Bachelor: Genaral History

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Program Overview

The General History specialization is an in-depth university academic track within the field of historical studies and falls under the humanities. It focuses on introducing students to the various historical periods, covering the Ancient, Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary eras, starting from the second year of the Bachelor’s degree (Licence).

Its main objectives are to:

  • Develop students’ modes of thinking across different historical periods in a manner consistent with their abilities, cognitive levels, and available resources.
  • Train students to collect information from diverse sources, which requires familiarity with research methods and tools used in libraries and information centers, as well as knowledge of the types of information sources needed by researchers and how to use them.
  • Enable students to acquire scientific skills that allow them to carry out their professional, academic, and research-related tasks effectively.
  • Provide students with an integrated body of knowledge in historical sciences and enhance their capacities for critical thinking and systematic scholarly work.
  • Prepare Bachelor’s degree holders in History to pursue a Master’s degree in the following specializations:
  • History and Civilization of Ancient Maghreb
  • History of the Western Islamic World in the Medieval Period
  • History of Resistance and the Algerian National Movement
  • Contemporary History of the Arab World
Teaching Language : arabic

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

Core courses – SemesterThree:

History and Civilization of Ancient Maghreb I

Early Islam and the Umayyad State

History of the Islamic Maghreb and Andalusia

Cultural History of Algeria I

Core courses – Semester Four:

History and Civilization of Ancient Maghreb II

The Islamic East between the 2nd and 7th centuries AH (8th–13th centuries CE)

SectarianMovements and TheirDevelopment in the Islamic and Orient and Maghreb

Cultural History of Algeria II


Advanced Topics

Core courses – Semester Five:

The oriental Arab (1516–1914)

History of the Maghreb Countries in the Modern Period (16th–19th centuries)

Modern History of Algeria (16th–19th centuries)

French Colonialism in Algeria and National Reactions (1830–1919)

Core courses – Semester Six:

History of the National Movement (1919–1954)

Contemporary Arab causes

Colonialism and LiberationMovements in Africa and Asia (19th–20th centuries)

History of the Algerian Revolution (1954–1962)


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Admissions Information

The basic requirement for enrollment in the training program in the field of general history is obtaining a baccalaureate degree or an equivalent certificate.

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