Bachelor of Arts Honours in Political and Conflict Studies at Nelson Mandela University

The curriculum of the BA Hons in Political and Conflict Studies seeks to create a sound foundation for critical academic citizenship through offering different modules that promote the holistic development of future scholars by focusing on key knowledge areas, applied knowledge and skills transfer to allow students to think about real-world problems in an abstract way. This qualification creates a distinctive knowledge paradigm needed to grow future scholars that transcend traditional specialism with the more holistic focus needed to deal with the political challenges of the 21st century. This qualification facilitates teaching and learning in additional scarce skills such as social cohesion, international relations, peace-keeping, and democracy development.

Faculty: Humanities  |  Duration: 1 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

This qualification creates a distinctive knowledge paradigm needed to grow future scholars that transcend traditional specialism with the more holistic focus needed to deal with the political challenges of the 21 st century. This qualification facilitates teaching and learning in additional scarce skills such as social cohesion, international relations, peace-keeping, and democracy development. The published curriculum is an NQF Level 8 qualification of 130 credits.

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