Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

POL 412 — Contemporary Defence and Strategic Studies

POL department course · Nigerian universities

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

explain the nature of defence and strategic studies
mention the actors and processes of strategic decision making
state the strategic paradigms in defence and security studies
highlight the relevance of strategic decision making and analysis in national defence and security
identify and discuss challenges of strategic affairs; and
State the relevant skills for strategic decision making

Course contents

Examination of issues like strategic policy formulation and implementation, levels of strategic analysis, strategic paradigms, war and peace, theories of victory, war, peace keeping and humanitarian ethics in international politics, refugee studies, arms race and arms control, deterrence, containment and others. Education 934 New

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study POL 412.

POL 412 — Contemporary Defence and Strategic Studies

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

Course contents

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