THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA FACULTY OF ARTS

THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY OF ARTS STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME AND COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR THE PhD IN HISTORY 1

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME FOR THE PhD IN HISTORY COURSE COURSE TITLE CREDIT STATUS L T P PREREQUIS CODE VALUE ITES FIRST SEMESTER HIST 701 Readings in Cameroon 6 C 40 20 HIST 703 Readings in Economic of Africa 6 E 40 20 HIST 705 Readings in European 6 C 40 20 HIST 707 Readings in Major World Political 6 C 40 20 Revolutions HIST 709 Readings in British and French 6 E 40 20 TOTAL 30 240 120 SECOND SEMESTER HIST 702 Readings in African 6 C 40 20 HIST 704 Readings in South-East Asian 6 C 40 20 HIST 712 Readings in European Integration and 6 40 20 E Economic cooperation HIST 711 Readings in African-American 6 E 40 20 HIST 710 Readings in Major World Religions 6 C 40 20 TOTAL 30 240 120 ELECTIVES COURSE COURSE TITLE CODE FIRST SEMESTER Readings in British and French HIST 709 Readings in Economic of HIST 703 Africa SECOND SEMESTER Readings in European Economic HIST 706 CREDIT VALUE STATUS L T P PREREQUIS ITES 6 E 40 20 6 E 40 20 6 E 40 20 HIST 708 Readings in American 6 E 40 20 TOTAL 24 160 80 SECOND YEAR COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT VALUE STATUS L T P PREREQUIS ITES HIST 716 Research Proposal 6 C 60 HIST 718 SeminarPresentation 6 C 60 HIST 796 ComprehensiveExamination 6 C HIST 798 Research Leading to PhD Thesis 48 C TOTAL 60 120 CC = Compulsory courses, UC = University courses, E/C = Elective courses 2

Total number of credits: 120 Total lecture hours : 600 Total hours of tutorials: -120 TOTAL CONTACT HOURS: 720 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR PhD IN HISTORY HIST 701: Readings in Cameroon 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: To provide students with a sound grasp of the forces which helped shape the geo-political entity known today as Cameroon. Content: It focuses on the internal and external factors that have shaped the dynamics of pre-colonial Cameroon; the colonial factor in Cameroon history and the post-independence Cameroon. Outcomes: Students will be thoroughly familiar with the multiple factors which have helped to shape the institutions and the political and social outlook of Cameroon from earliest times. HIST 702: Readings in African 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: To provide postgraduate students with a critical knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts and ideas used in writing African history. Content: It focuses on the key concepts of kinship, divine monarchy, centralized and segmentary societies, age grades, pastoralism, slavery and slave dealing among others. Outcomes: It will equip the student with a theoretical basis for pursuing, organizing and presenting the results of field research. HIST 703: Readings in Economic of Africa 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: The course seeks to familiarize the student with both the internal and external dynamics that have shaped the various African economic systems from the pre-colonial to the colonial and post-colonial periods. Content: The course highlights early economic relations with the outside world, the trans-atlantic slave trade, the so-called legitimate trade, the economic basis of colonialism and its implications and ramifications in the establishment of neo-colonialist African economies. Outcomes: The course should aims at equipping the student with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the forces that have shaped African economies since earliest times. HIST 704: Readings in South-East Asian history 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: The course is an introductory course conceived as a broad survey of the societies and states of South-East Asia. The emphasis here is on the region s participation and involvement in international trade networks. Content: It focuses on State formation, institutions, cultures and conflicts from ancient to modern times. Outcomes: The student should become familiar with the contact between Africa and South-East Asia and the trade and agricultural exchanges that were its result. HIST 705: Readings in European 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: To provide the student with a sound grasp of European culture and society in the twentieth century and how this contributed to European world hegemony. Content: It focuses on the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution, the main technological inventions which were its result; the emergence of mass society and culture, and new developments in science and the arts. 3

Outcomes: The student will fully and critically understand the factors which led to Europe overseas expansion, its subsequent contraction as well as a better understanding of the roots of the Cold War and Europe s current evolution. HIST 706: Readings in European Economic 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: The course seeks to discover the causes of Europe s economic prosperity since the Industrial Revolution. Content: It emphasizes the factors that precipitated the Industrial Revolution, the impact of the First and Second World Wars on European economic development as well as the efforts of the IMF and the World Bank to revive those economies which resulted in the creation of the European Economic Community and the European Union. Outcomes: The student should have a sound grasp of the several factors that have promoted the relative economic prosperity and problems of contemporary Europe. HIST 707: Readings in Major World political Revolutions 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: The course seeks to examine the major social, cultural, economic and political factors that contributed to the fundamental societal upheavals of modern times, namely the Soviet, Chinese and other Revolutions. Content: The course will critically examine the cultural, economic and political forces which contributed to the American, French, Russian and Chinese Revolutions. It contributes to better understanding of the factors that led to fundamental societal change. Outcomes: The student will be led to a deeper understanding of the motives of European overseas expansion, subsequent contraction as well as the remote causes of the Cold War and the birth of the European Union. HIST 708: Readings in American 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: It provides the student with a panoramic view of American politics, society and culture in the critical transition from the Civil War to the Post World War I era. Contents: It focuses on the themes of industrialization and urbanization, reform and the civil rights struggle, labour and ethnicity. Outcomes: Students should be better informed about the American experience and its worldwide relevance and implications. HIST 709: Readings in British and French 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: This course is about nineteenth century British and French history and is intended to familiarize students with social thought, the emergence of mass society and culture. Content: It focuses on the changing demographics of British and French societies, Reform movements, leading intellectual ideas, the emergence of mass society, and the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution. Outcomes: It will enhance knowledge and understanding of British and French cultures and societies as well as their contribution to British and French world hegemonies. HIST 710: Readings in Major World Religions 6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: The purpose of the course is to develop students understanding of the living religions of the world with a major emphasis on their origins, historical development, teachings and practices. Content: The course provides a detailed analysis and comparative view of the major beliefs and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Baha i. Focus is also given to the development, resilience and spread of Traditional African religion. 4

Outcomes: At the end of the course the students will have a critical insight and comparative perspective of the fundamental principles and influence of major world religions to global political, economic and social transformations. HIST 711:Readings in African American history 6 Credits (20-00) Objectives: This course introduces the student to a central theme in African Diaspora studies. It emphasizes the contribution of African American to the development of American society and culture and their struggle to be fully integrated in the American society as citizens with equal rights. Content: The course seeks to promote a better understanding of African American institutions and movements and their fight for emancipation as well as the civil right struggle. Emphasis will be laid on the key figures in these movements. Outcomes: The student will become more familiar with the contribution of African Americans to the history of America, Africa and the world as a whole. HIST 712:Readings in European Integration and Economic Cooperation6 Credits (40-20-00) Objectives: The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the effort of Europeans to achieve greater political integration through economic cooperation since World War II. Content: Emphasis will be laid on the various phases of economic integration from the Community of Steel and Coal to the European Union through BENELUX and the European Economic Community. Outcomes: The student will have a better understanding of the continuing efforts of Europeans to achieve a new economic and political status in the global society in competition with other major world power blocks. HIST 718: Seminar Presentation Objectives: Students are called to research and present a seminar paper on a topic outside of their immediate research area so as to be able to gain a more holistic appreciation of historical events. ASSESSMENT Although evaluation criteria might share some slight differences at the undergraduate and post graduate levels, or from one course to the other, all the courses, except, long essays, dissertations and thesis are assessed based on two aspects: Continuous Assessment: 30% End of semester exam: 70% Exceptionally, at the Ph.D. Post graduate level, candidates take a Comprehensive Exams graded at 100%. Class Participation and Attendance Students are expected to attend class sessions except in cases of illness, family emergency, or public holidays. Missing several class sessions without appropriate documentation (such as a doctor s note) will hurt continuous assessment grade and could compromise eligibility to sit for exams. Students should attend and effectively participate in lectures and tutorials. Each student is expected to do independent readings before class and to participate actively in class discussions. Class participation is measured by the quality of thoughtful contributions in academic debates. Students are also expected to research and do presentations on given themes that go a long way to enrich the course contents. At the graduate level, students are introduced to focused 5

policy papers on current historical developments. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and is not tolerated. Any Academic integrity violations will be dealt with swiftly and severely! PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT The Department of and Archaeology of the Faculty of Arts in The University of Bamenda in due course will offer hands-on-job certificate courses in: Curatorship/ Museum management Heritagesourcing and preservation Archiving Autobiographic and Biographicwriting Historicalresearchconsultancy Monographicwriting Historicaltourism STAFF STRENGTH PERMANENT STAFF s/n Name Academic Qualification position Grade Specialisation 1. Dr. Nixon Kahjum Takor Ph.D Head of Department 2. Prof. Canute A. Ngwa Ph.D Post Graduate Coordinator Associate Economic and Social Economic 3. Prof. Victor Julius Ngoh Ph.D Political and Constitutional 4. Prof. Richard Talla Tantoh Ph.D Associate Archaeology 5 Dr. Joseph Lon Nfi Ph.D Political 6. Dr. Confidence Ngam Chia Ph.D Political 7. Dr. Yakam Yola Ph.D Assistant Assistant Archaeology PART TIME STAFF 6

s/n Name Academic Qualification position Grade Specialisation ADDRESS 1. Prof. Mathew Basung Gwanfogbe Ph.D Associate Social Bamenda University of Science and Technology- BUST 2. Prof. Simon Tata Ngenge Ph.d Associate Institutional HTTC- Bamenda, Bambili 3. Prof. E.S.D Fomin Ph.D Associate Social Department of - University of Yaoundé I 4. Prof. Michael M. Ndobengang Ph.D Associate Institutional ENS Yaounde 6. Dr. Emmanuel Yenkong Sobseh Ph.D Associate International Relations HTTC-Bambili- Bamenda 7. Fidessou Sylvestre DEA Assistant Assistant Environmental HTTC-Bambili- Bamenda RESEARCH As a young Department attention is currently invested on an internal policy that defines the scope, slant and style of research. All the lecturers are committed to individual research and the Department is strongly encouraging collegial research projects at disciplinary and inter(multi) disciplinary levels. 7