Core Courses (Minors must take at least two of the following courses)
01:016:220� Ancient Africa�(3)
01:016:222� Modern Africa�(3)
01:016:224� Women and Gender in African History�(3)
01:016:250� Comparative Approaches to African Literatures�(3)
01:016:312� African Feminism�(3)
01:016:314� Sub-Saharan African Policies�(3)
01:016:321� African Cultural History�(3)
01:016:337� Anthropology of Africa�(3)
01:016:338� Geography of Africa (3)
01:016:350� Literature and Cultures of Lusophone Africa�(3)
01:016:363� African Women Writers�(3)
01:016:410� Sub-Saharan African Literature�(3)
01:016:411� North African Literature�(3)

Language Courses (Minors must take two semesters of a language)

African Languages and Literatures
01:013:140-141, 240-241, 340-341� Arabic (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced) (4,4,4,4,3,3)
01:013:186-187, 286-287� Swahili (Elementary, Intermediate) (4,4,4,4)
01:013:192-193, 292-293� Twi (Elementary, Intermediate) (4,4,4,4)
01:013:194-195, 294-295� Yoruba (Elementary, Intermediate) (4,4,4,4)
Approved Courses
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African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL)
01:013:201� Crossroads: Classical Literatures of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia (3)
01:013:211� Introduction to the Literatures of Africa (3)
01:013:217 African Immigrant Literature
01:013:226 Rhythm of Resistance: Global Hip Hop
01:013:312� African Folklore and Myth (3)
01:013:313� African Linguistics (3)
01:013:314� Islam and African Literature (3)
01:014:212� Politics and Power in Modern Africa (3)
01:014:330� Contemporary Issues in Southern Africa (3)
01:014:360� Writers of Africa and the New World (3)
01:014:371� The New Scramble for Africa (3)
01:014:376� Pan-African Movement (3)

Anthropology
01:070:243� Anthropology of Africa (3)
01:070:326� Life in the Pleistocene (3)
01:070:336� Primatology, Wildlife Ecology, and Conservation in Kenya (3)
01:070:337� Field Methods and Analysis in Primatology in Kenya (3)
01:070:379 or 01:988:379� Gender and Power in Africa (3)
01:070:397� Practicum in Vertebrate Paleontology (4)
01:070:398� Field Study in Paleoanthropology (4)
01:070:412� Topics in African Prehistory and Paleoanthropology (3)

01:070:426� South African Archaeology (3)

Art History
01:082:250� Introduction to Oceanic, African, and Pre-Columbian Art (3)
01:082:371� Arts of West Africa (3)
01:082:376� Arts of Central Africa (3)

01:082:420� African Architecture (3)

Biology

01:146:328� Human Parasitology (3)

Comparative Literature
01:195:250� Comparative Approaches to African Literatures (3)

01:195:363 or 01:013:311� Women Writers of Africa (3)

Criminal Justice
01:202:312� Crimes Against Humanity (3)

Economics
01:220:350� Economics of Africa (3)

French

01:420:251 France in the World/The World in France

01:420:281 French and Francophone Text(s) and Image(s)

01:420:409� Studies in Cultures of the Francophone World (3)
01:420:410 or 01:016:410� Sub-Saharan African Literature (3)
01:420:411� North African Literature (3)

01:420:413� Caribbean Literature (3)

Geography

01:450:338� Africa (3)

History
01:508:220� Ancient Africa (3)
01:508:221� West Africa (3)
01:508:222� Modern Africa (3)
01:508:224 or 01:016:224 or 01:988:224. Women and Gender in African History (3)
01:508:318� Nationalism in Modern Africa (3)
01:508:320� History of Southern Africa (3)
01:508:321� African Cultural History (3)
01:508:325� Africa from the 15th to the 19th Centuries (3)
01:508:326� Islam in African History (3)
01:508:327� World War II and Africa (3)
01:508:420 or 01:014:367� African Labor History (3)
01:508:424� African Cities Past and Present (3)

01:508:429� Research in African Historical Studies (3)

Political Science
01:790:314 or 01:016:314� Sub-Saharan African Policies (3)
01:790:389� Topics in Comparative Politics (3)
01:790:495� Honors in Political Science (3)

Religion

01:840:332 or 01:014:332� African Religions (3)

Spanish and Portuguese
01:810:241-242� The Portuguese-Speaking World: A Literary Introduction for English-Speakers (3,3)
01:810:309� Africa and Portugal: An Introduction (3)
01:810:350 or 01:016:350� Literature and Cultures of Lusophone Africa (3)
01:810:440� Portuguese-Speaking World: Multiple Perspectives (3)

01:940:465� Spain in Africa/Africa in Spain: Cultural Representations and Historical Legacy (3)

Study Abroad

01:016:100 Study Abroad Benin: History Culture and Memory (3)
This interdisciplinary cross-cultural study abroad program explores the African side of the Atlantic World. Students spend two weeks in Benin based at our sister institution, the Ecole du Patrimoine Africaine in Porto Novo.� In partnership with our Beninois colleagues, faculty and students will explore how trans-Atlantic connections have shaped religion, language, and identity; the relationship between tourism and historical memory; and the dynamism of the contemporary art scene.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:100.��

01:959:400,401� Study Abroad in South Africa (variable credit)
See the Center for Global Education office for other opportunities.
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
01:988:224 or 01:016:224� Women and Gender in African History (3)
01:988:312 or 01:016:312� African Feminism (3)

01:016:220 Ancient Africa (3) Precolonial African societies and kingdoms: family life, cities, Islam, growth and decline of states, impact of the slave trade, African culture in the Americas. Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:220.

01:016:222 Modern Africa (3) Nineteenth-, 20th-, and 21st-century Africa: resistance and accommodation to colonialism, impact of Christianity, African workers and new elites, changing roles of women, nationalism, revolution. Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:222.

01:016:224 Women and Gender in African History (3) Issues in the history of gender in Africa: female slavery, women and power formations, women in production and trade, family and community, gender and protest. Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:224 or 01:988:224.

01:016:250 Comparative Approaches to African Literatures (3) Reading and discussion of literature in translation from different geographic, linguistic, and cultural areas of Africa. Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:250.

01:016:301,302 Independent Study in African Area Studies (1-3,1-3) Independent work on an issue in African area studies under the supervision and guidance of African studies faculty.

01:016:303,304 Directed Internship in African Studies (1-3,1-3) Learning about Africa in applied settings through internships. Prerequisites: Permission of Center for African Studies curriculum coordinator, learning contract, and approval of internship site supervisor.

01:016:312 African Feminism (3) What feminism means to Africa; how gender affects female socialization; women as state subjects; how diverse African feminist strategies differ from and/or parallel other feminisms. Credit not given for both this course and 01:988:312.

01:016:314 Sub-Saharan African Policies (3) Patterns of political change and political development in Africa south of the Sahara. Credit not given for both this course and 01:790:314.

01:016:321 African Cultural History (3) History of African music, art, religion, and other cultural practices in social and political context. Credit not given for both this course and 01:508:321.

01:016:337 Anthropology of Africa (3) Precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial African cultures and societies. Gender, ethnicity, and class. Representations and realities of Africa in a global context, including issues of development, conservation, tourism. Popular culture, contemporary rural and urban experiences. Credit not given for both this course and 01:070:338.

01:016:338 Geography of Africa (3) Regional associations of peoples and nation states; analysis of resource endowment, economic development, and Africa's changing position in the world. Credit not given for both this course and 01:450:338.

01:016:350 Literature and Cultures of Lusophone Africa (3) Study of the literatures from African countries whose official language is Portuguese. Emphasis on 20th-century colonial and postindependence literature and theory. Prerequisite: 01:810:315 or 01:810:316 or permission of Portuguese department. Credit not given for both this course and 01:810:350.

01:016:363 African Women Writers (3) Reading and discussion of recent writings by women from a variety of cultural, linguistic, and regional areas of Africa. Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:363.

01:016:410 Sub-Saharan African Literature (3) Study of literature in French by writers in or from Sub-Saharan Africa. Credit not given for both this course and 01:420:410. Course conducted in French.

01:016:411 North African Literature (3) Study of literature in French by writers in or from North Africa. Credit not given for both this course and 01:420:411. Course conducted in French.