Africa

Please note that the following list of courses are in addition to the core curriculum and language requirements.

Required courses in the social sciences:

ECON 353 Economic Development Rahman
PG 344 Comparative Political Topics:  Democratization Franklin
BWS 300.1 Contemporary Africa in Focus: State Regimes and Democracy in Africa Quaye

Additional courses (3) in the social sciences:

Appropriate courses focusing on the specific area chosen from the departments of Geography, Politics and Government, Sociology/Anthropology, and from off-campus study programs. Asterisks indicate especially appropriate courses.

BWS 350 Black Identity Quaye
GEOG 334 Cultural Geography of Africa Fusch
* GEOG 345 Economic Geography Ebel
* PG 362 International Organizations Kay
SOAN 291 Peoples and Cultures of Africa Howard
* SOAN 347 Health and Illness Howard
* SOAN 348 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspectives Howard
* SOAN 354 Population Problems Howard

Cognate courses (2) in the humanities:

Appropriate courses from the departments of Black World Studies, Modern Foreign Languages, Humanities/Classics, Music, and Religion, and from off-campus study courses.

BWS 122 African Traditional Religion and Western Culture Twesigye
FREN 255 Composition and Conversation: Topics in Francophone Culture I (0.5 unit) Fete
FREN 257 Composition and Conversation: Topics in Francophone Culture II (0.5 unit) Fete
FREN 379 Civilization of the Francophone World (alternate years) Fete
* HMCL 265 Freedom and Constraint  Aneja/Mottahedeh
* HMCL 375 Postmodern World Literatures Aneja/Mottahedeh
* HMCL 499A/ WGS 499E HMCL Senior Seminar: Representation of Women in Literature: Women of Color; WGS Senior Seminar: The Representation of Women in Literature: Women of Color in the Literature and Arts Aneja/Mottahedeh
* MUS 348 Music in World Cultures (paper must be on Africa) Roden
* REL 353 Christian Theology and the Challenge of Non-Western Traditions (paper must be on Africa) Twesigye

Note:  Swahili 110-111 and 225 are offered by the Modern Foreign Languages Department.

*Note:  Needs specific arrangements.  See "Individual Course Approval" form at rear of booklet.

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