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FOUR YEARS UNDERGRADUATE STANDARD PROGRAMME
YEAR ONE: FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code			Course Title		Credit Units	STATUS
HIS111			Archaeology of the Nok, Benin, Igbo Ukwu & Oyo Areas		3	C
HIS123			History of West Africa 1500AD to the Present		3	C
HIS125			A Survey of African Civilizations to 1500AD		2	C
GST101			Communication in English I		2	R
GST103			Philosophy and logic		2	R
GST105			Nigerian Peoples and Culture		2	R
GST107			Old Testament Survey		0	R
HIS 157			Introduction to International Studies & Diplomacy		2	R
ENG 113			Introduction to French		2	R
	Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 109			Blacks in Diaspora		2	E
HIS 101			Major World Civilisations		2	E
			Total Credit Unit		20
C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses YEAR ONE: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code		Course Title		Credit Units			STATUS
HIS102		Introduction to Economic History		3			C
HIS124		Religion in West Africa		2			C
HIS126		North Africa: Early Times to 1500		3			C
HIS128		History of Africa, 1500 to 1800AD		2			C
GST102		Communication in English II		2			R
GST104		Use of Library		2			R
GST 106		Communication in French		2			R
GST 108		New Testament Survey		0			R
HIS 122		Africa’s International Relations to 1963		2			R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 124		Military Regimes in Africa		2			E
HIS 136		Europe to the Age of Revolutions		2			E
		Total Credit Unit		20

C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses

YEAR TWO: FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code		Course Title	Credit Units			STATUS
HIS 211		Nigeria History: Early Times to 1800AD			3	C
HIS 223		Africa & European Imperialism			3	C
HIS 225		South Africa: 1400 to Present			3	C
GST 201		History &Philosophy of Science			2	R
GST 203		Introduction to Entrepreneurial Skills			2	R
GST 205		Introduction to Computer			2	R
POL 261		Introduction to International Relations			2	R
ENG 211		Foreign Languages		2		R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 227		Economic History of West Africa: 19th-20th Centuries		2		E
HIS 239		Europe: the French Revolution to the WWII		2		E
HIS 251		Issues in International Relations		2		E
		Total Credit Unit		21
C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses ,E= Elective Courses YEAR TWO: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code	Course Title				Credit Units		STATUS
HIS 212	Nigerian History; 1800-1900AD				2		C
HIS 224	East/Central Africa Since 1000AD				3		C
HIS 246	Latin America from the 15th Century				2		C
HIS 238	History of Russia in the 19th Century				2		C
GST 202	Peace Study & Conflict Resolution				2		R
GST 204	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Study				2		R
GST 206	Computer Application/Programming				2		R
HIS 212	Diplomatic History Of Nigeria Since 1960				2		R
POL 212	Nigerian Government & Politics II				2		R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 204	Othoman Empire & North Africa Since 1590				2		E
HIS 206	History of Science & Technology: 1500-1980				2		E
HIS 238	Europe from the WWII to the Present				2		E
	Total Credit Unit				21

C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses

YEAR THREE: FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code	Course Title		Credit Units	STATUS
HIS 381	Research Methodology in History 1	3		C
HIS 333	USSR from 1905 to 1950	2		C
HIS 345	History of the USA from 1400AD	3		C
HIS 327	Problems & Prospects of Regional Economic Development in West Africa	2		C
HIS 319	Economic History of Nigeria to 19th Century		2	C
HIS 351	Foreign Policies of the Super Powers Since 1945	2		R
POL 361	Politics of Development & Underdevelopment		2	R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 363	Japan: Tokugawa to the Meiji Restoration		2	E
HIS 385	Problems & Issues in African Historiography		2	E
HIS 357	History of the Commonwealth		2	E
	Total Credit Unit		18

C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses
YEAR THREE: SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code	Course Title		Credit Units			STATUS
HIS 382	Research Methodology in History II			3		C
HIS 324	Africa and the Outside World in the 20th Century			3		C
HIS 356	History of International Organisations			2		C
HIS 348	Economic History of the USA in the 19 and 20th Centuries			3		C
HIS 302	Comparative Industrial Growth: USA, USSR, Japan, China & Britain.				3	C
HIS 354	Insurgency & Counter Insurgency				2	R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 306	Capitalism, Communism & Mixed Economy				2	E
HIS 358	Non-State Actors in International Relations				2	E
HIS 322	Nigerian Urban History				2	E
	Total Credit Unit				18
C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses YEAR FOUR: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code		Course Title			Credit Units		STATUS
HIS 411		Nigerian History from 1900 to 1963			3		C
HIS 403		Comparative Parliamentary/Presidential Studies: Nigeria, Britain, France, India & USA			2		C
HIS 455		War and Peace in the 20th Century			2		C
HIS 417		Economic History of Nigeria in the 20th century			2		C
HIS 469		Contemporary History of the Middle East			3		C
HIS 471		History of Political Thought: Plato to Machiavelli			3		R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 413		Inter-Group Relations in Nigeria			2		E
HIS 425		Land and Labour in Africa, 1850-1950			2		E
HIS 487		Philosophy of History			2		E
		Total Credit Unit			17

C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses

YEAR FOUR: SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	STATUS
HIS 412	Nigeria from 1963 to the Present	3	C
HIS 424	OAU: A Study of African International Relations	2	C
HIS 416	Igboland to the Present (Special Paper)	3	C
HIS 498	Research Project	6	C
HIS 472	History of Political Thought : Machiavelli to Present	3	R
Electives (Choose any Two Credit Units Below)
HIS 454	Post Cold War	2	E
HIS 426	Problems of African Co-operation: 1900 to Present	2	E
HIS 428	Modern African Political Thought	2	E
	Total Credit Unit	19

C=Core Courses, R=Required Courses, E=Elective Courses