National University Of Lesotho

Department of Political & Admnistrative Studies

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Regulations

1. The Department offers Political Science and Public Administration degrees in a single and double major programme combinations as shown below:

(a) BA (Public Administration)

(b) BA (Political Science)

(d) BA (Political Science and Sociology)

(e) BA (Political Science and Demography)

(f) BA (Public Admin. and Development Studies)

(g) BA (Public Admin. and Sociology)

(h) BA (Public Admin. and Demography)

(i) BA (Public Admin. and Human Geography)

2. Departmental Regulations

2.1 Faculty of Social Sciences regulations governing supplementary examinations, repeat of failed courses, repeat of failed years, discontinuation and/or exclusion from the Faculty and/or university will be applicable to both single and double major students in the department. This also applies to continuous assessment/examination weighting, timing of university examinations, submission of research projects as well as degree award classification.

2.2 The department reserves the right to offer or not offer an optional course during a particular academic year.

2.3 With the exception of first and second year courses admission to any of the course offered by the department is contingent upon students having done Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to Public administration, Development Administration, Organisation theory and Political Development.

2.4 All students studying for a degree in either Political Science or Public Administration regardless of whether it is studied as a single or a double major programme, are required to submit a research project.

Year 1 students intending to study for any of the programmes run by the Department must take and pass all the compulsory subjects and at least 2 optional subjects listed below before proceeding to Year II.

Compulsory Courses:

CSS100-8

PAS160-6

EC161-3

EC162-3

ST171-3

ST172-3

M103-4

M104-4

M001-3

Optional Courses:

SOC161-6

HG131-3 and HG132-3

BA160-6

Single Major Programmes

BA in Public Administration

Year II

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed courses before proceeding to Year III.

PS260-3 Introduction to Political Science

PS262-3 The Political Economy of Lesotho

PA260-3 Introduction to Public Administration

PA261-3 Development Administration,

PA263-3 Political Systems

EC263-3 Basic Macro-Economics

PLUS

Any FSS approved second year courses consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of at least 21 Credit Hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester: 18

Year III

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed courses before proceeding to Year IV.

PA361-6 Comparative Public Administration

PA362-6 Organisation Theory

PA363-3 Social Science Research

PA360-3 Management of Human Resources

PS361-3 Political Development

Sociology students are exempt from PA363

PLUS:-EITHER

L308-6 Administrative Law

And

One Year III PA/PS approved course consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of 6 Credit Hours.

Two Year three PA/PS approved courses consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of 12 credit hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester: 18

Year IV

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed and courses before they can graduate.

PA462-3 Public Enterprise

PA464-6 Public Policy Analysis

PA465-6 Research Project in Public Administration

PA468-3 Rural Development

PA469-3 Local Government

PLUS:

Any Year IV PA/PS approved courses each consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of 18 Credit Hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester 18

BA in Political Science

Year II

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed courses before proceeding to Year III.

PS260-3 Introduction to Political Science

PS262-3 The Political Economy of Lesotho

PA260-3 Introduction to Public Administration

PA261-3 Development Administration

EC263-3 Basic Macro-Economics

PLUS

any FSS approved second year courses consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of at least 21 Credit Hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester: 18

Year III

PS360-6 Comparative Politics

PS361-6 Political Development

PS362-6 Political Ideas

PS363-6 International Relations

PA362-6 Organization Theory

PA363-3 Social Science Research

PLUS

Any other PA course consisting of at least 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of 3 credit hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester: 18

Year IV

Students must take and pass all the following prescribed courses before they can graduate.

PS460-6 International Political Economy

PS461-6 The Politics of Southern Africa

PS462-6 Research Project in Political Science

PS467-3 Comparative Foreign Policy

PA464-6 Public Policy Analysis

PLUS:

Any PA/PS Year IV approved courses each consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of 12 credit hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester: 18

Double Major Programmes

BA in Public Administration and Political Science

Year II

Students must take and pass the following prescribed courses before they can proceed to year III

PA260-3 Introduction to Public Administration

PA261-3 Development Administration

PS260-3 Introduction to Political Science

PS262-3 The Political Economy of Lesotho

EC263-6 Basic Macro-Economics

PLUS

any FSS approved second year courses consisting of 3 credit hours per week per semester for a total of at least 21 Credit Hours

Average number of credit hours per week per semester 18

Year III

Students must take and pass the following prescribed courses before they can proceed to year IV.

PA361-6 Comparative Public Administration

PA362-6 Organization Theory

PA363-6 Social Science Research

PS360-6 Comparative Politics

PS361-6 Political Development

PS362-6 Political Ideas

PS363-6 International Relations

and

either

PA3606 Management of Human Resources

L 308-6 Administrative Law

Average number of credit Hours per week per semester 18

Year IV

Students must take and pass the following prescribed subjects and courses before they can graduate.

PA462-6 Public Enterprise

PA464-6 Public Policy Analysis

PA468-6 Rural Development

PA469-6 Local Government

PS460-6 International Political Economy

PS461-6 Politics of Southern Africa

PLUS:

PA465-6 Research Project in Public Administration

PS462-6 Research Project in Political Science

PLUS

Any one FSS approved year IV course for a total of 3 credit hours

Average number of credit Hours per week per semester 18

Other Degree Programmes

Public Administration Combination

Year II.

Required Courses as in Single Major BA in Public Administration (III.3.1.1 above)

Year III

Students must take and pass the following prescribed courses before proceeding to Year IV.

PA361-6 Comparative Public Administration

PA362-6 Organization Theory

PA363-3 Social Science Research

PS361-6 Political Development

PLUS

15-18 Credit hours of required Year III courses from the other major subject, and/or approved optional courses.

Average number of credit hours per week per semester 18

Year IV

Students must take and pass the following prescribed courses before they can graduate.

PA462-3 Public Enterprise

PA464-6 Public Policy Analysis

PA465-3 Research Project in Public Administration

PA468-3 Rural Development

PA469-3 Local Government

PLUS

15-18 credit hours of required Year IV courses from the other major subject, and/or approved optional courses.

Average number of credit hours per week per semester 18

Political Science Combination

Year II

Required courses as in Single Major BA in Political Science

Year III

Students must take and pass the following prescribed courses before proceeding to Year IV.

PS360-6 Comparative Politics

PS361-6 Political Development

PS362-6 Survey of Political Ideas

PS363-6 International Relations

PA363-3 Social Science Research

PLUS

12-18 credit hours of required Year III courses from the other major subject, and/or approved optional courses.

Average number of credit hours per week per semester 18

Year IV

Students must take and pass the following prescribed courses before they can graduate.

PS460-6 International Political Economy

PS461-6 Politics of Southern Africa

PS462-6 Research Project in Political Science

PA464-6 Public Policy Analysis

PLUS:

12-18 credit hours of required courses from the other major subject, and/or approved optional courses.

Average number of credit hours per week per semester 18

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