Programmes
We offer an exciting range
of Majors and Minors for those who wish to specialize
in Political Science, International Relations,
Public Sector Management and African and African
Diaspora Studies as well as a range of electives for
those with other career interests but who feel that a
few courses in Government are indispensable to a rounded
education in the world of today.
- Acknowledging the works of other Persons
– When you use materials derived from other work, give
the authors credit. The University will not tolerate scholastic
dishonesty. Consult
your Examination Regulations to see how the University
deals with scholastic dishonesty.
(For Guidelines, see the Department’s Web Page.)
- As of Academic Year 2000/2001 the Dept. of
Government no longer allows credit exemption for GT13D.
All students of PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT are
now required to read GT13D.
GT 423- Elements of Public Administration cannot
be substituted for GT13D. This is due to a radical change in the
Semester course content.
- All Social Science students must take GT11A
- Introduction to Political Institutions in Semester
I (Day) or Semester 2 (Evening).
- All students who wish to do any Level II or
Level III INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Course must
do BOTH GT11A - Introduction to Political Institutions
and GT12A - Introduction to International Relations.
- All students who wish to do any Level II or
Level III PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT course must
do BOTH GT11A - Introduction to Political Institutions
and GT13D - Introduction to Public Sector Management.
- All students who wish to do any Level II
or Level III POLITICAL SCIENCE courses must do
both GT11A- Introduction to Political Institutions and
GT11B - Introduction to Political Philosophy.
- All three Majors require students to do GT24M,
a 6-credit course in Research Methods in Political Science.
- All courses are 3 credits except where otherwise
indicated.
- MAJORS AND MINORS
A MAJOR
is a cluster of compulsory courses in a particular discipline
A MINOR
requires five compulsory courses in a particular discipline
at Levels II and III.
The Department of Government
offers MAJORS and MINORS in the following disciplines:
All MAJORS require 30 credits,
i.e. 10 compulsory courses at Levels II and III, plus
Year I courses (Level I prerequisites).
All MINORS require 15 credits,
i.e. five compulsory courses at Levels II and III.
Compulsory courses (core
courses) are courses that you are required to complete
in order to be awarded a major or a minor.
Electives are courses which you may choose
from a list provided by the Department.
Free electives are courses which you may pick
up from any Department or Faculty, as long as you satisfy
the prerequisites.
Prerequisites are courses you must
complete before you may register for a more advanced course.
Students taking two
(2) majors or a major/minor offered by the Department
are required to select an alternative course where a compulsory
course is common to both.
For each Major/Minor, there
are requirements, which you must fulfill
in order to be awarded a Major from the Department of
Government. Please
make careful note of them.
N.B.: Courses marked with
an asterisk (*) are 6 credit courses, offered over 2 semesters.
All other courses are 3 credits.
