INTRODUCTION GST201: Nigerian Peoples and Culture is a one-semester 2-credit unit course. It is made up of 14 units which treat the Nigerian's perception of his world, culture areas of Nigeria and their characteristics, evolution of Nigeria as a political unit, concept of functional education, social justice, individual and national development, norms and values and moral obligations of citizens. There are no compulsory pre-requisites for this course. The course guide tells you briefly what the course is all about, what you are expected to know in each unit, what course materials you will be using and how you can work your way through these materials. It also emphasizes the need for tutor-marked assignments. Detailed information on tutor-marked assignments is found in a separate file which will be sent to you later. There are periodic tutorial classes that are linked to the course.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE The overall aim of GST201: Nigerian Peoples and Culture is to introduce you to the history of traditional Nigerian peoples and culture. This course also attempts to trace the pre-colonial history and the culture areas of Nigeria and the evolution of the country as a political unit. This course will also teach you how to analyze and understand people's cultures from a historical, sociological and anthropological angle. Thus, your understanding of Nigerian peoples and culture will equip you, not only to have a sound knowledge of Nigeria, but also to teach other people too.
Frontiers, E. (2023). GST 201: Nigerian People and Culture. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/gst-201-nigerian-people-and-culture
Frontiers, Edu "GST 201: Nigerian People and Culture" Afribary. Afribary, 14 Feb. 2023, https://afribary.com/works/gst-201-nigerian-people-and-culture. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Frontiers, Edu . "GST 201: Nigerian People and Culture". Afribary, Afribary, 14 Feb. 2023. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/gst-201-nigerian-people-and-culture >.
Frontiers, Edu . "GST 201: Nigerian People and Culture" Afribary (2023). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/gst-201-nigerian-people-and-culture