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| Title change | Description change | 400/500 course |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| HST 497/597 | East Africa: Democracy and Dictatorships | 4 - |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| HST 497/597 | Islam in Africa | 4 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Islam in Africa |
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Current Course Description: History of Ethiopia (from Emperor Haile Selassie's reign in the 1960s thru the socialist regime of Mangistu Haile Mariam), Tanzania under Julius Neyrere, Somalia under Mohammad Said Barre, Uganda (from Milton Obote to Idi Amin), Kenya under Jomo Kenyatta, and Zambia under Kenneth Kaunda. |
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New Course Description: This course examines the spread of Islam in Africa and the evolution of Islamic societies in Africa from the Seventh Century to the present. We will explore the historical, religious, cultural, social, and political aspects of the expansion and development of Islam in Africa. We will address both the Islamization of Africa as well as the Africanization of Islam. |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): Faculty changes |
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Students/Program affected: History |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Max Geier | Approved | December 08 2011 |
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Comments: Department has experienced two departures and one new hire among its tenured/tenure-track faculty over the past year. This change is needed to bring catalog into conformity with current expertise of the faculty. |
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| 2 - Division | John Rector | Approved | December 14 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mark Henkels | Approved | December 15 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | February 21 2012 |
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Comments: Faculty members in the history department have the following policy for courses that are offered at the 400-level for undergraduates and at the 500-level for graduate students (¿slash courses.¿)
In addition to completing the 400-level requirements, graduate students in the 500-level course will be required to complete the following:
Additional readings and group discussion, with particular emphasis on developing a more sophisticated understanding of the historiographic arguments and varieties of methodologies and analysis historians use in this field of inquiry.
Additional writing assignments, including critical analysis of sources and either an expanded course research paper or an additional paper above the requirements for the 400-level.
History faculty will assess graduate student discussion and writing at a higher level of sophistication, argument, evidence, and conclusions than discussion and writing at the undergraduate level.
Where appropriate, graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor undergraduate students in slash courses by leading discussion, teaching a class, or mentoring.
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| 5 - Graduate Committee | Marie LeJeune | Approved | February 21 2012 |
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Comments: Addendum: Faculty members in the history department have the following policy for courses that are offered at the 400-level for undergraduates and at the 500-level for graduate students (¿slash courses.¿) In addition to completing the 400-level requirements, graduate students in the 500-level course will be required to complete the following: Additional readings and group discussion, with particular emphasis on developing a more sophisticated understanding of the historiographic arguments and varieties of methodologies and analysis historians use in this field of inquiry. Additional writing assignments, including critical analysis of sources and either an expanded course research paper or an additional paper above the requirements for the 400-level. History faculty will assess graduate student discussion and writing at a higher level of sophistication, argument, evidence, and conclusions than discussion and writing at the undergraduate level. Where appropriate, graduate students will have the opportunity to mentor undergraduate students in slash courses by leading discussion, teaching a class, or mentoring. |
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | February 22 2012 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | February 23 2012 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | February 24 2012 |
| History 497 Islam Africa Syllabus.docx | Download |
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