Course Structure & Content
Year 1
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 101 | Introduction to Criminology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 103 | Introduction to Criminalities | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 105 | Introduction to Psychology I | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 107 | Introduction to Human Geography | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 109 | Introduction to Political Science | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSC 111 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | Required | Details |
| 7 | ECN 131 | Introduction to Statistics for Management and Social Sciences I | 2 | Required | Details |
| 8 | GST 101 | Communication in English I | 2 | Required | Details |
| 9 | GST 113 | Nigerian People and Culture | 2 | Required | Details |
| 10 | GST 121 | Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT | 2 | Required | Details |
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 102 | Introduction to Law Enforcement | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 104 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 106 | Introduction to Sociology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | ECN 108 | Introduction to Principles of Economics | 2 | Required | Details |
| 5 | CSS 110 | Introduction to Logic and Culture | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 112 | Introduction to Psychology II | 2 | Core | Details |
| 7 | ECN 132 | Introduction to Statistics for Management and Social Sciences II | 2 | Required | Details |
| 8 | GST 102 | Communication in English II | 2 | Required | Details |
| 9 | GST 112 | Logic, Philosophy, and Human Existence | 2 | Required | Details |
| 10 | GST 114 | Basic Communication in French/Arabic | 2 | Required | Details |
| 11 | GST 128 | Contemporary Health Issues | 2 | Required | Details |
Year 2
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 201 | Nigerian Criminal Procedure and Evidence I | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 203 | Case Studies in Police Service I | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 205 | Introduction to Counselling and Corrections | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 207 | Law Enforcement Administration | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 209 | Forensic Psychology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 211 | Techniques of Correctional Interviewing | 2 | Core | Details |
| 7 | CSS 213 | Corruption and Financial Crimes | 2 | Core | Details |
| 8 | CSS 223 | Industrial Psychology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 9 | GST 211 | Environmental and Sustainable Development | 2 | Required | Details |
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 202 | Nigerian Criminal Procedure and Evidence II | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 204 | Case Studies in Police Service II | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 206 | Police/Community Relations | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 208 | Victimology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 210 | Human Rights | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 212 | Correctional Reports and Record | 2 | Core | Details |
| 7 | GST 222 | Peace and Conflict Resolution | 2 | Required | Details |
| 8 | GST 226 | Leadership Skills | 2 | Required | Details |
| 9 | GST 224 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship Studies | 0 | Required | Details |
| 10 | CSS 214 | Military and the State | 2 | Elective | Details |
| 11 | CSS 216 | Sociology of Law | 2 | Elective | Details |
Year 3
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 301 | Community- Based Correction | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 303 | Media and the Courts | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 305 | Research Methods in Criminology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 307 | Internship in Criminology | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 309 | Correctional Institutions | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 311 | Sociology of Crime and Delinquency | 3 | Core | Details |
| 7 | CSS 313 | Dynamics of Criminal and Delinquent Behaviour | 3 | Core | Details |
| 8 | CSS 317 | Safety management for loss prevention | 2 | Core | Details |
| 9 | GST 311 | Entrepreneurship | 2 | Required | Details |
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 302 | Contemporary Legal Policy and Issues I | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 304 | Criminal Scene Investigation | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 306 | Individual Directed Study | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 308 | Police Organization and Administration | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 310 | Criminal Law in Action | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 318 | Prisons and corrections of offenders | 3 | Core | Details |
| 7 | CSS 320 | Application of Computer to Social Sciences | 2 | Core | Details |
| 8 | CSS 312 | Organization of Government | 3 | Elective | Details |
| 9 | CSS 314 | Citizens and the States | 3 | Elective | Details |
| 10 | CSS 316 | Juvenile Institutions and Corrections | 3 | Elective | Details |
Year 4
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 401 | Contemporary Criminological and Security Issues | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 403 | The Law of Evidence | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 405 | Traditional and Informal Mechanisms of Crime Control | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 407 | Institutional, Industrial and Commercial Security | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 409 | Other Security Organization | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 413 | Communications and Society | 2 | Core | Details |
| 7 | CSS 419 | Remote Sensing and GIS | 2 | Core | Details |
| 8 | CSS 423 | Technical/Electronics aspect of security | 2 | Core | Details |
| 9 | CSS 499 | Original Project | 6 | Core | Details |
| # | CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNIT | STATUS | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSS 402 | Crime Prevention and Control | 2 | Core | Details |
| 2 | CSS 404 | Management of Private Security Organizations | 2 | Core | Details |
| 3 | CSS 406 | The Role of the Public Defender in Criminal Justice | 2 | Core | Details |
| 4 | CSS 408 | Retail Security | 2 | Core | Details |
| 5 | CSS 412 | Contemporary Legal Policy Issues II | 2 | Core | Details |
| 6 | CSS 414 | Cyber Crime | 2 | Core | Details |
| 7 | CSS 416 | Emergency, Riot, Disaster Control and Management | 2 | Core | Details |
| 8 | CSS 424 | Terrorism and Counter Terrorism | 2 | Core | Details |
| 9 | CSS 410 | Information system Security Management | 2 | Elective | Details |
| 10 | CSS 418 | Correctional Group Therapy | 2 | Elective | Details |
| 11 | CSS 420 | Professional ethics in Law enforcement and Security Management | 2 | Elective | Details |
| 12 | CSS 422 | Traffic/Road Safety and Security | 2 | Elective | Details |