Students should find their own research project topics related to their field of study/specialization, as a part of project research preparations. Towards the end of the final semester, school members who are experts in their specializations will be invited as potential research project supervisors, and the school/department will help students choose their supervisors. The project research is expected to combine basic theoretical perspectives, analytical skills and practical experiences of the topic students are researching on. At final stage, students will have to submit their final project research in the school duly signed by their supervisors.
Industrial Attachment is a 20 credit module. In this module, a student is placed in organisation (public or private) whose work is related to their field of study for a one-month internship. Students observe the practical aspects of their future profession and relate the theoretical part of their training with the practice on the ground.
This course will enable you to understand African politics, states formation, and the general status of African states and later on the inception and creation of African Union the position of Africa in Global politics and all issues related to African security and development.
This module aims to provide students with the theoretical and empirical background to understanding processes and strategies of post-conflict recovery, reconstruction and reform, and related governance challenges and opportunities. The module examines key issues involved in the progression from relief to reconstruction and reform, and in processes of state-building and peace-building in countries emerging from violent conflict. It explores actors, processes and outcomes of political, social, economic and infrastructural reconstruction, and identifies critical conditions impacting the effectiveness of given strategies. Specific attention will be given to the areas of public administration and governance, economic reconstruction and public service delivery, security and the rule of law, DDR and refugee repatriation, and transitional justice and reconciliation, thereby also scrutinizing the roles and interactions of local and international actors in working towards sustainable and peaceful development in post-conflict societies. The module will provide practical examples of real experiences in post-conflict reconstruction and will allow students to draw lessons learned from selected case studies. It will further combine a theoretical and empirical approach with a practice- and problem-solving approach promoting knowledge and skills that will allow students to understand and apply theories, principles, strategies and techniques for effectively planning and managing recovery and reconstruction programs.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF AIMS AND CONTENT
The aim of this module is to provide an in-depth overview of both the historical and contemporary interstate relations in Africa and to situate Africa within world affairs. This module is designed to provide an analysis of the major themes and workings of international relations in Africa. It seeks to assess the relations between African states and their external environment. Foreign policy makers attempt to reconcile domestic interests with external circumstances, taking account of the available means, resources, and institutions for doing so. This module will provide a greater understanding of the environment within which African states conduct their international relations, with particular attention being paid to providing a good understanding of the actors, contexts and outcomes. Political independence by the various African states launched into international politics a group of the world’s poorest, weakest, and most artificial states. How have such states managed to survive and to effectively conduct foreign policy? To what extent is their survival now threatened? This module will attempt to comprehensively treat the interplay between domestic and international politics while also analyzing the efforts by African states to manage their external relations amid “seismic shifts” in the internal, regional, and global environments. Throughout this mode, we shall also identify patterns of change, examine constraints, and give careful attention to some of the processes that influence policy outcomes.
This module’s objectives are:
D.1. To enable the student to understand the concept and theories of International Relations (IR);
D.2. To enable the student to understand the role of IR in Africa’s politics and issues related to it;
D.3. To develop in the students the ability to apply IR skills in the field particularly Africa’s field;