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.

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