Civic Education

Introduction

The core objective of all the Political Science courses is civic education, aimed at students becoming better citizens as they are expected to have better knowledge and understand of how their country’s politics work and what their duties are.

Introduction to Political Science

Are you interested in Political Science?

This course is an introduction to the field of Political Science through examination of major issues, questions, and ideas of politics. The course provides an overview of the discipline and its subfields. Key concepts and topics include power; the state and the nation; political change, resistance, violence, and human rights; among others.

Objective: To make the students aware of political science and learn the basics of the discipline so that they could advance in this field if the desire is created.

Learning Outcome: At the end of the course, students would have gained sufficient knowledge of the field which could lead them to enhance the subject further.

Duration:	56 hours, 15 credits
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Introduction to Democracy

Is your country a democracy?

Most of the people in the world believe that they live in a democratic country because democracy has many shades and forms. Even socialist states believe that they fall within the realm of democracy. Hence, it is important for citizens to understand the characteristics and components of democracy so that they can recognize it and be useful citizens of their country. Although nuances apply to the various democracies, certain principles and practices distinguish democratic government from other forms of government. As democracy is government in which power and civic responsibility are exercised by all citizens, directly or indirectly, citizen participation is crucial.

Objective: To make the students aware of democracy, its features, and decide for themselves if it is a suitable political system.

Learning outcome: The students would have learned the characteristics of democracy, its positive and negative features, and the citizens’ responsibilities, thereby making them more involved in political participation and becoming better citizens.

Duration:	56 hours, 15 Credit
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Introduction to Political Theory

To understand politics, understand the theories that govern it!

Political theory is the study of how people ought to organize the forces that shape their lives. Among the most immediate and controversial of these forces is government. Hence, we should know what government means, why we should have one, how it should be organized and when does it become illegitimate. Therefore, this course will consider the whats, whys, and hows of the economy, culture, ecology, race, gender, among others, that form the social and political experience. This is done through studying texts that have arisen during the past, shaping history. In reading the theories, we will consider the context and time in history from which they have arisen while also generating new contexts for subsequent scholars. The theorists include such classical and modern theorists as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Lock, duBois, among others.

Objective: To understand the most well-known theories of politics which are the basis of political systems which govern and shape present day politics.

Learning outcome: Students would understand the basis of governments, their early philosophy and how the different theories examine different political aspects.

Duration:	56 hrs. 15 credits
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Your Instructor

Dr. Rasheeda M. Didi

Independent Lecturer/Researcher