PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Master of Arts (Nationhood Studies) is offered by coursework. Students have to fulfil at least 42 credit hours which comprises the following courses :

CORE COURSES (24 CREDIT HOURS)

GFPP5053 Governance and Civil Society

GFPP5063 Leadership and Statecraft

GFPP5073 Malaysian Constitutional and Legal History

GFPP5083 Nations and Nationalism

GFPP5093 National Security

GFPP5333 Research Methodology for International Relations

GFPP5363 Political Economy

GFPP5373 Ethics in Theory and Practice

ELECTIVE COURSES (6 CREDIT HOURS)

Choose any two (2) courses from the list below :

GFET5253 Institutional Economics

GFET5103 Colonialism and Independence

GFET5113 Communication, Media and Nation Building

GFET5123 Comparative Federalism

GFET5133 Development Strategies in Nation Building

GFET5143 Education, Politics and Policy Making

GFET5153 Feminism, Women's Movements and the State

GFET5173 Non-Governmental Organizations and Nation Building

GFET5183 Diplomacy

GFET5353 Malaysian Pluralism

GFET5383 Malaysian Foreign Policy Since Independence

GFET5393 Private Enterprise and Development in Malaysia

GFET6333 Independent Study

RESEARCH PAPER (12 CREDIT HOURS)

GFPZ69912 Reseach Paper