African Studies Minor Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)
18 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Courses (6 credits)
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
12 credits selected as follows: 3 credits from the Group A or "core" course list and 9 credits from the Group B course list drawn from at least 2 disciplines with no more than 6 credits from any one discipline. If courses listed below are not available in any particular year, modifications to the program may be made with the approval of the program adviser. Students who wish to obtain program credit for other courses with African content should seek approval from the Program Adviser. African content may be found in certain courses offered in Islamic Studies and Religious Studies.
Group A (3 credits)
3 credits from:
Group B (9 credits)
9 credits from the Group B course lists below drawn from at least 2 disciplines with no more than 6 credits from any one discipline.
African Studies
- AFRI 401 Swahili Language and Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- AFRI 480 Honours Thesis (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- AFRI 481 Special Topics 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- AFRI 499 Arts Internships: African Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 579D1 Seminar: African History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 579D2 Seminar: African History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Anthropology
Economics
English
Geography
- GEOG 216 Geography of the World Economy (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
History
- HIST 200 Introduction to African History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- HIST 201 Modern African History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- HIST 381 Colonial Africa (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- 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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