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The meaning and scope of geomorphology, rock types, their origins and characteristics. Nature and origin of second order relief forms of the continents. Structural landforms. The meaning and scope of soil geography. Factors of soil formation. Zonal soils; azonal soils and intrazonal soils, Importance of landforms to human development.

Local field studies on vegetation, soils, settlements, earth’s resources, landforms, market surveys, population, rural or urban surveys and weather.

Nigerian history, culture and art up to 1800 (Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo peoples and culture; peoples and culture of the ethnic minority groups). Nigeria under colonial rule (advent of colonial rule in Nigeria; Colonial administration of Nigeria). Evolution of Nigeria as a political unit (amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914; formation of political parties in Nigeria; Nationalist movement and struggle for independence). Nigeria and challenges of nation building (military intervention in Nigerian politics; Nigerian Civil War). Concept of trade and economics of self-reliance (indigenous trade and market system; indigenous apprenticeship system among Nigerian people; trade, skill acquisition and self-reliance). Social justices and national development (law definition and classification. Judiciary and fundamental rights. Individual, norms and values (basic Nigerian norms and values, patterns of citizenship acquisition; citizenship and civic responsibilities; indigenous languages, usage and development; negative attitudes and conducts. Cultism, kidnapping and other related social vices). Re-orientation, moral and national values (The 3R’s – Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Re-orientation; Re-orientation Strategies: Operation Feed the Nation (OFN), Green Revolution, Austerity Measures, War Against Indiscipline (WAI), War Against Indiscipline and Corruption(WAIC), Mass Mobilization for Self-Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery (MAMSER), National Orientation Agency (NOA). Current socio-political and cultural developments in Nigeria.

Concepts of Peace, Conflict and Security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and Theories of Conflicts: Ethnic, Religious, Economic, Geo-political Conflicts; Structural Conflict Theory, Realist Theory of Conflict, Frustration-Aggression Conflict Theory. Root causes of Conflict and Violence in Africa: Indigene and settlers Phenomenon; Boundaries/boarder disputes; Political disputes; Ethnic disputes and rivalries; Economic Inequalities; Social disputes; Nationalist Movements and Agitations; Selected Conflict Case Studies – Tiv-Jukun; Zango Kartaf, Chieftaincy and Land disputes. Peace Building, Management of Conflicts and Security: Peace & Human Development. Approaches to Peace & Conflict Management --- (Religious, Government and Community Leaders). Elements of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution: Conflict dynamics assessment Scales: Constructive & Destructive. Justice and Legal framework: Concepts of Social Justice; The Nigeria Legal System. Insurgency and Terrorism. Peace Mediation and Peace Keeping. Peace & Security Council (International, National and Local levels) Agents of Conflict resolution – Conventions, Treaties Community Policing: Evolution and Imperatives. Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR. Dialogue b). Arbitration, c). Negotiation d). Collaboration. Roles of International Organizations in Conflict Resolution. (a). The United Nations, UN and its Conflict Resolution Organs. (b). The African Union & Peace Security Council (c). ECOWAS in Peace Keeping. Media and Traditional Institutions in Peace Building. Managing Post-Conflict Situations/Crisis: Refugees. Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs. The role of NGOs in Post-Conflict Situations/Crisis

Scope of philosophy; notions, meanings, branches and problems of philosophy. Logic as an indispensable tool of philosophy. Elements of syllogism, symbolic logic— the first nine rules of inference. Informal fallacies, laws of thought, nature of arguments. Valid and invalid arguments, logic of form and logic of content — deduction, induction and inferences. Creative and critical thinking. Impact of philosophy on human existence. Philosophy and politics, philosophy and human conduct, philosophy and religion, philosophy and human values, philosophy and character moulding.

Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, parametric and non-parametric tests; Survey design and sampling techniques, Elementary statistical analysis of spatial patterns.

Introduction to models and their testing, Advanced statistical techniques, Inferential Statistics; qualitative data analysis, spatial data analysis. Introduction to statistical behavioural models. Use of statistical software (SPSS, EPI INFO, MINITAB, STRATA, eVIEW) in analyzing Geographic data.

Introduction to Remote sensing, Key contents include: Elements of remote sensing system, Techniques of remote sensing. Interpretation and analysis of visual and digital imageries. remote sensing application, Integration of remote sensing and GIS in geographical research, case studies GIS and the information age, Capabilities of GIS, Spatial data and their sources for GIS analysis, Raster and Vector data, Data Entry, GIS analysis and modelling data issues and problems.

Remote Sensing analytic digital image processing system. Fundamentals (Computers imaging systems, image representation- colour space, image sampling quantization, quality measurement, data products, storage and retrieval- Photowite systems, dip systems and software. Preprocessing (Encoding and decoding, sources of image degradation, atmospheric, radiometric and geometric errors, systematic and non-systematic correction, image geometry operations. Image Enhancement (Image characters, histogram, scatter plots, statistics and spatial statistics for processing, image models, spatial transforms, enhancements: radiometric and geometric operators, Fourier transforms, scale space transforms, image fusion, texture analysis. Image Classification (Spectral discrimination pattern matching Baye’s theorem- signature and feature extraction- training and classification, supervised and unsupervised methods error matrix and accuracy estimates. Image Analysis (Concept of uncertainty, fuzzy partitioning, neural nets, sub- pixel classification concept, pattern recognition, feature descriptors). Remote sensing application, Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS in geographical research, case studies. (Basic concepts of Data, Information, File system vs DBMS, Data models, Hardware and software requirements, Database Management Systems, Database languages, Database Architecture, users and administrators, Classification of Database Management Systems. Relational Data Model (Relational model, Data Structure, Constraints, Key, Codd’s Rule, Relational Algebra, Fundamental operations, Additional operations, Extended operations Null values. SQL (SQL, Data Definition, Basic structure of SQL queries, set operations, Aggregate, Functions, Null values, Nested sub queries, Complex queries, Views, Embedded SQL, Dynamic SQL, Triggers. Database Design and Management (Design process, Entity Relationship Model, Constraints, EER, Diagrams, Atomic domain and First Normal Form, Functional Dependency, Decomposition using Functional dependencies, Normalization using Multi-Valued Dependencies and Join Dependencies, Basic concepts of file organizations, indexing and hashing, Database recovery techniques, Database Security, Handling Spatial Database. Accessing Data Using Ado.Net and Vb.Net (ADO.Net Object Model using OLE DB managed provider, other data providers, Accessing XML data, Building Windows). Minimum academic standards Equipment Laboratories required for geography Cartography laboratory List of Equipment required: 1. Topographic maps 2. Theodolite 3. Prismtic compass 4. Abney level 5. Hand held Global Positioning System 6. Cross staff 7. Lighting Tables 8. Measuring tapes 9. Plane table equipment 10. Ranging poles 11. Graduated handheld soil auger Soil and earth science laboratory List of Equipment required: 1. Portable multi-parameter meter for water quality analyzer 2. Agient 240AA Atomic Absorption Spectrometer 3. Soil auger 4. Digital heating mantle spots 5. Volumeric flask 6. Conical/flat bottom flask 7. Beakers 8. Funnel plastic/glass 9. Glass dish 10. Test-tubes with holder and rag GIS laboratory List of Equipment required: 1. Workstation with Computers 2. GIS Software (Arc GIS 10.9 and ENV 5,7 saver or standalone 3. Projector 4. Interactive Screen 5. GNSS Rover System weather station 1. Manual Weather Station with Raingauge, Stevenson’s screen, Anemometer, Wind vane, Sundial, evaporimeter, soil thermometers, temperature thermometers, Barometer, for demonstration teaching and learning. OR 2. Automated Weather Station with Computer and recordings. Staffing The personnel requirements for the programme should reflect students’ population and the variety of activities to be performed in the classrooms, studios, laboratories and workshops. The ratios should conform to the NUC minimum guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15. Academic Staff The point of entry for each of the recognized academic positions should reflect appropriate academic qualifications, and experience in both teaching and professional practice. Details of the requirements for the various positions are indicated below: 1. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators are recommended to assist lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practicals and fieldwork. 2. Administrative Support Personnel The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments. These will normally include confidential secretaries, clerical officers, typists, messengers and cleaners. It is important to recruit very competent senior personnel who are technology savvy. 3. Technical Support Personnel The technical support personnel shall consist of technical officers and technologists. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. Library A Departmental and or Faculty Library with local, national and international journals, current books. Apart from the Faculty and Main University Library, a Department of Geography should be provided with fully equipped library and GIS Laboratory with computers and Internet connectivity and current reference books, periodicals, journals and audio-visual materials. The Department should ensure that updated literatures (soft and hard copies) in all fields of Geography and related disciplines are in the libraries (University and Faculty or Departmental Libraries). Classrooms, Laboratories, Clinics, Workshops and Offices Space Use Minimum (m²) 1. Professors Office Academic 24 2. Head of Department Administration 24 3. Senior Lecturer Academic 20 4. Lecturer Academic 16 5. Assistant Lecturer Academic 12 6. Senior Technical Staff Technical 12 7. Senior Administrative Staff Administration 12 8. Junior Technical Staff Technical 10 9. Junior Administrative Staff Administration 10 10. Studio Space Students 30 11. Lecture Space Students 75 12. Seminar Space Students 30 13. Laboratory Space Students 30 14. Library Students 35 15. Social Space Students 40 16. Storage Space Students 30

Understanding basic elements of research methods in geography: Selection of a research topic; definition of study problems and objectives; Formulation of research hypotheses; Experimental design for collection and analysis of data; writing a research proposal.