HIST 231 History of Modern Africa

This course will cover broad themes in nineteenth and twentieth-century African history. The course will include a study of the cultural, political, economic, religious, and geographical characteristics of Africa. Students will examine major historical trends, such as the legacy of the Atlantic slave trade, the impact of European imperialism, nationalist movements, the emergence of independent African nation states, neo-colonialism, the influence of the Cold War, the rise and fall of African dictatorships, apartheid, ethnicity and genocide, popular movements toward democratization and the impact of globalization.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Describe an issue in Modern African history and its legacy from a global perspective.
2. Discuss how human experience in Modern Africa is shaped by global forces.
3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of Modern African history.
4. Analyze and evaluate the ways in which the history of Modern Africa informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of World Civilization.
5. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand change over time.
6. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.

Course Objectives

1. Describe an issue in Modern African history and its legacy from a global perspective.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
2. Discuss how human experience in Modern Africa is shaped by global forces.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC2
3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of Modern African history.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Research project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric
   • Social science rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC3
4. Analyze and evaluate the ways in which the history of Modern Africa informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of World Civilization.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Discipline designed rubric
5. Employ historical concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand change over time.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Research project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Social Science Rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

6. Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Social science rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.