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Expected Graduation Term:
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Winter 20 _ _
Summer 20 _ _
Minor Concentration in African Studies (18 Credits)
The Minor Concentration African Studies is available for those students majoring in a discipline of the Faculty of Arts
who wish to acquire interdisciplinary knowledge of Africa.
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration African Studies.
Required Courses: (6 credits)
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AFRI 200
Introduction to African Studies
AFRI 598
Research Seminar in African Studies
Complimentary Courses: (12 credits)
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12 credits selected as follows:
3 credits from the Group A or "core" course list and
9 credits from the Group B course list drawn from at least 2 disciplines with no more than 6 credits from any
one discipline.
If courses listed below are not available in any particular year, modifications to the program may be made
with the approval of the program adviser.
Students who wish to obtain program credit for other courses with African content should seek approval from
the Program Adviser. African content may be found in certain courses offered in Islamic Studies and Religious
Studies.
Group A: (3 credits)
ANTH 322
Social Change in Modern Africa
POLI 324
Developing Areas/Africa
HIST 200
HIST 201
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Introduction to African History
Modern African History
Group B:
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(9 credits drawn from at least 2 disciplines with no more than 6 credits from any one discipline)
African Studies:
AFRI 401
Swahili Language and Culture
AFRI 481
Special Topics 1
AFRI 480
Honours Thesis
AFRI 499
Arts Internship: African Studies
Anthropology:
ANTH 212
Anthropology of Development
ANTH 345
Prehistory of Africa
ANTH 301
Nomadic Pastoralists
ANTH 411
Primate Studies & Conservation
ANTH 322
Social Change in Modern Africa
ANTH 416
Environment/Development: Africa
ANTH 335
Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Economics:
ECON 208
Microeconomic Analysis and
ECON 416
Topics in Economic Development
Applications
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ECON 313
Economic Development 1
English:
*Note: Course is counted only when African materials are taught.
ENGL 320*
Postcolonial Literature
ENGL 421
African Literature
ENGL 352*
Theories of Difference
Geography:
GEOG 216
Geography of the World
GEOG 408
Geography of Development
Economy
GEOG 403
Global Health and Environmental
GEOG 410
Geography of Underdevelopment:
Change
Current Problems
GEOG 404
Environmental Management 2
GEOG 416
Africa South of the Sahara
History:
HIST 200
Introduction to African History
HIST 396
Disease in Africa Since 1960
HIST 201
Modern African History
HIST 381
Colonial Africa
HIST 382
History of South Africa
Islamic Studies:
ISLA 360
Islam and Politics
HIST 413
HIST 528
Independent Research
Indian Ocean World Slave Trade
ISLA
521D1/D2
Introductory Arabic (9 credits)
ISLA 410
History: Middle-East 1798-1918
Political Science:
*Note: Course is counted only when African materials are taught.
POLI 227
Developing Areas/Introduction
POLI 522*
POLI 324
Developing Areas/Africa
Sociology:
SOCI 365
Health and Development
SOCI 484
SOCI 370
Sociology: Gender and
SOCI 513
Development
SOCI 446
Colonialism and Society
SOCI 550
Seminar: Developing Areas
Emerging Democratic States
Social Aspects HIV/AIDS in Africa
Developing Societies
Substitution Options:
Approved Transfer Credits: (from Study Away /Exchange/IUT/University Transfer)
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