Courses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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