YORB 1010.
Elementary Yoruba I.
4 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM YORUBA I.
Foundation in spoken and written Yoruba. Focus on oral and aural skills, basic grammar. Additional laboratory work required. Introduction to Yoruban culture.
Offered fall semester every year.
YORB(AFAM) 1020.
Elementary Yoruba II.
4 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM YORUBA II.
Prerequisite: YORB 1010.
A continuation of Elementary Yoruba I. Increased focus on grammar and culture, reading and conversation.
Offered spring semester every year.
YORB(AFAM) 2010.
Intermediate Yoruba I.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERMED YORUBA I.
Prerequisite: YORB(AFAM) 1020.
Focus on developing fluency in spoken and written Yoruba. Oral work geared towards building effective communication in day-to-day situations and functional tasks. Readings in authentic Yoruban texts of increasing complexity. Advanced cultural discussion.
Offered fall semester every year.
YORB 2020.
Intermediate Yoruba II.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERMED YORUBA II.
Prerequisite: YORB(AFAM) 2010.
A continuation of Intermediate Yoruba I. Introduction to additional literary texts, including poetry, newspapers, magazines.
Offered spring semester every year.
YORB(AFST) 3002.
Advanced Yoruba II.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV YORUBA II.
Not open to students with credit in YORB(AFAM) 3020.
Prerequisite: YORB 3010.
Advanced readings, novels, thematic texts, and rhetoric. Focus on developing comprehension of textual materials. Introduction to scientific and other specialized materials.
Offered spring semester every year.
YORB 3010.
Advanced Yoruba I.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV YORUBA I.
Prerequisite: YORB 2020.
Designed to prepare students to travel to Nigeria and for research using authentic research materials. Study of geography and of political and economic structures of Nigeria and West Africa. Focus on reading Yoruban texts.
Offered fall semester every year.
YORB 3990.
Directed Study in Yoruban Language and Literature.
1-3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED STUDY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent study and research in Yoruban language and literature under the direction of individual faculty. Focus is on reading and analysis of Yoruban literary texts (including works in translation from Yoruba-speaking communities in Africa and the Diaspora).
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.
YORB(AFST) 4001.
Yoruba Culture and Civilization.
3 hours.
Oasis Title: YORB CULT AND CIVI.
Not open to students with credit in YORB(AFST) 3002 or YORB 3010 or YORB 4010 or YORB(AFST) 4001.
Introduction to the language, life, and culture of Yoruba-
speaking people in West Africa and other parts of the World.
Offered fall semester every year.
YORB(AFST) 4501.
Special Topics in Yoruba.
3 hours.
Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL TOPICS YORB.
Not open to students with credit in YORB 4510.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Seminar focusing on specific topics in Yoruba language,
culture, literature, or society.
Not offered on a regular basis.