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Jun 21, 2025
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HIST 5411 - History of Africa Since 1850
Provides an introductory overview of the peoples and states of Africa, and their developments over time. Focusing primarily on the sub-Saharan regions, will explore a variety of sources that historians of Africa use to examine issues such as state formation, trade and commerce, gender and society, slavery, European imperialism and colonialism, African nationalism, and independence.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to discuss major historical themes and time periods in African history, and basic, general trends in African historiography.
- Students will be able to identify, assess, and evaluate critically a variety of primary sources pertaining to African history, interpretations of such sources, and broader historical interpretations based on these sources.
- Students will be familiar with geographical, historical, and contemporary features of maps of Africa.
- Students will demonstrate understanding that African political, economic, and social/cultural systems changed over time.
- Students will demonstrate understanding that Africans contributed significantly to the development of processes of globalization.
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