M.A History

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The course, Master of Arts in History is an academic degree designed to train and produce scholars in the field of History. The program is needed by young Nigerians who would like to have further training in the discipline. The program inculcates values such as faith in God and His intervention or role in history as part of the interpretive skills in understanding the discipline. Special attention is given to the philosophy of history, historical research methodology and historical movements and forces with a view to produce men and women who will have the option of proceeding to a doctoral program.

COURSE CONTENT FOR M.A. HISTORY

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	1ST SEM`	2ND SEM	3RD SEM
	GENERAL REQUIREMENTS	Unit	Unit	Unit
GEDS 801	Religion Faith and Morality	2
GEDS 802	Statistics		2
	CORE COURSES
HIST 800	Biblical Principles in Historical Methodology		3
HIST 801	Theories and Concepts of History	3
HIST 803	Historical Research Methodology	3
HIST 804	Nigeria-Problems of Nation Building		3
HIST 810	Regional Approach to Development		3
HIST 815	African Traditional Government	3
HIST 816	Foreign Policy Analysis		3
HIST 890	Dissertation			6
	ELECTIVES
HIST 831	Economic Development in Pre-Colonial Nigeria	(3)
HIST 832	Pre-Colonial Nigeria Political Institutions and Government		(3)
HIST 841	Inter African Diplomacy	(3)
HIST 842	Economic History of West Africa 1750-1960		(3)
HIST 851	A History of Modern Political Theory and International Relations	(3)
HIST 852	African Government and Politics		(3)
HIST 862	Congress and Summits in Modern International Relations		(3)
HIST 872	International Economic Relations		(3)
	TOTAL 40	17	17	6

NOTE: In addition to the General and Core courses, every student is expected to offer at least two (2) elective courses in first semester and one (1) elective course in second semester.

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