Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: AFRICA AND THE OIL INDUSTRY

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Students will be introduced to the history of oil in Africa (downstream and upstream). Key foci: 1) exposure to global oil history and Africa's place in it; 2) the origins and impact of the "Oil Curse; 3) developing skills in critical analysis of historical documents and texts related to oil.