B.Sc. · 157 units · Social Sciences
To produce digitally-fluent Criminology & Security Studies graduates who combine CCMAS-rigorous foundations with the practical, ethical and entrepreneurial capability Nigeria’s social sciences sector needs — delivered fully online with human facilitators at a 1:50 ratio.
At a glance
Ground graduates in the core theory and methods of Criminology & Security Studies, mapped to the CCMAS benchmark.
Layer an IUniversity digital-first / innovation stream onto the discipline core.
Instil professional, ethical and entrepreneurial competence for employment, self-employment or postgraduate study.
Deliver an inclusive, quality-assured ODL model with human staff supported — never replaced — by an AI tutor.
Every credit unit in the Criminology & Security Studies programme, grouped by level and semester — Core, GST, Institutional and Elective courses as approved by Senate.
Introduction to Criminology
Introductory Sociology
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Security Studies
Communication in English
Digital Literacy and Information Tools for Criminology & Security
Elements of Political Science
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
Running total through 100L S1: 20 / 157 units
Introduction to Nigerian Criminal Law
Sociology of Law and Deviance
Ethnography and Social Structure of Nigeria
Social Statistics I
Criminal Justice System and Institutions in Nigeria
Nigerian Peoples and Culture
Running total through 100L S2: 36 / 157 units
Theories of Crime and Deviance I
Social Statistics II
Criminal Law I (Substantive Criminal Law)
Victimology
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Cybercrime and Digital Forensics Awareness I
Sociology of Development
Running total through 200L S1: 55 / 157 units
Theories of Crime and Deviance II
Criminal Law II (Criminal Procedure and Evidence)
Penology and Corrections I
Security Threats and Risk Assessment
Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence
Security and Crime Analytics I
Crime Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Security
Running total through 200L S2: 75 / 157 units
Research Methods in Criminology and Security Studies I
Policing and Law Enforcement in Nigeria
Cybercrime and Security ★ flagship exemplar
Penology and Corrections II (Prisons and Offender Management)
Juvenile Delinquency and Justice I
Data Analytics for Crime and Security
Introduction to Human Rights Law
Running total through 300L S1: 95 / 157 units
Research Methods in Criminology and Security Studies II (Quantitative & Qualitative Applications)
Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Traditional, Informal and Special Mechanisms of Crime Control
Private Security Management and Loss Prevention
Venture Creation
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Introduction to Intelligence Studies
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Running total through 300L S2: 115 / 157 units
Industrial Attachment / Field Practicum
Terrorism and Insurgency Studies II (Counter-Terrorism Policy)
Juvenile Delinquency and Justice II (Juvenile Justice Administration)
Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Security Studies (Seminar)
Research Project II (Final Report and Defence)
Professional Ethics in Law Enforcement and Security Management
Security Risk Analytics and Predictive Policing
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Criminal Justice and Security
Cyber-Enabled Terrorism, Extremism and OSINT
Running total through 400L S2: 142 / 157 units
Forensic Criminology
Terrorism and Insurgency Studies I
Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation
Research Project I (Proposal, Literature Review and Methodology)
Intelligence Analysis and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Running total through 400L S1: 157 / 157 units
Distance-Learning applicants are UTME-exempt (JAMB 2024 policy): screened by O’Level verification + a Senate-approved aptitude screening; placed on a separate DL matriculation list and not mobilised for NYSC.
Analytical, ethical, evidence-first
Danladi
Criminology & Security tutor
Voice — Analytical, ethical, evidence-first
I’m an AI tutor — I won’t do graded work for you, and I’ll bring in a human facilitator for judgement calls.
Distance-Learning applicants are UTME-exempt under the 2024 JAMB policy. Apply for the 2027/2028 session and get matched with a human facilitator and Danladi from day one.