Continuous assessment & examinations
Each course combines continuous assessment - assignments, tests, and class work - with an end-of-semester examination; weights and formats are set in each course outline.
- Duration 4 years
- Credits 120–180
- Mode Full-time
- Accreditation Fully accredited
I.
About
About the programme.
A social-science degree examining crime, justice, conflict, and security, preparing graduates for careers in security, peace-building, justice, and policy.
II.
Curriculum
The approved curriculum.
This programme follows the approved 2025/2026 curriculum — the full list of courses, credit units and structure for the session, set out in the official document below.
III.
Learning outcomes
What you'll be able to do.
Graduates leave equipped with the foundational rigour and the practical skills the field demands.
- Analyse crime and security. Explain the causes of crime, conflict, and insecurity using criminological theory.
- Study justice systems. Examine policing, courts, corrections, and the wider criminal-justice process.
- Manage conflict and peace. Apply conflict-resolution, mediation, and peace-building approaches to real disputes.
- Assess security threats. Evaluate threats and design evidence-based security and crime-prevention strategies.
- Conduct social research. Design and carry out empirical research on crime, conflict, and security.
- Engage policy and ethics. Relate findings to policy and to the human-rights dimensions of security work.
VI.
Assessment
How you'll be assessed.
Field research & project
Empirical research exercises and a final-year project complement written examinations.
External examiners
In line with NUC requirements, qualified academics from other universities moderate examinations and assess final-year projects.
NUC CCMAS compliance
Assessment follows the National Universities Commission's Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards for the discipline.
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