BSc Honours Degree in Administration (HAD) and BSc Honours Degree in Political Science (HPOS)
First year courses for both HAD and HPOS taken at first and second semester
PA101 Introduction to Public Administration (double course, 24 units). The course covers survey in the field of public administration, its aim is to provide an overview and introduction to the major issues and complexities in the field of public administration.
PA102 Introduction to Political Theory (double course, 24 units): The course covers fundamental questions of public life addressing issues of nature of political authority. It also covers fundamental questions in political thought.
PA103 Introduction to Political Science (double course, 24 units). The course covers discipline of Political Science and the study of the complex and complicated human activities and relationships that are politically relevant.
AD103 Introduction to Research Methods (double course, 24 units). The course covers Political Science and Public Administration relevant to research methods, statistics to social and political problems
Optional Courses in HAD and HPOS
AD110 Public Sector Accounting,
AD111 Public Sector Auditing
PA106 Constitutional Law
Second Year Core courses in HAD taken at 1st Semester
AD201 Public Policy: The course covers policy in the public administration domain; relationships among public problems and public policies
AD203 Local Government Management: The course covers local government management, effective service delivery, management of financial resources.
AD204 Human Resources Management: The course covers wide scope on aspects of human resources management, develop competency in human resources management.
Second Year Core at 2nd Semester in HAD
AD202 Policy Formulation and Analysis: The course covers environmental factors which influence policy systems.
AD205 Politics and Local Governance: The course covers historical development of Zimbabwe’s Local Government.
AD206 Public Personnel Administration: The course’s aim is to familiarize students with theoretical dimensions of public personnel administration.
Second Year Core courses at 1st semester in HPOS
POS201 Governance in Zimbabwe: This course is designed to familiarise the student with details of how Zimbabwe is governed.
POS211 International Relations: The course has multi-dimensional study of international relations, examines the nature of relations between and among actors in the contemporary international system.
POS220 Democracy and Human Rights: The course focuses on the major tenets of “Democracy” and “Human Rights”.
Second Year Core courses at 2nd Semester HPOS
POS202 State Politics and Society in Zimbabwe: The course covers analytical rights, governance and civil society organization.
POS203 International Organisation: The course analyses various international organizations, economical or political in major international organization such as UN, World Trade Organizations and countries in the Commonwealth.
POS204 African Political Ideas: The course covers principal themes of African Political ideas ands political action.
Optional courses which can be taken by both HAD and HPOS at first semester
AD221 Administration Law; AD223 Public Sector Management,
POS220 Democracy and Human Rights, POS201 Governance in Zimbabwe
Optional courses which can be taken by both HAD and HPOS at Second Semester
AD222 Health Service Administration, POS222 Principles of International Law,
AD205 Politics and Local Governance
Third Year Core courses in Administration (HAD 3) taken at First Semester
AD305 Project Planning: The course focuses on elements of Project Planning
AD302 Public Sector Development: The course examines the theoretical and practical challenges of initiating development in the state sector.
AD303 Development Management: The course aims to develop administration which represents aspects of public administration.
Optional Courses to be taken at first semester
POS301 Politics and Governance in Africa, POS303 Modern Political Theory,
AD322 Industrial Relations
Third Year Core courses in Administration (HAD 3) taken at Second Semester
AD301 Public Sector Finance: The course covers financial activities of Governments and activities undertaken with socioeconomic.
AD304 Change and Development: The course examines the major empirical and normative issues of change and development in developing countries.
AD306 Project Management: The course focuses on the elements of project management.
Optional Courses to be taken at Second Semester
POS302 Politics in Developing Societies, AD331 State Legal Liability,
POS304 Contemporary Political Theory, POS331 Diplomacy
Third Year Core courses in Political Science HPOS3 taken at First Semester
POS301 Politics and Governance in Africa: This course covers Government and Politics in Africa; it broadens the student’s scope on the systems of government.
POS303 Modern Political Theory: The course enables students to interpret major political ideas of the period between 17th and 20th Centuries.
POS305 International Peace and Security Studies: The course broadens the student’s understanding of the conceptual underpinnings of “peace” and “security”.
Optional Courses to be taken at first semester
AD303 Development Management, AD305 Project Planning, AD322 Industrial Relations
Third Year Core courses in Political Science (HPOS 3) taken at Second Semester
POS302 Politics in Developing Societies: The course aims to critically assess and analyse the political, economic and social conditions in the developing countries.
POS304 Contemporary Political Theory: The course enables the student to conscientiously understand how to solve problems in life and organisation
POS305 International Peace and Security Studies: The course aims to equip students with skills to understand contextual underpinning peace and security.
Career Prospects for graduates in Public Administration and Political Science
Non Governmental Organizations, Parastatals, International Agencies, Higher learning institutions, Private and Public Sectors.
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