HIST 192Modern African History
This course offers an overview of the history of Africa from 1750 to the present. The course introduces students to the diversity of Africa's geography, demography, and history and investigates the experience of modern history through specific, regionally distinct, examples. Students will learn about structures of power, society, and economy in the colonial and post-colonial era in comparative terms, and about a variety of cultural forms and expressions.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
General education
Humanities (GH)
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).
One of the options in (2)
- Global Studies, Minor
- Military Studies, Minor