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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE FOR THE M. PHIL

SEMESTER ONE CORE COURSES

CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

CHP: 811

Theories and Concepts of Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP: 812

Approaches to Human Rights and Peace Research

3

0

3

CHP: 813

Principles and Approaches to Peace Education

3

0

3

CHP: 814

War, conflicts and Human Rights 

3

0

3

EDI 613

Computer Applications in Education*

3

0

3

SEMESTER ONE ELECTIVE COURSES

Note: Students are to select one Elective course out of the underlisted five courses

CHP: 815

Security, Criminal Investigation and Human Rights * 

3

0

3

CHP: 816

Educational Strategies for Post-Conflict Reconstruction

3

0

3

CHP: 817

Conflict Prevention, Management and Transformation 

3

0

3

CHP: 818

Peace Education Programming

3

0

3

CHP: 819

Monitoring and Enforcing Human Rights

3

0

3

TOTAL

15

 

SEMESTER TWO CORE COURSES

CHP: 821

Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution*

3

0

3

CHP: 822

Peace, Human Rights and Globalization

3

0

3

CHP: 823

National Security and Human Rights*

3

0

3

CHP: 824

Contemporary Issues in Human Rights*

3

0

3

CHP: 828

Conflicts and Conflict Sensitive Approaches to Education and Development

3

0

3

TOTAL for Semester one (1)

15

SEMESTER TWO ELECTIVE COURSES

Note: Students are to select one Elective Course out of the underlisted five courses

CHP 825

Educational Law and Human Rights 

3

0

3

CHP: 826

Gender, Disability and Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP: 827

Child Rights and Child Protection

3

0

3

CHP: 828

Education, Conflict and Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP: 829

Social, Economic and Legal Perspectives of Human Rights

  3

  0

  3

 

Total for Semesters Two (2)

 

 

15

HRR 810

M. Phil Thesis for Semesters 3 and 4

0

0

6

TOTAL for Semesters 3 and 4

6

GRAND TOTAL for the Programme of four Semesters

36

  • *Students who have taken these courses at MA level will be exempted from registering them during MPhil. level
  • EDI 613: Computer Applications in Education, is a non-scoring but compulsory course for all students

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE FOR THE M. A 

SEMESTER ONE CORE COURSES

CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

CHP 711

Principles of Human Rights Education, Monitoring and Protection 

3

0

3

CHP 712

Approaches to Human Rights and Peace Research

3

0

3

CHP 713

Understanding and Transforming Conflicts

3

0

3

CHP 714

Approaches to Peace and Peace Education

1

2

3

EDI 513

*Computer Applications in Human Rights Research

1

2

3

SEMESTER ONE ELECTIVE COURSES

                   Note: Three (3) Electives are listed and students are to choose only one

CHP 715

Security, Criminal Investigation and Human Rights 

3

0

3

CHP 716

Gender, disability and Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP 717

Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Transformation

3

0

3

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL Credit Hours for Semester one (1)

15

SEMESTER TWO CORE COURSES

CHP 721

Contemporary Issues in Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP 722

Peace Education Programming

3

0

3

CHP 723

National Security and Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP 724

Peace keeping, Peacebuilding and Conflict resolution 

3

0

3

SEMESTER TWO ELECTIVE COURSES

               Note: Three (3) Electives are listed and students are to choose any one

CHP 725

Child Rights and Child Protection

3

0

3

CHP 726

War, Conflict and Human Rights

3

0

3

CHP 727

Human Rights Programming

3

0

3

CHP 728

M. A Dissertation

0

0

6

TOTAL

21

GRAND TOTAL

36

 *EDI 513: Computer Application in Human Rights Research, is a compulsory course for the students although it is a non-scoring course.

 

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE FOR EXECUTIVE MASTERS

Components of the Programme:

Details of the curriculum and mode of delivery to include the following:

  1. Required (core) course(s)
  1. ECHP 711:     Theories of Conflict, Peace, Security and Development 
  2. ECHP 712:     Introduction to Human Rights 
  3. ECHP 713:     Advanced Social Research in Conflict, Human Rights and Peace 
  4. ECHP 721:     Introduction to International Relations 
  5. ECHP 723:     Gender, Conflict and Human Rights 
  6. ECHP 728:     Mechanism for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 

Elective Courses 

  1. ECHP 714:    Contemporary Issues in Conflict, Human Rights and Peace Studies 
  2. ECHP 715:    Civil Society and Peace building
  3. ECHP 716:    Democracy, Human Rights and Peace in Africa
  4. ECHP 717:    Negotiation and Mediation in Humanitarian Diplomacy 
  5. ECHP 718:    Law enforcement and Human Rights 
  6. ECHP 722:    Media, Conflict and Peace
  7. ECHP 724:     Social Issues in Post Conflict Reconstruction 
  8. ECHP 725:     The Political Economy of Conflict, Human Rights and Peace
  9. ECHP 726:     Critical Issues in UN Peacekeeping Approaches 
  10. ECHP 727:      African Politics, Security and Human Rights 

 

  1. Research component

ECHP 735         Project work

  1. Practical training, industrial attachment, internship, clinical experience, etc. N/A
  2. Semester-by-semester structure/schedule of course, showing the credit value of each course

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