BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Program Offered at University of Nairobi

The Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies programme is structured and designed to ensure that students acquire an appreciation of the importance of international studies in the contemporary world. It is designed to prepare students for careers in governments and their institutions and, in non-governmental organizations, the private sector, international and regional institutions. Students will be exposed to debates in literature, research issues and developments in international studies. The programme is tailored to ensure that students possess an understanding of the complexity of international studies. The programme is unique and tailor made to suit emerging international developments. It is thus set to meet discipline and sector requirements. The programme is a response to demands from within and outside the country.

This programme will:

i) Equip students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of key issues in International Studies

ii) Prepare students to be critical thinkers and have an understanding and appreciation of International Studies

iii) Explore issues and trends in the development of international studies

iv) Ground students in the multidisciplinary perspective in international studies related social science disciplines

v) Enable students acquire skills necessary to critically evaluate and make positive contributions to international issues

vi) Prepare students with the necessary academic competence to pursue higher studies in International Studies -related disciplines

Entry requirements for admission to the University of Nairobi for the above programme are:

1.      KCSE with a mean grade of C+ and a minimum of C in English; or  EACE Division III and a credit pass in English and a diploma from a recognized institution; or

2.      KCSE C plain with a minimum of C in English and a diploma from a recognized institution; or

3.      KCSE with C - with a minimum of C in English and a certificate and a diploma from a recognizedinstitution.

4.      "A" level certificate with at least two Principal Passes; or holder of a degree from a recognized University or its equivalent

Course structure

First Year

First Semester - Core Courses

History of International Relations

Introduction to International Security

Diplomacy

Public International Law

Introduction to International Relations

Communication Skills

Second Semester

Introduction to Conflict Management

International Conflict Management

Introduction to Micro Economics

International Political Economy

Introduction to International System

HIV/AIDS

Second Year

First Semester

Introduction to Macro Economics

Foreign Policy Analysis

Dynamics of Globalisation

International Institutions

International Economics

Fundamentals of Development and their

application to Kenya

Second semester

International Human Rights Law

Fundamentals of Intern’l Security Studies

Order in the International System

International Trade

Science and Technology

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Third Year

Research Methods

International Regimes

Elective

Gender and International Relations

The Media and International Relations

Science & Technology in Intern’l Relations

Energy and International Relations

Second Semester

The Environ. & International Relations

The Politics of Aid and Development

Intern’l Organization & World Order

Regional Integration in Africa

Leadership & Change in Intern’l Relations

Fourth Year

First semester

 Epistemology of Research

Research Project

Electives

Food Security and International Relations

International Relations of Africa

International Relations of Europe

International Relations of the Americas

International Relations of Asia-Pacific

Comparative Foreign Policy

Foreign Relations of Africa

Second Semester

Electives

Regionalism and World Politics

International Peace and Security

Regional Integration in Africa

Nations and Nationalism

Nationalism in Contemporary Europe

Foreign Policy in the Horn of Africa

Foreign Relations of East Africa

East African Community

Third Year

First Semester

Research Methods

International Regimes

Electives

Documents of Diplomacy

African Regional Organisation

Diplomatic History of Africa

Diplomatic History

Diplomacy and the Media

Second Semester

Electives

 Diplomatic History of Kenya

 Intern’l Relations and Intern’l Law

 Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

 Consular and Diplomatic Immunities

 Theory and Practice of Intern’l Mediation

 Theory and Practice of Intern’l Negotiation

Fourth Year

First semester

Epistemology of Research

Research Project

Electives

Diplomacy and Conflict

Diplomacy of Terrorism

Diplomatic Precedence, Protocol & Procedure

Second Semester

Electives

African Union

Multilateral Diplomatic Negotiations

Responses to Terrorism

Bilateral Diplomatic Negotiations

 Diplomatic Methods and Practice

Diplomacy and Collective Security

Global Health Diplomacy

International Crisis Management

Third Year

First Semester

Research Methods

International Regimes

Electives

Intern’l Relations and Intern’l Law

Compliance with International Treaties

Issues of Self-Determination in International Law

Intern’l Tribunals & Transitional Justice

International Legal Aspects of Globalisation

Consular and Diplomatic Immunities

Second Semester

Electives

Women and Children in International Law

Law of Treaties

Diplomatic and Consular Law

Peaceful Settlement of Disputes

International Humanitarian Law

International Environmental Law & Policy

Sovereign Immunity & International Law

Fourth Year

First semester

Epistemology of Research

Research Project

Electives

Law of the Peaceful uses of Outer Space

Intern’l Legal Aspects of National Security

International Criminal Law

Jurisprudence of International Law

Second Semester

Electives

International Law and World Order

The law of International Air Transport

The Law of Diplomacy

 Food and International Law 4

Law of the Sea

International Refugee Law

Theory of International Law

INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Third Year

First Semester

Research Methods

International Regimes

Electives

Conflict Management by Regional and Sub-regional Organizations

Environmental Conflict Management

Ethnic Conflict Management

Human Rights and Peace

Theory and Practice of Intern’l Negotiation

Second Semester

African Regional Organisation

Theory and Practice of Intern’l Mediation

Issues in Peace Building and Reconstruction

Institutions of Conflict Management

Humanitarian and Dev. Agencies & Conflict

Foreign Policy and Security

Regional Security Studies

Fourth Year

First semester

Epistemology of Research

Research Project

Electives

Cross Border Conflicts and Interventions

Population Movements and Conflicts

NGOs, Dev. Agencies and Conflict

Issues in Conflict Mapping

The Diplomacy of Conflict Management

Second semester

Electives

International Law for Conflict Management

 Humanitarian Intervention

Conflict Early Warning and Responses

International Crisis Management

Conflict Systems

Social Reconstruction and Justice

Peace Studies 45

International Peacekeeping

Refugees and Conflict

SECURITY STUDIES

Third Year

First Semester

Research Methods

International Regimes

Electives

Arms Control and Proliferation

National Security Studies

Regional Security Studies

Strategic Studies

Second Semester

Electives

Strategic Planning

National Security Strategy

Civil Military Relations

Issues in Human Security

Foreign Policy and Security

Technology and National Security Studies

Fourth Year

First semester

Epistemology of Research

Research Project

Electives

International Law and Security

Globalization and Security

International Security Issues

International Security and Energy

Second semester

Electives

Human Security in the Horn of Africa

Security Strategies

Defence Economics

 Gender and International Security

Defence and Strategy

Theory and Practice of Security

International Security and Development

International Environmental Security

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Third Year

First Semester

Research Methods

International Regimes

Electives

International Economic Development

International Financial Systems

Third World Economic Issues

Globalization and The Third World Economy

Second semester

Sci. and Technology in Intern’l Relations

African Regional Organisation

Humanitarian & Dev. Agencies & Conflict

International Economic Negotiations

International Economic Integration

NGOs & Intern’l Resource & Mobilization

Economic Governance

Fourth Year

First semester

Epistemology of Research

Research Project

Electives

Economic Diplomacy

China Africa Economic Relations

Africa Europe Economic Relations

Second Semester

Electives

Studies in North South Economic Relations

Econ. of Dev. of Newly Industr. Countries

African Diaspora and Economic Dev.

Economic Diplomacy

China Africa Economic Relations

Global Health Diplomacy

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