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
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)
01:013:312 African Folklore and Myth (3)
01:013:313 African Linguistics (3)
01:013:314 Islam and African Literature (3)
01:013:318 African Cultures Today (1.5)
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
01:082:107 Survey of Non-Western Art (3)
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
01:420:409 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
01:959:400,401 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)