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Objectives of the History JUPEB Syllabus

At the end of the course, candidates should be able to: 

1. Discuss the dynamics that have shaped human history across the past centuries since the onset of civilisation.
2. Demonstrate a mastery of the social, economic, cultural, and political issues that have shaped societies and peoples in African
3. Discuss the chronological sequence of the processes of historical change.
4. Describe and appreciate the forces that have induced major changes in human society across time and space.

Courses:

The CRS JUPEB Syllabus is divided into four (4) sections as follows:

First Semester Courses

1. HST 001 African History I – 3 Units
2. HST 003 World History I – 3 Units

Second Semester Courses

1. HST 002 World History II – 3 Units
2. HST 004 African History II – 3 Units

Breakdown of the History JUPEB Syllabus

HST001 AFRICAN HISTORY I (3 Units)

  01:    The Empires of Western Sudan: 

The history of Western Sudan, which served as a bridge linking West Africa with the Islamic Empires north of the Sahara. The social, economic, administrative, and political history of the following empires will be studied: Ghana, Mali Songhai, the Hausa States, and Kanem Bornu.

 02:     East and Central Africa

The history of East and Central Africa. The evolution and expansion of the Omani, Buganda, Bunyoro, and Bakongo kingdoms.  

 03:     Southern Africa

The Bantu migration and the spread of populations across the Southern Africa sub-region. The Nguni revolution (Mfecane) and the settling of the Boers and the Great Trek. 

 04:     North Africa and the Nile since the 19th Century

The nature of North African States at the beginning of the 19th Century. The rise of Modern Egypt from European colonisation to the post-independence era and the development of the Maghreb States of Algeria and Libya. 

HST 003: World History I (3 Units)

 01:     Ancient World Civilisation

The emergence of human civilisation in Mesopotamia (Cradle of civilisation). The social, cultural, administrative and scientific contributions of Sumeria, Babylonia and Egypt and the States of Indus Valley including China to human civilisation. 

 02:    Age of Exploration/Voyages of Exploration

The European voyages of exploration beginning with the exploits of the Portuguese initiative stimulated by Prince Henry the Navigator. Also the integration of the Americas, Asia Oceania and Africa into the European-controlled empires from the 16th Century. 

 03:     Expansion and Globalisation of the World 

The socio-economic and political consequences of the voyages of exploration. The trans-Atlantic Slave trade, Mercantilism, the New Imperialism and the establishment of colonies in Africa, Asia and South America. 

04:     The New World: USA and the American Revolution   

          The economic and political developments in the New World. The American          Revolution, the American Civil War and the emergence of the United States of America as the foremost power in the world

HST 002: AFRICAN HISTORY II (3 Units)

01: West Africa under Colonial Rule

The nature of colonial rule with a view to identifying the various patterns of European administration particularly such as British Indirect Rule, French Assimilation policy, and Portuguese Paternalism. Also, nationalist movements and the attainment of independence. Emphasis is on Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire. 

02:  East and Central Africa under Colonial Rule

The Colonisation and Decolonisation in East and Central Africa with special emphasis on Angola, Kenya and Uganda. 

03: North Africa under Colonial Rule

The Colonisation and Decolonisation in North Africa with special emphasis on Algeria, Egypt and Morocco. 

04: South Africa: From Colonisation to the Post–Apartheid Era

The history of South Africa, from the settlement of the Cape colony through the Apartheid period to the establishment of majority African rule.

05:  Independent Africa: From the OAU to the AU 

The post-colonial African states focusing on efforts at regional integration, the transformation of the OAU to the AU, and the emergence of sub-regional organisations such as the East Africa Commission, ECOWAS, SADC, etc. 

HST 004: WORLD HISTORY II (3 Units)

01: Industrial Revolution

The causes, trajectory and impact of the industrial revolution in Britain and other countries.

02: War and Diplomacy in Europe: 1648- 1815 

The emergence of the modern state system and the rise of the Great Powers: Russia, Prussia, Austria, Britain and France. The French Revolution. 

03: War and Diplomacy in Europe: 1815 -1914

The trajectory of European power politics from the Congress of Vienna to the First World War.

04: The Inter-War Years, 1918-1945

The economic and political issues of international politics from the end of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. Also, the League of Nations and the attempt to create an international institution for global peace and security. The Cold War its milestones and structures to Globalisation

SUGGESTED READING LIST

1. A.C. Anene and G. Brown (ed.): Africa in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Ibadan.
2. J.D. Omer Cooper: The Zulu Aftermath: A Nineteenth Century Revolution in Bantu Africa
3. Ade-Ajayi and Michael Crowder, History of West Africa, vols. 1 and 2
4. J.Van Sina: Kingdoms of the Savannah: A History of Central Africa until European Occupation, Winconsin
5. V. Harlow, et al: History of East Africa, vol. 1 Oxford
6. Walter Rodney: How Europe Under-developed Africa, Darussalam
7. A. Boahen (ed) Africa under European Domination, 1850-1935; vol. 7. London.
8. H. Brown: World History 2 1900 -1975 (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press
9. C. Barraclough : An Introduction to Contemporary History. Oxford.
10. B. Freund : The Making of Contemporary Africa. London.

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