy Analysis	Meaning and theories of public policy; concepts and strategies of planning, programming and budgeting basic techniques of net-work construction and analysis examined descriptively and from the perspective of administrative system cost effectiveness, analysis and critique.	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 733	Inter-Governmental Administrative Systems	Types and consequences of decentralization; relationship between the Centre and the Periphery and between the local community and the state; patterns and units; problems of intergovernmental relations in federal and unitary political systems. Forces and factors of effective intergovernmental relations.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 734	Public Administration and Governance	Major issues and trends in Public Administration and governance; traditional Public Administration approaches to service delivery. New public management approach. Governance approach, non-hierarchical network, the neo-Weberian state; Current public policy and management issues; the role of government in the economy.	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 736	Multi-Culturalism and Citizenship	Western and non-western conceptions of citizenship; Citizenship and nationalism, Minority rights and individual freedom; Conflict between social justice and pluralistic cultural expression; Colonialism and the composition of cultural identities, Indigene vs Setter; Migration and refugee flows, rise of migrant/refugee communities; The notion of multiple identities-assimilation and integration; multiculturalism and subaltern groups; Xenophobia; Retreat of Multiculturalism: Rise of neo-Nazism.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 737	Terrorism and Insurgency	Contemporary Issues in Crime, Safety and Security; The concept of terrorism; Theories of terrorism: Origins, types, causes; Terrorism and asymmetric warfare. Terrorist organisations: Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, ISIS etc. Spectrum of violent extremism. The concept of insurgency. Theories of insurgency: origin, types, causes; Counterterrorism and counter insurgency operations. Community Policing Responses to Violent Extremism Leading to Terrorism; Military and other security agencies’ responses to Terrorism; Terrorism and Counterterrorism; Financing of Terrorism; Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis; counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations; The expanding theatre of terrorism and insurgency in Africa and Africa’s response. Global response to terrorism.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 738	Globalization: Politics and Political Economy	Meaning and elements of globalisation. Contending paradigms of globalization. The central themes of changing communications, social networks, and experiences. Forms of globalization: Economy, Politics, culture; Globalization and the State; Globalisation and Security; Globalization and the Environment; Efforts to address and resolve global issues on national, regional, or international levels, through governmental or non-governmental organizations and processes. The Ethics of Globalisation.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 739	Classical Political Theory	Normative, Historical and Empirical approaches to Political theory. Liberal, Marxist Anarchists and Conservative traditions in political theory. Survey of some modern theories of justice and rights. Classical theories by Hobbes, Locke, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Utilitarian (Bentham), Conservative (Burke) and radical (Marx) critiques of rights theories, Discourse of rights and Justice by contemporary liberal theorists (Rawls, Dworkin and Nozick).	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 740	Contemporary Political Theory	Dominant issues of political theory of the late 20^th century and 21^stcentury, The ontological turn’ and conditions of politics in the contemporary era; Human nature; Modernity and Post-Modernity; Critical theory; Structuralism/Post-Structuralism; Modernity and Post-Modernity; Human rights and rule of law, Globalization, Justice and Global Justice; Feminism; Violence/non-Violence and Just War (Gandhi, Steve Biko, Mandela et al); Democracy; Migration and Citizenship, from liberal to multicultural; Decoloniality and Decolonization, including Black Consciousness and Nationalism (Fanon, DuBois, Appiah, Biko, Mamdani, et al)	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 741	Nigerian Government and Politics	The rise of nationalism in Nigeria; Constitutional evolution and federalism; Political parties, Civil society and the political process; crisis and conflict; Military in politics; Democratisation and democratic institutions in Nigeria.	30(30:0)2	Required
POS 742	Public Financial Management	Introduction to public financial management, Theories of public financial management; Fiscal and budgetary process in public sector: Public finance analysis, Civil society and public financial management.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 743	Management and Administration of Non-Profit Organisations	The concept and roles of Non-Profit Organizations; perspectives on Non-Profit Organizations budgeting, fund raising and management for Non-Profit Organizations; governance and structures; Non-Profit Organizations and development; current challenges	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 744	Nigerian Public Administration	Evolution of the Nigerian state; Ecology/environment of public administration, traditional administrative systems, colonial administrative system, the civil service, field administration, public enterprise; Politics of financial administration in Nigeria. Administrative reforms in Nigeria	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 745	Advanced Methodology of Comparative Politics	Concepts in comparativeanalysis; Methodological issues in ComparativePolitics. Methods of conducting comparative research and the evolving models in comparative politics. Variation across the contemporary world in constitutional arrangements; legislative, electoral, administrative and other political institutions; mass media, and non-governmental organizations; Causes and impact of such variation. Dialogue of comparative politics with other sub-fields and disciplines such as political economy, sociology and international relations.	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 746	Advanced Theories of Comparative Politics	Evolution and surveys of the approaches ofcomparative politics/method; Origins and nature of states; Political representation; electoral systems; Political accountability; Modernization and political development; Regime types and transitions; (de)democratization; Forms of non-democratic regimes; Types of politicalparticipation and action; Civil society and public sphere; Social movements; Gender, race/ethnicity and class politics; Nationalism and violence; Revolution, internal wars; parties, party systems; and Political economy of developing and developed states.	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 751	International Legal Order	The role of law in international relations; the theoretical and operational distinction between domestic and International Law, the interdependence between Domestic and International Law.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 752	International Organisations	The origins, development, promise and performance of international organisations, Diplomatic, political, military, and juridical functions of international organisations, ECOWAS, the AU, the United Nations and the International Court of Justice.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 753	Foreign Policy	The organisation, control and execution of foreign policy, the major powers, middle powers and new nations from the perspective of foreign policy.	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 761	Theory of International Relations	History of International Relations (IR) Theory; The value of traditional, historical or “Power Politics” approaches, Realism, Idealism Liberalism, Constructivism, Marxism, Critical IR Theory, Post-colonial and Post-structural theories. The nature of power and wealth and the relationship between political and military power. The problems of conflict and order.	45(45:0)3	Elective
POS 762	Gender and Politics	An analysis and critique of women’s role in politics; Theories of women status and power; Social, economic and political obstacles to women’s access to the polis; Women’s struggles including political activities, ideologies and programme of feminists.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 770	Issues in Contemporary International Relations	Arms control and disarmament; Unipolarity, bipolarity and multi-polarity; Notion of limited war, interventionism, regional conflicts and cooperation; Integration, alliances and other forces which have impact on international affairs; Selected case studies.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 771	African Political Thought	Oral and Written traditions in African political thought; Race and romanticism in WEB du Bois’ Africa, Negritude in Senghor’s thought; liberation thoughts in Cabral and the Lusophonic thinkers; the ‘pacific’ counterpoint of Kaunda; The political thought of transformation – Kaunda, Nyerere, Obote, Nkrumah; The critique of Mbembe; Old liberationists and their reassertion in new nationalisms: Mugabe’s political thought; African Renaissance-Mbeki; Neo-Marxist retrospection- Mandaza; Pan-Africanism today: thought on the African Union; African intellectual currents and philosophy today: Personhood, Agency, and Community in African thought; Delinking vs integration with a hegemonic world; Africa and the ICC, Africa and globalisation.	30(30:0)2	Elective
POS 772	Seminar in Political Science	Research paper presentation in a specific area of specialisation in Political Science.	30(30:0)2	Required
POS 782	Dissertation in Political Science	A programme of individual research bearing on a major area of concern to Political Science and with new insights.	0(0:270)6	Compulsory

SUMMARY OF COURSES FOR SPECIFIC SUB-FIELDS IN THE M.SC IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

Public Administration & Public Policy

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 703	Research Methods and Designs in Political Science	3	C
POS 704	Data Analysis and Statistics in Political Science	3	C
POS 732	Public Policy Analysis	3	C
POS 734	Public Administration and Governance	3	C
POS 782	Dissertation in Political Science	6	C
POS 705	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	R
POS 741	Nigerian Government and Politics	3	R
POS 781	Seminar in Political Science (Area of Specialisation)	3	R
POS 714	Local Government and Urban Administration	2	E
POS 715	Issues in Public Personnel Administration	2	E
POS 733	Decentralisation and Inter-governmental Administrative Systems	2	E
POS 742	Public Financial Management	2	E
POS 743	Management and Administration of Non-Profit Organizations	2	E
POS 744	Nigerian Public Administration	2	E

SUMMARY

Compulsory Courses = 18

Required Courses = 09

Elective Course = 12

Total = 39

Comparative Politics

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 703	Research Methods and Designs in Political Science	3	C
POS 704	Data Analysis and Statistics in Political Science	3	C
POS 745	Advanced Methodology of Comparative Politics	3	C
POS 746	Advanced Theories of Comparative Politics	3	C
POS 782	Dissertation in Political Science	6	C
POS 705	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	R
POS 741	Nigerian Government and Politics	3	R
POS 781	Seminar in Political Science (Area of Specialisation)	3	R
POS 712	Political Behaviour	2	E
POS 736	Multi-Culturalism and Citizenship	2	E
POS 762	Gender and Politics	2	E

SUMMARY

Compulsory Courses = 18

Required Courses = 09

Elective Course = 06

Total = 33

International Relations

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 703	Research Methods and Designs in Political Science	3	C
POS 704	Data Analysis and Statistics in Political Science	3	C
POS 753	Foreign Policy	3	C
POS 761	Theories of International Relations	3	C
POS 782	Dissertation in Political Science	6	C
POS 705	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	R
POS 741	Nigerian Government and Politics	3	R
POS 781	Seminar in Political Science (Area of Specialisation)	3	R
POS 708	Conflict, Peace and Security	2	E
POS 737	Terrorism and Insurgency	2	E
POS 738	Globalization: Politics and Political Economy	2	E
POS 751	International Legal Order	2	E
POS 752	International Organisations	2	E
POS 770	Issues in Contemporary International Relations	2	E

SUMMARY

Compulsory Courses = 18

Required Courses = 09

Elective Course = 12

Total = 39

d. Political Theory

Course code	Course Title	Course unit	Status
POS 703	Research Methods and Designs in Political Science	3	C
POS 704	Data Analysis and Statistics in Political Science	3	C
POS 739	Classical Political Theory	3	C
POS 740	Contemporary Political Theory	3	C
POS 782	Dissertation in Political Science	6	C
POS 705	Contemporary Political Analysis	3	R
POS 741	Nigerian Government and Politics	3	R
POS 781	Seminar in Political Science (Area of Specialisation)	3	R
POS 713	Colonialism and Social Formations in Africa	2	E
POS 722	Classical Marxism and Post-Marx Marxism	2	E
POS 771	African Political Thought	2	E

SUMMARY

Compulsory Courses = 18

Required Courses = 09

Elective Course = 06

Total = 33

M.PHIL. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. The aim of the M.Phil. programme is to offer a more concentrated course of studies leading candidates to deeper understanding of politics than is possible with M.Sc. candidates.

2. Conditions for admission to the M.Phil. programme in Political Science are the same as the university regulations demand.

3. M.Phil. candidates take and pass POS 701 and 702. They are also expected to take at least two 800 level courses which deal with special topics in chosen areas of politics.

4. M.Phil. candidates will be expected to start work on their thesis early in their second year of students.

PH.D. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

1. The Ph.D. programme in Political Science leads the student adjudged to be a high academic competence to develop his/her grasp of central issues in politics and to discover for him/herself and to contribute to a topic of special significance in the discipline of political sciences. The candidate’s thesis is expected to be a significant contribution to a recognized area of the discipline.

2. Conditions for admission to the Ph.D. programme in Political Science are the same as University regulations demand.

3. Ph.D. candidates must take and pass POS 702. In addition, they are expected to take three 800 level related to their area of interest.

4. Ph.D. candidates are expected to start work on them in their second year of studies.

OTHER M.PHIL./PH.D. (POLITICAL SCIENCE) COURSES:

POS 802: Research Methods in Political Science

POS 812: Political Behaviour

POS 813: Colonialism and Social Formations in Africa

POS 822: Marxism

POS 831: Public Administration and Public Policy

POS 841: Nigerian Government and Politics

POS 852: International Organizations