African Studies Joint Honours Component (B.A. & Sc.)
36 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Degree Requirements — B.A. & Sc. students
This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. The program requirements (i.e., the specific courses that make up this program) are listed under the Course Tab (above). The degree requirements—including the mandatory Foundation program, appropriate degree structure, and any additional components—are outlined on the Degree Requirements page . Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance.
Required Courses (9 credits)
Complementary Courses (27 credits)
Group A (9 credits)
9 credits from:
Group B (18 credits)
18 credits from the Group B course lists below drawn from at least 3 disciplines with no more than 9 credits from any one discipline.
African Studies
Anthropology
- ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 222 Legal Anthropology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 322 Social Change in Modern Africa (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 355 Theories of Culture and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 416 Environment/Development: Africa (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 451 Research in Society and Development in Africa (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Economics
English
Geography
- GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 302 Environmental Management 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 403 Global Health and Environmental Change (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- GEOG 404 Environmental Management 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 408 Geography of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- GEOG 416 Africa South of the Sahara (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 423 Dilemmas of Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 451 Research in Society and Development in Africa (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- GEOG 493 Health and Environment in Africa (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
History
- HIST 200 Introduction to African History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 201 Modern African History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- HIST 382 History of South Africa (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 498 Independent Research (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
- HIST 528 Indian Ocean World Slave Trade (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Islamic Studies
- ISLA 221D1 Introductory Arabic (4.5 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ISLA 221D2 Introductory Arabic (4.5 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 360 Islam and Politics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 375 Sufi Women (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ISLA 410 History: Middle-East 1798-1918 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- ISLA 530 Advanced Sufism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Political Science
Sociology
- SOCI 365 Health and Development (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- SOCI 370 Sociology: Gender and Development (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- SOCI 446 Colonialism and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- SOCI 484 Emerging Democratic States (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- SOCI 550 Developing Societies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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