GO UNIVERSITY  Ghana/Global 2016/17/18/19

BA  MODERN HISTORY Degree Course - 3 Years

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BA History

 

Duration

3 Years

 

Discipline

Modern History

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Bachelor of Arts in History

History majors acquire an education that promotes citizenship and personal enrichment while preparing them for a wide range of professional career goals. The History program helps to prepare majors for graduate or law school, teacher education, public service and private sector careers.

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Year 1

Semester 1

 

 

HIST 101

Western Civilization I or

 

HIST 111

World History to 1500

 

HIST 102

Western Civilization II or

 

HIST 112

World History Since 1500

 

HIST 121

American History to 1877

 

HIST 122

American History Since 1877

 

HIST 294

Introduction to the Historian's Craft

 

HIST 494

Historical Research & Methods

 

Semester 2

 

 

HIST 312

Twentieth Century American Diplomatic History

 

HIST 318

The U.S. and the Vietnam War

 

HIST 321

History of the Modern U.S.

 

HIST 342

American Civil War

 

HIST 350

American Revolution

 

HIST 352

American Environmental History

 

HIST 362

History of the American West

 

HIST 370

American Military History

 

HIST 371

History of American Business

 

Year 2

Semester 3

 

HIST 372

American Indian History*

 

HIST 373

Women and Gender in American History

 

HIST 374

African American History/African History

 

 

HIST 303

History and Philosophy of Modern Science

 

HIST 329

Warfare, Witches and the Outlines of Modern Life: Early Modern Europe, 1550-1700

 

 

Semester 4

 

HIST 332

The European Renaissance

 

HIST 334

The European Enlightenment

 

HIST 335

Nineteenth Century Europe

 

HIST 336

 

Project Theses

 

HIST 337

Fascism in Europe, 1900-1945

 

HIST 340

Philosophy of Revolution

 

HIST 358

The Making of Modern Britain

 

HIST 359

Rise and Fall of the British Empire

 

HIST 381

History of Christianity: The Early Church

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 3

Semester 5

 

HIST 382

Christianity in the Modern World

 

 

HIST 304

History of Latin America*

 

HIST 314

Modern China*

 

HIST 316

Modern Japan*

 

HIST 319

(ANTH 319) History and Democracy of the Modern Middle East

 

HIST 322

(WMST 322) Women and Gender in World History

 

HIST 339

(ANTH 339) History of Modern Africa

 

Semester 6

 

HIST 348

World War II

 

HIST 391

Imperial Russia*

 

HIST 392

History of Russia 1825 to Present

 

HIST 394

Modern Historiography: the West and the World

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