Prehistory to c. 1800. History 49-A-B-C is a general survey course designed to introduce students to major themes in African history. The course focuses on organization of production, state formation, African civilizations and identities, science and technology, beliefs and knowledge systems, Africa?s interaction with the world economy, such as through enslavement and slave trades. Weekly discussion sections are an important feature of this course, enabling students to develop and expand upon material presented during lecture.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area E World Cult Writing
CHIKOWERO M
Mhoze Chikowero
3.0
31 reviews
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BLST49A . Chikowero M 10 Months Ago

Very disorganized and class structure was non-existent. Professor canceled many lectures and assigned a large research paper with ZERO instructions or a rubric. Also gave a random impromptu quiz at one point in the quarter with zero preparation in the class material. Assigned super long unnecessary readings and prof. has thick accent.

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BL49A . Chikowero M 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Stay away at all costs. Just like the last review said, this class was extremely disorganized with no clear grading criteria. You will need to read 20-50 pages a week, as expected of a GE. Prof. was very inaccessible online, however, and no-showed office hours he said were required. If doing for a GE, stay away from this Prof. TAs are good though.

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BL49A . Chikowero M 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

DON'T waste your time on this professor. We were supposed to meet for 3 hrs on Mondays, but he canceled 7/10 times. When class did happen, it was only an hour. He even had the nerve to give an impromptu quiz after a month of canceled classes. The syllabus was one paragraph w/ no grading scale, & assignments seem thrown together. Unorganized class.

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BLST49A . Chikowero M 4 Years Ago

BLST 49A with Professor Chikowero was an eye-opener of a class. A few lengthy readings due before each lecture, weekly assignments and the occasional quiz, an 8 page research paper, and the final of course. Very informative and humorous in lecture, grades fairly, and encourages questions. Lots of writing required, but amazing learning experience!

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BLST49A . Chikowero M 4 Years Ago

This class was easy but boring so it's easy to get behind. I barely went to lecture or section and still passed. The final was easy but the class is honestly disorganized and the grading criteria makes no sense.

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HIST49A . Chikowero M 4 Years Ago

Extremely unorganized. He never made assignments clear and it was hard to understand what he expects you to do. Way too many readings. 8 page research paper with no clear instructions, not even a rubric. He said you have to read textbook for final, but final was not even that much based on the textbook. Would not recommend this class, too much work

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