faculty of social science

Introduction

In Civics and Ethical Studies, the undergraduate program is in regular, extension and summer. The objective, courses, and graduation requirements are more or les the same. There are slight differences in the admission requirement and course breaks downs.

Admission Requirement

For any program (regular, extension summer and distance), it depends on the requirements set by the ministry of education for higher education enrolment. But there may be variations in some cases.

Objectives

To provide the widest needs of the national market with graduates who have a civic knowledge and competence in the vast area of Civic and Ethical Studies; who have developed a remarkable degree of capacity and responsibility so that they could effectively participate in the socio-economic and political problems of the Country;
To Provide graduates equipped with multidisciplinary approach that could effectively contributes in addressing the multifaceted problems of Ethiopian societies;
To provide Graduates that are bound to democratic and Ethical standards, skilled with the art of deliberation and reasoning that play exemplary role in the society.

Course Breakdown

Year I, Semester I

Module No.	Course Title	Course Code	Cr.Hr	CP
Common course	Introduction to logic	Cvet1011	3	5
	Information and Communication Technology	Inct1011	3	5
	Communicative English Skills I	Enla1021	3	4
01	Political Sociology	Cvet1014	3	4
	Political philosophy	Cvet 1014	5	7
	Society , state and government	Cvet 1011	3	5
Total			20	30

Year I, Semester II

Module No.	Course Title	Course Code	Cr. Hr	CP
01	Citizenship and public participation	Cvet1013	3	5
common	Basic Writing Skills	Enla2043	3	5
Support	Social Psychology	Spsy3071	2	3
common	Communicative English Skills II	Enla1022	3	4
01	Survey of Social and Political Systems in Africa	Cvet 1015	3	5
Support	Socio Cultural History of Ethiopian	Hist 1025	3	4
02	Moral Philosophy	Cvet1021	3	5
Total			20	32

Year II; Semester I

Module No.	Course Title	Course Code	Cr. Hr	CP
08	Research Methodology for Social Sciences	Cvet 2081	3	5
02	Applied Ethics	Cvet 2022	3	5
	Professional Ethics	Cvet 1021	2	4
	Civic Virtue &Corruption	Cvet 2024	3	5
03	Foundation of Democracy and Democratic system	Cvet 2031	3	5
	Election and Electoral Systems	Cvet 2032	2	4
	Survey of Human Rights	Cvet2033	2	4
Total			18	32

Year II; Semester II

Module No.	Course Title	Course Code	Cr. Hr	CP
04	Public law and administration of Ethiopia	Cvet2041	3	5
	Constitution and Constitutional Development	Cvet2042	4	6
	Public policy formulation: Ethiopian Focus	Cvet2043	3	5
	Governance and Leadership	Cvet2044	2	4
Support	Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Scale Business	Mgmt 2045	3	5
05	Development Theories and Practices	Cvet2051	3	5
Total			18	30

Year III; Semester I

Module No.	Course Title	Course Code	Cr. Hr	CP
05	Environmental Management and Sustainable Development	Cvet3052	2	4
	Gender and development	Cvet3053	2	4
	Development policies and Practices: Ethiopian Focus	Cvet3054	3	5
08	Seminar in Civic and Ethics I	Cvet3082	2	4
06	Conflict and Conflict Resolution	Cvet3061	4	6
	Introduction to Multiculturalism	Cvet3062	2	4
	Federalism and local Government	Cvet3063	2	4
Total			17	31

Year III; Semester II

Module No.	Course Title	Course Code	Cr. Hr	CP
07	Introduction to International Relations	Cvet3071	3	5
	International Law and International Organization	Cvet3072	3	5
	International Economic Relations	Cvet3073	3	5
	Contemporary Global Issues	Cvet3074	4	6
	Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Ethiopia	Cvet3075	3	5
08	Seminar in Civic and Ethics II	Cvet3083	2	4
Total			18	30

Graduation Requirement

Minimum CGPA 2.00 points;
A senior essay in 4 credit hours is mandatory
Credit Hours Requirements: A minimum of 180 ECTS and maximum of 190ECTS

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