Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

GST 222 — Peace and Conflict Resolution

GST department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• analyse the concepts of peace, conflict and security
• list major forms, types and root causes of conflict and violence
• differentiate between conflict and terrorism
• enumerate security and peace building strategies, and
• describe roles of international organisations, media and traditional institutions in peace building

Course contents

Concepts of peace, conflict and security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and theories of conflicts: ethnic, religious, economic, geo-political conflicts. Structural conflict theory, realist theory of conflict, frustration-aggression conflict theory.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study GST 222.

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