History and International Relations

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

B.A. (HONS) HISTORY & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

COURSES FOR STUDENTS’ REGISTRATION, 2019/2020 ACADEMIC SESSION

100 LEVEL (Harmattan Semester)

Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
GNS 101	100	1	Communication in English I	2	C
GNS 103	100	1	Basic Communication in Arabic I	1	C
GNS 105	100	1	Use of Library, Study Skills and ICT	2	C
HIS 101	100	1	Nigeria 1500 – 1800	3	C
HIS 103	100	1	Foreign Policy of Pre-Colonial West Africa	3	C
HIS 105	100	1	Introduction to Economic History	2	C
HIS 107	100	1	Archaeology of Nok, Igbo Ukwu, Benin, Oyo etc.	3	C
HIS 109	100	1	Europe up to the Age of Revolution	2	C
HIS 111	100	1	Introduction to Diplomacy	3	C
POS 105	100	1	Introduction to African Politics	3	C

100 Level Rain Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
GNS 102	100	2	Communication in English II	2	C
GNS 104	100	2	Islamic Faith and Practices	1	C
HIS 102	100	2	Africa from 1500 to 1900	3	C
HIS 104	100	2	North Africa from Earliest Times to 1500 A.D	3	C
HIS 106	100	2	Islamic Revolutions in West Africa	3	C
HIS 108	100	2	Major World Civilizations	3	C
HIS 110	100	2	Blacks in the Diaspora	3	R
HIS 112	100	2	Introduction to History and International Relations	2	R
POS 102	100	2	Organization of Government	3	C

200 Level Harmattan Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
GNS 201	200	1	Logic, Philosophy and Human Existence	2	C
GNS 203	200	1	Basic Communication in Arabic II	1	C
GNS 205	200	1	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	2	C
HIS 201	200	1	Nigeria, 1800 – 1900	3	C
HIS 203	200	1	History of Southern Africa since c.1400	2	C
HIS 205	200	1	History of USA since 1877	3	C
HIS 207	200	1	Africa and European Imperialism	3	C
HIS 209	200	1	Ottoman Empire and North Africa since 1590	3	R
HIS 211	200	1	Foreign Policies of African States	2	E
POS 203	200	1	Politics and Governance in Islam	2	E

200 Level Rain Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
GNS 202	200	2	Nigerian People, Culture and the Economy	2	C
GNS 204	200	2	Basic Islamic Concepts	1	C
GNS 206	200	2	Contemporary Health Issues	2	C
HIS 202	200	2	Economic History of Nigeria in the 19th Century	3	C
HIS 204	200	2	The Theory and Concept of Foreign Policy	2	C
HIS 206	200	2	History of Russia in the 19th Century	3	R
HIS 208	200	2	Theory and Practice of Diplomacy	3	R
HIS 210	200	2	Europe from the French Revolution to World War II	3	R
HIS 212	200	2	Nigerian Foreign Service and Diplomacy	1	C
POS 208	200	2	Foundational Political Economy	3	E

300 Level Harmattan Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
GNS 301	300	1	Environment & Sustainable Development	2	C
GNS 303	300	1	Entrepreneurship and Skills Development	2	C
HIS 301	300	1	Nigeria, 1900 – 1970	3	C
HIS 303	300	1	Nigerian Foreign Policy I	3	C
HIS 305	300	1	Economic History of the USA in the 19th Century	3	C
HIS 307	300	1	The Commonwealth and International Politics	3	C
HIS 309	300	1	Regional Economic Development in West Africa (ECOWAS)	3	R
HIS 311	300	1	Contemporary Strategic Studies	2	E
HIS 315	300	1	Field Trip	2	C

300 Level Rain Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
GNS 302	300	2	Leadership Skills, Peace & Conflict Resolution	2	C
HIS 302	300	2	History Research Methods	3	C
HIS 304	300	2	USSR from 1905 – 1950	3	C
HIS 306	300	2	Comparative Industrial Growth (USSR, China, Britain, U.S.A.)	3	C
HIS 308	300	2	Africa and the Outside World since 1900	3	C
HIS 310	300	2	The Principles of International Relations	3	C
HIS 312	300	2	International Organisations	2	E
HIS 314	300	2	Capitalism, Communism & Mixed Economy	2	E
POS 306	300	2	Theories of International Relations	3	E

400 Level Harmattan Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
HIS 401	400	1	Nigeria from 1970 – Present	2	C
HIS 403	400	1	Economic History of Nigeria since 1900	3	C
HIS 405	400	1	Development of Parliamentary Systems (Britain, France, India)	3	C
HIS 407	400	1	Special Paper	4	C
HIS 409	400	1	Nigerian Foreign Policy II	3	C
HIS 411	400	1	Modern African Political Thoughts	3	R
HIS 413	400	1	Terrorism and Counter Terrorism	1	C
HIS 415	400	1	Themes in Diplomatic History	1	C
HIS 417	400	1	Development Process and Poverty in Africa	2	C
HIS 499	400	1	Project	5	C

400 Level Rain Semester
Course Code	Level	SEM	Course Tittle	Units	Status
HIS 402	400	2	International Economic Relations	3	C
HIS 404	400	2	A.U: A Study in African International Relations	3	C
HIS 406	400	2	Contemporary History of the Middle East	3	C
HIS 408	400	2	Foreign Policy of the Great Powers	2	R
HIS 410	400	2	History of Science and Technology Since 1500	3	R
HIS 412	400	2	Philosophy of History	3	R
HIS 414	400	2	Japan since World War II	2	C