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HIST 214 — Africa in the International Setting in the 20th century

History · University of Ghana

The course will focus on the following aspects of African history in the 20th Century: 1. Africa under Colonial Rule 2. The Independence Revolution in Africa 3. Africa and the United Nations Organization 4. The African Union (formerly O.A.U.) 5. Post Colonial Political Systems in Africa 6. Neo-Colonialism 7. Economic Issues: (a) Africa and International Trade (b) The Search for Economic Development (c) The Debt Problem. *HIST 215: The History of Western Medicine in Ghana This course describes the pre-colonial and post-colonial systems of healthcare. It describes the laying of the foundation of Western practice of medicine and the further development of the system since the country became politically independent. It emphasizes the changes that medical policy has undergone since the late 19th Century, the reasons and impact of these changes, the contributions of individual employees (Ghanaian and expatriate) to the present structure of the Medical Services, and the establishment of the Ghana Medical School. The course will describe how several major diseases have been eradicated or suppressed with reasons which explain the success and failures. *To be taught exclusively to students of Level 200 Biological science

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).