ARTS AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES MINIMUM STANDARD NCCE NIGERIA
SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ALL COURSES
YR1 – YR3 5TH EDITION 2012
SOCIAL STUDIES (SOS) SINGLE
MAJOR
11.1 PHILOSOPHY
Social Studies is a core subject
from Basic 1-9 schools in Nigeria. The large number of these institutions
coupled with their ever-increasing enrolments have necessitated the production
of specially trained teachers who are equipped with the knowledge and special
skills for implementing the Social Studies programme in these schools.
The fundamental concern of social
studies is with man and his complex relationships with the world around and
beyond. It is in this context that the NCE Social Studies curriculum attempts
to instil in the students; the basic knowledge, desirable values, and skills
for investigating, analysing and explaining these interrelationships.
The social studies programme is
therefore designed with the objective of producing teachers who are both
professionally committed and academically competent in its philosophy, content
and methodology.
11.2 OBJECTIVES
The programme is designed to
achieve the following:
i. Produce professionally and
academically competent NCE Social Studies teachers for the Junior Secondary
Schools.
ii. Prepare teachers who will
inculcate in their pupils rational adjustment to their physical and social
environment through acquisition of knowledge, attitudes, values, appreciations
and skills necessary for developing social and civic responsibilities.
iii. Produce students who are
capable of benefiting from further education in social studies and other
related areas.
11.3 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
a) General
i) A Senior Secondary School
Certificate (SSC) or G.C.E >O’ Level with passes in four subjects including
English Language, which must be at credit level in the same sitting or at two
sittings. Two of the credits must be relevant to the course the candidate
wishes to offer. Credit in English and mathematics are required.
ii) A Grade II Teacher’s
Certificate (TC II) with credit or merit in four subjects, two of which must be
relevant to the course the candidate wishes to offer. Credit/merit in English
Language and/or mathematics are required.
iii) For candidates wishing to
offer courses in Vocational and Technical Education; the Federal Craft Training
Certificate, RSA or City and Guild Intermediate Certificate with credit/merit
in at least four subjects, are acceptable qualifications.
iv) Successful
candidates in the Pre-NCE final examinations who also take and succeed in a
selection examination organised by an accredited body such as JAMB.
It should be noted that colleges
should in addition to all of the above, administer their own elimination tests
and/or interviews. This is legitimate.
ii) Specific
i. In addition to the General
Admission Requirements for NCE programmes, candidate with SSC wishing to read
Social Studies must have a credit pass in any two of the following subjects:-
Social
Studies
History
Geography
Economics
Government
Islamic
Religious Knowledge
Christian Religious Knowledge
Note: Candidates with TC II must
have a merit/credit pass in Social Studies.
11.4 FACILITIES
a) Space and classrooms - At
least three (3) large classrooms.
Social Studies Workshop with a
sitting capacity for at least 50 students.
b) Staff Offices - Each
Senior Staff should have a comfortably furnished office to himself. There
should also be an office for support staff (Typists, Clerks) with relevant
equipment e.g. Typewriters, cyclostyling machine etc.
c) Books in the library.
There must be enough books to cover all the areas of the subject in the ratio
of one student to ten books.
d) Equipment such as
projectors, film strips; slides, video machine; camera, TV set, world Globe and
materials such as atlases wall maps, text books journals, painting materials,
newsprints, newspapers and computer sets should be provided.
e) Special needs -
Functional weather stations in institutions where Geography is not offered.
f) NERDC National Curriculum for
Junior Secondary School Social Studies (40 copies)
11.5 PERSONNEL
a) Academic Staff
i) Eight
lecturers or staff-students ratio of 1:25 (Single Major)
ii) Fifteen lecturers or staff
student ratio of 1:25 (Double Major)
ii) Qualifications:
a) Second class upper (2.1) degree
and/or Master or Ph.D in Social Studies Education
b) Second class upper (2.1) degree;
Master or Ph.D in any of the social Sciences and at least NCE (Social Studies)
or PGDE.
iii) Support Staff
a) Technical Staff [Workshop
Assistant (NCE Social Studies qualification)]
b) Departmental Secretary
c) Departmental Messenger/Cleaner
d) Computer Operators
11.6 MODE OF TEACHING
Various methodological approaches
should be adopted in teaching NCE Social Studies, with special emphasis on
inquiry and field trip.
11.7 GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
Distribution of minimum credits
required for graduation for the programme
A i) Education courses - 30 Credits
ii) General Studies courses - 18
Credits
iii) Teaching Practice - 6 Credits
iv) Social Studies courses - 32
Credits
v) Second teaching subject
minimum of 32 Credits
Total 118
B. Double Major
i) Education courses - 30 Credits
ii) General Studies courses - 18
Credits
iii) Teaching Practice - 6 Credits
iv) Social Studies courses - 64
Credits
Total 118
11.8 TEACHING PRACTICE
Every student is required to go on
Teaching Practice and the credit earned recorded in EDUC 324.
11.9 PROJECT/CASE STUDIES
Every student is required to write
a project/case study in either Social Studies Education or the other teaching
subject, and the credit earned recorded in EDUC 323.
11.10 SUBJECT COMBINATION
Social studies as a single major
subject could be combined with any one of the following subjects:- Islamic
Studies; Christian Religious Studies, Ecumenics, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and other
Nigerian Languages, English, Special Education, Cultural and Creative Arts,
French and Arabic.
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Minimum credits required for
graduation
Compulsory - 30
Elective - 02
Total: - 32 Credits
Note: Students are to
register for two Electives only for graduation.
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SUMMARY
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Minimum credits required for
graduation
Compulsory Credits - 62
Elective Credits - 04
Total: - 64 Credits
Note: Students are to
register for One Elective.
COURSE DESCRIPTION (SINGLE
MAJOR)
SOS 111 Foundations of Social
Studies (2 Credits) C
This course is intended to expose
students to the philosophy and basic characteristics of social Studies
education. At the end of the course students are expected to demonstrate
awareness and appreciation of the nature of social studies
- The definition and scope of
social Studies
- The philosophical background of
social Studies
- a) In relation to the National
Policy on Education
b) In relation to theory of
Inter-relationships in learning
- The concept of integration in
Social Studies
- The relationship between Social
Studies, the Social Sciences and other subjects
- Aims and objectives of Social
Studies
- The relationship between Social
Studies and Population, family Life, Drug and AIDS Education.
SOS 112 Man and His Social
Environment (2 Credits) C
This idea of man as a social being
and why he lives as group is the focus of this course. At the end of the
course, students are expected to:
- Explain the
basic concepts of man in the social environment
- Definition
and types of man’s social environment
- Why man
lives in groups
-
Family-types, structure, functions and changing roles
- Forms and
problems of marriage: customary, religious and ordinance
- Safe age for
marriage, family formation, child bearing and rearing practices
- Primary and
Secondary groups - definitions, characteristics and functions
- Kinship
systems in Africa
- Factors that
promote living together: love, customs, morality, Folkways, mores and laws.
- Women
education Family welfare
- Gender roles
SOS 113 Man and His Physical
Environment (1 Credits) E
The course is designed to uplift
the knowledge of students on the physical environment, how it influences and
how man through his numerous activities influences the physical environment. As
such, students are expected at the end of the course to:
a. Apply the
knowledge obtained in carrying out their daily activities
b. Develop the right attitudes
towards issue of environmental control and management
- The concept of physical
environment: Minerals and Rocks; Relief features, soils; atmosphere, weather
and climate; vegetation; water bodies (ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, lagoons,
seas and oceans). The influence of physical environment on man’s activities and
vice-versa
SOS 121 Introduction to the
NERDC National Curriculum For Social Studies (2 Credits) C
The course introduces
students to the NERDC National Curriculum of Social Studies for basic education
7 – 9. At the end of the course students should demonstrate their ability to
develop a scheme of work and lesson plan based on the
NERDC curriculum guide.
- An overview of NERDC Social
Studies National Curriculum for Basic 7 – 9. Distinctions among curriculum,
syllabus, scheme of work, unit plan and lesson plan; locating social studies
syllabuses; preparation of lesson plans in Social Studies; distinction among
teaching methods, techniques and strategies; an overview of Social Studies
teaching methods; an overview of instructional resources in Social Studies ;
evaluation strategies in Social Studies, Micro-teaching (meaning and
approaches).
Note: The focus of
this course should be on NERDC National Curriculum for Social Studies for Basic
7 - 9. Students should develop scheme of work and lesson plan using NERDC
curriculum as guide.
SOS 122 Nigeria as a Nation (1
Credit) E
The students are taken through the
evolution of the Nigerian National and to appraise the cultural Diversities of
our nation. At the end of the course, students should be able to appreciate and
demonstrate the need for national unity and integration in Nigeria.
- The concept
of nation
- Nigeria as a
geo-political entity
- Ethnic
groups in Nigeria (number, characteristics and location)
- Population
of Nigeria: size and distribution
- Integration:
Concept and forms
- Efforts at
national integration (national symbols, new capital city, constitutions, NYSC,
Unity Schools, Federal Highways etc).
- Problems of national integration
SOS 123 The Origin and Nature of
Man (1 Credit) E
This course of designed to exposed
students to the origin and nature of man. At the end of the course they are
expected to appreciate the uniqueness inter – dependence and university of man.
- The various
explanations of the origin of man namely; religious, mythical and scientific.
- The
beginning of man from Apes to homo-sapiens
- Harmonizing
Forces (tool making, Language, Social Organization and Management of Man’s
Prolonged Childhood).
- The
uniqueness of man
- The
interdependence of man
- Race and
Racism
- Humanity Universality
SOS 124 Man and His Economic
Activities (2 Credits) E
The focus of this course is to
introduce the learners to the major economic activities within the Nigerian
state. At the end of the course, the learners should be able know the dynamics
of economic activities and to demonstrate how they can contribute their quota
to a stable economy
- Man’s basic
economic problems; Scarcity and choice
- Factors of production
Man’s reactions
to supply and demand of goods and services
- Production
systems: primary, secondary and tertiary
- Sources of
government revenue in Nigeria
- Economic problems: Inflation,
unemployment, poverty and poverty alleviation programmes
SOS 125 Man and His Government
(2 Credits) C
This course intends to expose the
learners to the rudiments of governance in human society. At the end of the
course, the learners should be able to comprehend the relevance of government
in the society and the need to participate.
- The concepts
and role of government in society
- Power and
Authority
- Traditional
forms of government: family, clan, village, town empire etc
- Modern forms
of government - democracy, autocracy, monarchy, and the military
- Organs of
government - executive, legislative, judiciary and the press
- Tiers of government in Nigeria -
Local, State and Federal emphasizing their structure and functions.
SOS 211 Nigerian Political Life
(2 Credits) C
Objective
This course aims at exposing students
to the concepts of the Nigerian political life in relation to the general
provisions of the Nigerian Constitution. At the end of the course students are
expected to demonstrate their awareness of the rule of law and how it relates
to political issues.
- Nigerian
Political Life
- The concepts
of nation, state and country
- Nationalist
movements and political parties before independence
-
Independence, the Republics and the political parties
- Military
Rule in Nigeria
- Political
Issues (Population size, power sharing/shift, revenue allocation, resource
control etc).
-
Constitutions (meaning, purposes and types)
-
Constitutional developments in Nigeria since 1914
- General provision of the current
Nigerian constitution (Fundamental objectives and directive principles of state
policy, citizenship, fundamental human rights, Arms of Government, FCT and
General supplementary provision.
SOS 212 Practicum for National
Curriculum For Basic 7 – 9 (2 credits) C
This course aims at exposing
students to Practical application of NERDC National Curriculum for Social
Studies. At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate
methods and techniques necessary for the effective teaching and learning of social
studies for basic 7 – 9. Social studies.
- Methods and techniques necessary
for the effective teaching of Social Studies for Basic 7 - 9. Dramatic
representation, discussion, creative activities, simulation, problem solving,
questioning, technique, concept mapping etc.
Emphasis should be more
on practical than theory.
Note: The mode of
assessment for this course should be practical application of NERDC curriculum
for Social Studies Basic 7 - 9 to develop:
Scheme of Work (In group)
Lesson plan (Individual)
Micro-Teaching (Presentation of
two topics)
SOS 213 Social Studies Research
Methods and Statistics (2 Credits) C
This course aims and at exposing
students to principles of research and statistical methods for effective
research work in social studies.
A. Research
- Concept and content of research:
Types of research
Choice of research topic
Purposes/objectives of research
- Review of relevant literature
- Research methodology (Research
Design):
Stating research problem
Choice of population
Sample and sampling techniques
Hypothesising
Data collection techniques:
Observation, interview,
questionnaire etc.
Organisation and presentation of
data and statistical representation.
B. - Appendices
- Bibliography and
References
Statistic: Meaning, Types and Uses
- Descriptive statistics:
Measures of central tendency
Measures of variability
- Inferential statistics:
Parametric and non-parametric
SOS 214 Field Trip (2 Credits) C
- The course will afford the
students the opportunity to visit both far and near environment in terms of
educative interest in Social Studies. Students will be out for one to four days
of studying both physical and social phenomenon, human activities in terms of
housing, occupational practices, dressing, culture etc. Students will be able
to write a study-report on undertaking field exercise. And by so doing develop
in learners skills of data collection, e.g. interceding, documentation and
reporting.
SOS 221 Issues and Problems of
National Development and Modernization (2 Credits) C
The course is designed to expose
students to basic concepts of National Development. At the end of the course,
students will be able to appraise and problems of National Development.
- Nature and concepts of national
development
Meaning,
nature and relationship between modernization and national development
- Dimensions
of national development (economic development, political development, social
development, legal development, educational development, technology and health
etc).
- Problems of
national development (poor data base, corruption, poor plan implementation,
external manipulations and illiteracy etc).
- Factors and
processes of modernization
- Aspects of modernization
(population, urbanization, education, science and technology, socio-cultural
political and economic).
SOS 222 Citizenship Education (2
Credits) C
The course introduces students to
some concepts of citizenship education. By the end of the course, students will
demonstrate positive qualities of good citizenship.
- The concept
of socialization
- Types of
socialization (Primary, secondary, adult)
- Agents of
socialization (Family, peer group, school, mass media, church, mosque, etc)
- Processes of
socialization
- Political
socialization and mass mobilization (MAMSER, NOA, etc)
- Problems of
socialization
- The role of
Social Studies in the socialization and production of good citizens
- The concepts
of citizen and citizenship education
- Types of
citizenship (single and dual)
- Citizenship
acquisition in Nigeria (By birth, by registration and by national
naturalization)
- Renunciation
and denial of citizenship
- Qualities
and duties of a good citizen
- Fundamental
Human Rights
- Lawful
denial of fundamental human rights
- Violation
and protection of Human Rights
- Ways in
which human rights are violated
- Ways of protecting Human Rights
SOS 223 Social Services in
Nigeria and Social Change in Nigeria (1 credit) E
This course focuses on the
institutions that provide public utilities and the factors and processes of
social change. At the end of the course the learner should be able to appraise
the structure, functions and problems of providing social services in Nigeria.
Similarly, the students should be able to make critical examination of the
factors and processes of social change in Nigeria.
- Social
administration and social policies defined
- Educational
institutions: Structures and functions in Nigeria
- Health
institutions: Structure and functions, National AIDS/STD Control Programmes in
Nigeria (NASCP).
- Housing
Policy
- Other
services and utilities: Fire, Prison, Postal, Old age pension, Nigeria Police
Force, Water Supply, Electricity, Transport, Communication.
- Attitude to
public utilities
- Population pressure on social
services in Nigeria
The concept of
change
- Theories of
change
- Types of
change
- Factors and
processes of change
- Changes in Nigeria
before and after 1960 in demographic, economic, socio-cultural and political
system.
- Change and
its effects on the individual and the family in Nigeria
-
SOS 224 Law Related Education (1
Credit) E
- The course
seeks to describe the element of laws, rules, regulations ordinances, edicts,
decrees, norms and moves as it affect the modern society.
- This course
also looks at the sources of the Nigeria law for the purpose of making the
learner have an insight into who is responsible for promulgating and executing
the laws of the society.
- This is done
by introducing the learner to the constitutions of the Nigerian government,
colonial heritage, traditions and sharing.
! the process
of law making in Nigeria
! litigations,
criminal and civil cases
! Administration
of justice; the function of the police, courts and law and prisons services.
- The course
will equally take a critical look at the role of the judiciary in the
implementation of the law e.g. (The hierarchy of courts, personal and
independence.
- A detail study of “You and the
Law”.
SOS 225 Transport and
Communication (1 Credit) E
The course seeks to expose students
to various means of transportation and communication. At the end of the course,
students should be able to appraise the problems and prospects of transport and
communication.
- The
differences between transportation and communication
- Traditional
and modern means of Transportation: Advantages and problems
- Traditional
and Modern means of Communication: Advantages and problems (E-mail, fax, telex,
radio, internet. Practical application should be demonstrated to students.
- The role of
transportation and communication on national development
- The mass
media-what is mass media, their role in national development. Problems etc.
- Students should develop case
studies materials on any mass media of their choice (It should form part of
student C.A).
SOS 321 Population and Family
Life Education (2 Credits) C
The course focuses attention on
population and family life education. At the end of the course, students should
be able to demonstrate positive attitudes towards family life.
- The concept
of population
- The concept
of family life
- The family
life education
- The
objective of population education
- The objective of family life
education
Gender issues
and family life education
- Family size
and welfare
- The roles of
members of the family
- The
responsibility of parenthood
- Population
data i.e. census and vital registration
- Population
distribution in Nigeria and Africa
- The
relationship between Social Studies and Population, Family Life and Aids
Education.
- National
Population Policy (NPP)
- Population
dynamics: growth, decline and structure and their socio-economic implication.
- Methods of teaching
Population/Family life Education
SOS 322 Nigeria External
Relations (2 Credits) C
The course focuses on the
principles of International relations and Nigeria’s foreign policy. At the end
of the course, students should be able to appraise the role of Nigeria in the
international community.
- The concept
of Internal Relation
- Nigerian
foreign policies (Principles and Policies)
- Nigeria and ECOWAS
(Formation, functioning and problems)
- Man in
International Community
- World
Tension: Causes and solutions (games, conferences and membership etc)
- Nigeria in
the Common Wealth
- Nigeria in
OPEC
- Nigeria in
the UNO (contribution) benefit and problems)
- Nigeria in Africa Union
SOS 323 Social Institutions (1
Credit) E
The course is designed to expose
students to be structure, functions and problems of different social
institutions in Nigeria. At the end of the course, students should be able to
proffer possible solutions to the problems affecting social institutions in
Nigeria.
- The concept
of social institution
- Structure
and functions of different social institutions such as legal political,
economic, religious, educational, health institutions etc. in Nigeria.
- Problems of
social institutions in Nigeria
- Religion in
Society
- Religion in
Nigeria
- Religion and
Morality
- Religion and
Politics
- Conflict and tolerance in Nigeria
SOS 324 Globalization (1 Credit)
E
This course aims at exposing
students to the concepts of globalization in relation to the impact it has on
the Nigerian nation. At the end of the course, students are expected to develop
awareness and appreciation of the changes globalization has be on the Nigerian
society.
- The concept
of Globalization
- Historical antecedents
(colonialism, Imperialism, Europeanization,
Westernization,
Americanization, etc).
- Who is
globalizing, and what is being globalized?
- Who is globalizing,
and what cannot be globalized?
- Impact of
globalization on the South (i.e. Developing and Underdeveloped countries,
including Nigeria).
- What can Nigeria globalize? How?
(i.e. Nigeria and the globalization process)
11.13 COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR
DOUBLE MAJOR
SOS 111 Foundations of Social
Studies (3 Credits) C
This course is intended to expose
students to the philosophy and basic characteristics of social Studies
education. At the end of the course students are expected to demonstrate awareness
and appreciation of the nature of social studies
- The definition and scope of
social Studies
- The philosophical background of
social Studies
- a) In relation to the National
Policy on Education
b) In relation to theory of
Inter-relationships in learning
- The concept of integration in
Social Studies
- The relationship between Social
Studies, the Social Sciences and other subjects
- Aims and objectives of Social
Studies
- The relationship between Social
Studies and Population, family Life, Drug and AIDS Education.
SOS 112 Man and His Social
Environment (3 Credits) C
This idea of man as a social being
and why he lives as group is the focus of this course. At the end of the
course, students are expected to:
- Explain the
basic concepts of man in the social environment
- Definition
and types of man’s social environment
- Why man
lives in groups
-
Family-types, structure, functions and changing roles
- Forms and
problems of marriage: customary, religious and ordinance
- Safe age for
marriage, family formation, child bearing and rearing practices
- Primary and
Secondary groups - definitions, characteristics and functions
- Kinship
systems in Africa
- Factors that
promote living together: love, customs, morality, Folkways, mores and laws.
- Women
education Family welfare
- Gender roles
SOS 113 Man and His Physical
Environment (3 Credits) C
The course is designed to uplift
the knowledge of students on the physical environment, how it influences and
how man through his numerous activities influences the physical environment. As
such, students are expected at the end of the course to:
c. Apply the
knowledge obtained in carrying out their daily activities
d. Develop the right attitudes
towards issue of environmental control and management
- The concept of physical
environment: Minerals and Rocks; Relief features, soils; atmosphere, weather
and climate; vegetation; water bodies (ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, lagoons,
seas and oceans). The influence of physical environment on man’s
activities and vice-versa
SOS 114 Dynamics of Group
Behaviour (3 Credit) C
This course exposes students to the
dynamics of the social life of human beings and lower animals. At the end of
the course, students should be able to demonstrate the qualities peaceful and
functional group life.
- Study of
group life of lower animals, e.g.. ants, bees, monkeys etc.
- Some basic
psychological variables; attitudes, values, roles, norms, beliefs, honesty,
reference group etc.
- Group
processes - conformity and defiance
- Public
opinion
- Collective
behaviour e.g. crowd, community development activities, riots, demonstration,
mob violence etc.
- Leadership
and followership communication, decision-making and assertiveness
- Effect of
Community self-help Development programmes on the quality of life
- of the
population.
- Funding help
SOS 121 Introduction to the
NERDC National Curriculum for Social Studies (3 Credits) C
The course introduces students to
the NERDC National Curriculum of Social Studies for basic education 7 – 9. At
the end of the course students should demonstrate their ability to develop a
scheme of work and lesson plan based on the NERDC curriculum guide.
- An overview of NERDC Social
Studies National Curriculum for Basic 1 – 9. Distinctions among curriculum,
syllabus, scheme of work, unit plan and lesson plan; locating social studies
syllabuses; preparation of lesson plans in Social Studies; distinction among
teaching methods, techniques and strategies; an overview of Social Studies
teaching methods; an overview of instructional resources in Social Studies ;
evaluation strategies in Social Studies, Micro-teaching (meaning and
approaches).
Note:The focus of
this course should be on NERDC National Curriculum for Social Studies for Basic
1 - 6 and 7 - 9. Students should develop scheme of work and lesson plan using
NERDC curriculum as guide.
SOS 122 Nigeria as a Nation (3
Credits) C
The students are taken through the
evolution of the Nigerian National and to appraise the cultural Diversities of
our nation. At the end of the course, students should be able to appreciate and
demonstrate the need for national unity and integration in Nigeria.
- The concept
of nation
- Nigeria as a
geo-political entity
- Ethnic
groups in Nigeria (number, characteristics and location)
- Population
of Nigeria: size and distribution
- Integration:
Concept and forms
- Efforts at
national integration (national symbols, new capital city, constitutions, NYSC,
Unity Schools, Federal Highways etc).
- Problems of national integration
The Origin and Nature of Man (3
Credit) C
This course of designed to exposed
students to the origin and nature of man. At the end of the course they are
expected to appreciate the uniqueness inter – dependence and university of man.
- The various
explanations of the origin of man namely; religious, mythical and scientific.
- The
beginning of man from Apes to homo-sapiens
- Harmonizing
Forces (tool making, Language, Social Organization and Management of Man’s
Prolonged Childhood).
- The
uniqueness of man
- The
interdependence of man
- Race and
Racism
- Humanity Universality
SOS 124 Environmental Studies (2
Credits) C
- The concept
of environment
- The scope of
environmental studies
- Environmental hazards:
i) Natural: soil erosion, drought,
desert encroachment, ocean encroachment, flooding, storms etc;
ii) Man generated: Air pollution,
water pollution, land pollution, and despoliation
- Environmental Management in
Nigeria (Laws and Policies)
SOS 125 Law Related Education (2
Credits) E
- The course
seeks to describe the element of laws, rules, regulations ordinances, edicts,
decrees, norms and moves as it affect the modern society.
- This course
also looks at the sources of the Nigeria law for the purpose of making the
learner have an insight into who is responsible for promulgating and executing
the laws of the society.
- This is done
by introducing the learner to the constitutions of the Nigerian government,
colonial heritage, traditions and sharing.
! the process
of law making in Nigeria
! litigations,
criminal and civil cases
! Administration
of justice; the function of the police, courts and law and prisons services.
- The course
will equally take a critical look at the role of the judiciary in the
implementation of the law e.g. (The hierarchy of courts, personal and
independence.
- A detail study of “You and the
Law”.
SOS 126 Transport and
Communication (2 Credit) E
The course seeks to expose students
to various means of transportation and communication. At the end of the course,
students should be able to appraise the problems and prospects of transport and
communication.
- The
differences between transportation and communication
- Traditional
and modern means of Transportation: Advantages and problems
- Traditional
and Modern means of Communication: Advantages and problems (E-mail, fax, telex,
radio, internet. Practical application should be demonstrated to students.
- The role of transportation and
communication on national development
The mass
media-what is mass media, their role in national development. Problems etc.
- Students should develop case
studies materials on any mass media of their choice (It should form part of
student C.A).
SOS 211 Nigerian Political Life
(3 Credits) C
This course aims at exposing students
to the concepts of the Nigerian political life in relation to the general
provisions of the Nigerain Constitution. At the end of the course students are
expected to demonstrate their awareness of the rule of law and how it relates
to political issues.
- Nigerian
Political Life
- The concepts
of nation, state and country
- Nationalist
movements and political parties before independence
-
Independence, the Republics and the political parties
- Military
Rule in Nigeria
- Political
Issues (Population size, power sharing/shift, revenue allocation, resource
control etc).
-
Constitutions (meaning, purposes and types)
-
Constitutional developments in Nigeria since 1914
- General provision of the current
Nigerian constitution (Fundamental objectives and directive principles of state
policy, citizenship, fundamental human rights, Arms of Government, FCT and
General supplementary provision.
SOS 212 Practicum for National Curriculum
for Basic 7 – 9 (3 credits) C
This course aims at exposing
students to Practical application of NERDC National Curriculum for Social
Studies. At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate
methods and techniques necessary for the effective teaching and learning of
social studies for basic 7 – 9. Social studies.
- Methods and techniques necessary
for the effective teaching of Social Studies for Basic 7 - 9. Dramatic
representation, discussion, creative activities, simulation, problem solving,
questioning, technique, concept mapping etc.
Note: The mode of
assessment for this course should be practical application of NERDC curriculum
for Social Studies Basic 7 - 9 to develop:
Scheme of Work (In group)
Lesson plan (Individual)
Micro-Teaching (Presentation of
two topics)
Emphasis should be more on
practical than theory.
SOS 213 Social Studies Research
Methods and Statistics (3 Credits) C
This course aims and at exposing
students to principles of research and statistical methods for effective
research work in social studies.
A. Research
- Concept and content of research:
Types of research
Choice of research topic
Purposes/objectives of research
- Review of relevant
literature
Research methodology (Research
Design):
Stating research problem
Choice of population
Sample and sampling techniques
Hypothesising
Data collection techniques:
Observation, interview,
questionnaire etc.
Organisation and presentation of
data and statistical representation.
B. - Appendices
- Bibliography and References
Statistic: Meaning, Types and Uses
- Descriptive statistics:
Measures of central tendency
Measures of variability
- Inferential statistics:
Parametric and non-parametric
SOS 214 Field Trip (3 Credits) C
- The course will afford the
students the opportunity to visit both far and near environment in terms of
educative interest in Social Studies. Students will be out for one to four days
of studying both physical and social phenomenon, human activities in terms of
housing, occupational practices, dressing, culture etc. Students will be able
to write a study-report on undertaking field exercise. And by so doing develop
in learners skills of data collection, e.g. interceding, documentation and
reporting.
SOS 215 Man and His Economic
Activities (3 Credits) C
The focus of this course is to
introduce the learners to the major economic activities within the Nigerian
state. At the end of the course, the learners should be able know the dynamics
of economic activities and to demonstrate how they can contribute their quota
to a stable economy
- Man’s basic
economic problems; Scarcity and choice
- Factors of
production
- Man’s
reactions to supply and demand of goods and services
- Production
systems: primary, secondary and tertiary
- Sources of
government revenue in Nigeria
- Economic problems: Inflation,
unemployment, poverty and poverty alleviation programmes
SOS 221 Issues and Problems of
National Development and Modernization (3 Credits) C
The course is designed to expose
students to basic concepts of National Development. At the end of the course,
students will be able to appraise and problems of National Development.
- Nature and
concepts of national development
- Meaning,
nature and relationship between modernization and national development
- Dimensions of national
development (economic development, political
development,
social development, legal development, educational development, technology and
health etc).
- Problems of
national development (poor data base, corruption, poor plan implementation,
external manipulations and illiteracy etc).
- Factors and
processes of modernization
- Aspects of modernization
(population, urbanization, education, science and technology, socio-cultural
political and economic).
SOS 222 Citizenship Education (2
Credits) C
The course introduces students to
some concepts of citizenship education. By the end of the course, students will
demonstrate positive qualities of good citizenship.
- The concept
of socialization
- Types of
socialization (Primary, secondary, adult)
- Agents of
socialization (Family, peer group, school, mass media, church, mosque, etc)
- Processes of
socialization
- Political
socialization and mass mobilization (MAMSER, NOA, etc)
- Problems of
socialization
- The role of
Social Studies in the socialization and production of good citizens
- The concepts
of citizen and citizenship education
- Types of
citizenship (single and dual)
- Citizenship
acquisition in Nigeria (By birth, by registration and by national
naturalization)
- Renunciation
and denial of citizenship
- Qualities
and duties of a good citizen
- Fundamental
Human Rights
- Lawful
denial of fundamental human rights
- Violation
and protection of Human Rights
- Ways in
which human rights are violated
- Ways of protecting Human Rights
SOS 223 Social Services in
Nigeria and Social Change in Nigeria (2 Credits) C
This course focuses on the
institutions that provide public utilities and the factors and processes of
social change. At the end of the course the learner should be able to appraise
the structure, functions and problems of providing social services in Nigeria.
Similarly, the students should be able to make critical examination of the
factors and processes of social change in Nigeria.
- Social
administration and social policies defined
- Educational
institutions: Structures and functions in Nigeria
- Health
institutions: Structure and functions, National AIDS/STD Control Programmes in
Nigeria (NASCP).
- Housing
Policy
- Other
services and utilities: Fire, Prison, Postal, Old age pension, Nigeria Police
Force, Water Supply, Electricity, Transport, Communication.
- Attitude to
public utilities
- Population
pressure on social services in Nigeria
- The concept
of change
- Theories of
change
- Types of change
Factors and
processes of change
- Changes in
Nigeria before and after 1960 in demographic, economic, socio-cultural and
political system.
- Change and its effects on the
individual and the family in Nigeria
SOS 224 Man and His Government
(3 Credits) C
This course intends to expose the
learners to the rudiments of governance in human society. At the end of the
course, the learners should be able to comprehend the relevance of government
in the society and the need to participate.
- The concepts
and role of government in society
- Power and
Authority
- Traditional
forms of government: family, clan, village, town empire etc
- Modern forms
of government - democracy, autocracy, monarchy, and the military
- Organs of
government - executive, legislative, judiciary and the press
- Tiers of government in Nigeria -
Local, State and Federal emphasizing their structure and functions.
SOS 225 Contemporary Public
Issues (2 Credits) C
- STD/HIV/AIDS
Scourge
- Human rights
- Poverty and
poverty alleviation
- Food crises
- Human
trafficking
- Values
education
- Safety
awareness education
- Life skills,
personal skills
- Drug abuse
- Peace
Education
- Child abuse
- Cultism
- Religious
and Ethnic conflicts etc
- corruption – The role of EFCC and
ICPC etc
SOS 321 Population and Family
Life Education (3 Credits) C
The course focuses attention on
population and family life education. At the end of the course, students should
be able to demonstrate positive attitudes towards family life.
- The concept
of population
- The concept
of family life
- The family
life education
- The
objective of population education
- The
objective of family life education
- Gender
issues and family life education
- Family size
and welfare
- The roles of
members of the family
- The
responsibility of parenthood
- Population
data i.e. census and vital registration
- Population
distribution in Nigeria and Africa
- The relationship between Social
Studies and Population, Family Life and Aids Education.
National
Population Policy (NPP)
- Population
dynamics: growth, decline and structure and their socio-economic implication.
- Methods of teaching
Population/Family life Education
SOS 322 Nigeria External
Relations (3 Credits) C
The course focuses on the
principles of International relations and Nigeria’s foreign policy. At the end
of the course, students should be able to appraise the role of Nigeria in the
international community.
- The concept
of Internal Relation
- Nigerian
foreign policies (Principles and Policies)
- Nigeria and
ECOWAS (Formation, functioning and problems)
- Man in
International Community
- World
Tension: Causes and solutions (games, conferences and membership etc)
- Nigeria in
the Common Wealth
- Nigeria in
OPEC
- Nigeria in
the UNO (contribution) benefit and problems)
- Nigeria in Africa Union
SOS 323 Social Institutions (3
Credit) C
The course is designed to expose
students to be structure, functions and problems of different social
institutions in Nigeria. At the end of the course, students should be able to
proffer possible solutions to the problems affecting social institutions in
Nigeria.
- The concept
of social institution
- Structure
and functions of different social institutions such as legal political,
economic, religious, educational, health institutions etc. in Nigeria.
- Problems of
social institutions in Nigeria
- Religion in
Society
- Religion in
Nigeria
- Religion and
Morality
- Religion and
Politics
- Conflict and tolerance in Nigeria
SOS 324 Globalization (3
Credits) C
This course aims at exposing
students to the concepts of globalization in relation to the impact it has on
the Nigerian nation. At the end of the course, students are expected to develop
awareness and appreciation of the changes globalization has be on the Nigerian
society.
- The concept
of Globalization
- Historical
antecedents (colonialism, Imperialism, Europeanization, Westernization,
Americanization, etc).
- Who is
globalizing, and what is being globalized?
- Who is
globalizing, and what cannot be globalized?
- Impact of
globalization on the South (i.e. Developing and Underdeveloped countries,
including Nigeria).
- What can Nigeria globalize? How?
(i.e. Nigeria and the globalization process)
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