This course introduces the students to the meanings of history; features; the history of historical writings; the use or relevance of history; the relationship of history with other disciplines; branches of history; philosophy of African history; sources of writing history; African idea of history; the meaning and practical use of historiography; methodology of writing history; importance of interdisciplinary approach in history writing. As the basic/foundation of the disciple, it also exposes the student to the problems of writing African history what history is not and the dynamics promoting history in the world.