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MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN HISTORY

The Department of History offers specialized courses in History leading to the degree of Master of Philosophy in History. The programme lasts two academic years (four semesters) of full-time studies.

Course Structure

YEAR I
SEMESTER I
Course Code Title Units
HIS 810 Research Methodology (Core) 3
HIS 811 Philosophy of History (Core) 3
HIS 812 Social and Economic History of Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries (Optional) 3
HIS 813 Imperialism, Decolonization and Neo-Colonialism in Africa (Optional) 3
HIS 814 Race Relations on World Scale (Optional) 3
HIS 815 History of International Relations (Optional) 3
HIS 816 Archival Assessment (Core) 3

SEMESTER II
Course Code Title Units
HIS 817 African Histography (Core) 3
HIS 818 Agrarian History of Third World(Core) 3
HIS 819 Proposal Based on Archival Research (Core) 3
HIS 820 Ideologies and Revolution Movements (Optional) 3
HIS 821 Industrialization in Third wold (Optional) 3
HIS 822 History of Western Kenya from Earliest to Present (Core) 3

YEAR II
SEMESTER I
Course Code Title Units
HIS 823 Fieldwork/Archival Research (Core) 3

SEMESTER II
Course Code Title Units
HIS 824 Society, Economy and Politics in Kenya Since 1895 (Core) 3
HIS 825 African International Relations (Optional) 3
HIS 826 African Urban History (Optional) 3
HIS 827 African Labour History 3
HIS 828 Women and Development in the Third World (Optional) 3
HIS 829 History of Western Kenta from Earliest to Present 3

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