Bachelor of Arts in History

Course Structure

First Year

First Semester                

  1. CMJ 1100: Communication Skills – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. ZOO 1100: HIV &Aids & Lifestyle Diseases – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. HIS 1103: Ethnography of African Society – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. SOC 1105: Introduction to Social Science – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 1104: Introduction to African History to 1884 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  6. HIS 1105: Introduction to Historical Studies – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 1106: Sources of African History – Core, 3 Credit Hours.

Second Semester

  1. COM 1200: Computer and Information Literacy – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. MAT 1200: Quantitative Skills – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. SWK 1207: Deviation and Rehabilitation – Required School, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. SWK1208: Social Science Perspectives in HIV/AIDS – Required School, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. REL1211: Introduction to Philosophy & Religion Studies Department, 3 Credit Hours.      
  6. HIS 1207: Introduction to World Civilization – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 1208: Introduction to African History since 1884 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.

Course Structure

Second Year

First Semester

  1. ENS 2100: Environmental Skills – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. REL 2100: Philosophy & Critical Thinking – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. PSA 2109: Introduction to Political Philosophy – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. HIS 2109: Kenya in World History – Required, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 2110: History of Kenya to 1895 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  6. HIS 2111: Themes in East African History – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 2112 Historical Transformation of Europe since 1789 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  8. HIS 2113 History of the Middle East since 1800 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.

Second Semester

  1. REL2205: Religion and Society – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. HI 2214: Capitalism and Imperialism in World History, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. PSA 2215: Ethnicity, Race Relations and Nation Building in Kenya School, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. HIS 2215: History of Kenya from 1895 to 1963 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 2216: International Organizations since 1919 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  6. HIS 221: Themes in West Africa History since 1800 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 2218: The United States of America since 1776 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.

Course Structure

Third Year

First Semester

  1. SOC 3123: Contemporary Gender Issues – Required School, 3   Credit Hours.     
  2. REL3105: Religion and Science – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. PSA 3121: Nationalism and the African States – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. HIS 3119: History of Kenya since 1963 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 3120: Development of Historical Thought up to 1900 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  6. HIS 3121: History of Economic Thought – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 3122: African Economic History up to 1900-Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  8. HIS 3123: Gender Relations in African History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  9. HIS 3124: African Urban History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  10. HIS 3125: Africana and Diaspora Studies to 1900 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.

Second Semester

  1. BBM 3200: Entrepreneurial & Work Skills – Required University, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. SOC 3230: Social Change & Development – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.          
  3. HIS 3226: Development of Historical Thought since 1900 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. HIS 3227: Methods of Historical Research – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 3228: African Economic History since 1900 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.   
  6. HIS 3229: Field Work – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 3230: Africana Studies since 1900 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  8. HIS 3231: History of Political Thought – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  9. HIS 3232: Economic History of the Developing World – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  10. HIS 3233: Aspects of Latin America History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.

Course Structure

Fourth Year 

First Semester

  1. PSA 4140: Policy Analysis, and Project Management – Required School, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. REL 4105: Issues in Social Ethics – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. GEO101: Disaster and Conflict Management – Required School, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. HIS 4134: History of Science – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 4135: Issues in African Historiography – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  6. HIS 4136: Constitutional and Legal History of Kenya – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 4137: History of World Economic System – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  8. HIS 4138: Industrialization in World History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  9. HIS 4139: African Military History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  10. HIS 4140: British Imperial History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.

Second Semester

  1. CMD4226: Planning, Culture & Development – Required Department, 3 Credit Hours.
  2. HIS 4241: African Agricultural History – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  3. HIS 4242: Kenya’s Economy Since 1963 – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  4. HIS 4243: Research Project – Core, 3 Credit Hours.
  5. HIS 4244: Gender in History – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  6. HIS 4245: Kenya’s Foreign Policy Since 1963 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
  7. HIS 4246: South East Asia since 1945 – Elective, 3 Credit Hours.
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