HS 254 - History of Africa [SOCR] [WC]

Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department

4 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 4-0-0
General Education: Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (SOCR) and World Cultures University Requirement (WC)
Survey of the history of the continent. Consideration of pre-colonial African peoples, cultures and ecology particularly the Medieval savannah Empires. Emphasis on 19thcentury imperial rivalries, the rise of nationalism and the creation of present day independent states.