Concentration in
African Studies
Students must complete at least 24 non-language credits - excluding Tier II Writing course,
Introductory and Survey courses).
TIER II WRITING COURSE REQUIRED : HST 484
1. Foundation Courses – take these 2 courses (8 crs.)
* IAH 211A – Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: Africa
* ISS 330 A – Africa: Social Science Perspectives
Credits
4
4
2 Core and Elective courses – minimum of 13 credits (total of 5 Core and Elective courses - at least 3 Core courses,
not more than 2 in same dept.
Credits
Core Courses
ANP 416
Anthropology of Southern Africa
3
ANP 450
African Archaeology
3
EC 414
Economic analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa
3
ENG 463
Studies in the Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora
3
GEO 338
Geography of Africa
3
HST 360
African History to 1800
3
HST 361
African History since 1800
3
HST 362
West Africa and the African-American Connection
3
HST 363
East Africa in the Twentieth Century
3
HST 364
South Africa and its Neighbors
3
HST 450
Special Topics in African History
3
HST 484 (W)
Seminar in African History
3
MC 324B
Regional Politics, Cooperation and Conflict in Sub-Saharan
4
Africa
MUS 426
Music of West Africa
2
PLS 351
African Politics
3
REL 360
African Religions
3
Elective Courses – when taught by Africanists
ANP 201
Sociocultural Diversity
ANP 202
Biocultural Evolution
ANP 220
Gender Relations in Comparative Perspective
ANP 270
Women and Health: Anthropological and International
Perspectives
ANP 322
Peasants and Social Change in the Developing World
ANP 330
Race, Ethnicity and Nation: Anthropological
Approaches to Collective Identity
ANP 430
Culture, Resources and Power
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
ANP 431
ANP 436
ANP 439
ANP 470
ANS 480
EC 310
EC 340
EC 410
EEP 260
ENG 431B
FW 211
GEO 435
GEO 454
HNF 375
HNF 406
MC 325
MC 386
PHL 452
PLS 344
PLS 363
PLS 461 (W)
REL 330
SOC 161
SOC 362
SOC 452
WS 403
Gender, Environment and Development
Globalization and Justice: Issues in Political and Legal
Anthropology
Human Rights: Anthropological Perspectives
Food, Hunger and Society
Animal Systems in International Development
Economics of Developing countries
Survey of International Economics
Issues in the Economic Developing Countries
World, Food, Population and Poverty
Third World Cinema
Introduction to Gender and Environmental Issues
Geography of Health and Disease
Geography of Environment and Development
Community Nutrition
Sociocultural Aspects of Food
State and Society in Comparative Perspective
Women and Power in Comparative Perspective
Ethics and Development
Politics in the Third World
International Political Conflict
Refugees, Displaced Persons and Exiles
Islam
International Development and Change
Developing Societies
Environment and Society
Women and Change in Developing Countries
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3. Foreign language - 2nd year proficiency of a language chosen by student relevant to the concentration or topic
(Arabic, Hausa, Swahili, French, Portuguese and other African languages offered in faculty - supervised
individualized instruction)
4. Capstone experience : 3 crs – Research paper via an Independent Study course with a Faculty member of the
African Studies Center. The paper may be based in a Study Abroad program, internship, or other experience in an
African country. With permission of the advisor, the requirement may be fulfilled by doing Directed Research in
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science, section on Issues in International Development.
Courses with substantial African content may apply to the major requirements in case they are not included in the
list of courses provided. Classes may not be offered all semesters or their content may change. For each semester’s
list of Africa related courses, please go to http://africa.msu.edu/academics.php or contact GLAS advisor.
What can you do with a Global and Area Studies Degree with a concentration in Africa?
MSU African Studies graduates hold positions in leading research universities, liberal arts colleges, academic
African studies centers, government agencies such as the U.S. State Department and USAID, African governments,
Africa-focused non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. MSU graduates are found in the U.S.
foreign service and as ambassadors, as well as in leadership in United Nations organizations such as UNESCO,
WHO, FAO, ILO, and UNDP, and in other development – focused agencies.
Revised 04/2010