Master in Nationhood

SPECIFIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

Applicants for the Master of Arts (Nationhood Studies) must possess :

i. a bachelor's degree with honours from UUM or any other institution of higher learning recognised by the UUM Senate with a CGPA of at least 2.75; or

ii. a bachelor's degree from UUM or any other institution of higher learning recognised by the UUM Senate with at least three (3) years of work experience in public or private sectors; and

iii. fulfil the English language requirement as set by the University Senate.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Master of Arts (Nationhood Studies) is a 42-credit-hour programme that 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