 | | Course ID: | AMHA(AFST) 1001. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary Amharic I | Course
Description: | Introduction to Amharic language and culture. Emphasis on the
sound system, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and conversation
in Amharic. Students will also be exposed to computer enhanced
materials that will speed up their understanding of the writing
system in the oral proficiency. | | Athena Title: | ELEM AMHARIC I | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AMHA(AFST) 1002. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Elementary Amharic II | Course
Description: | Continuation of Elementary Amharic I. Introduction to more
aspects of Amharic language and culture. Emphasis on
reinforcing the mastery of the sound system, pronunciation,
grammar, and vocabulary. There will also be emphasis on
speaking, reading, and writing skills. | | Athena Title: | ELEM AMHARIC II | | Prerequisite: | AMHA(AFST) 1001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(AFST) 1200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Study of African Religion | Course
Description: | Introduction to meaning, origin, and characteristics of African
religion, focusing on the approaches and challenges in studying
African religion. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Study of African Reli | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in RELI 1200E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(RELI) 1201. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nature and Structure of African Religions | Course
Description: | Study of terminologies and basic beliefs of African religions,
dwelling on African concepts of Supreme Being, divinities,
spirits, ancestors, and magic and medicine. | | Athena Title: | NATUR & STRUC AFREL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in RELI(AFST) 1200 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AMHA(AFST) 2001. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Amharic I | Course
Description: | Introduction to more sophisticated structures of the language,
including grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structures.
Emphasis on developing upper-level oral skills that would
enable the student to sustain conversation with a native
speaker with minimum difficultyand to develop comprehension and
composition skills. | | Athena Title: | INTERMED AMHARIC I | | Prerequisite: | AMHA(AFST) 1002 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AMHA(AFST) 2002. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Amharic II | Course
Description: | Continuation of the language, including grammar, vocabulary,
and sentence structures. Emphasis on the ability to engage in
reasonable fluent discourse in Amharic and a comprehensive
knowledge of formal grammar, and the ability to read Amharic
with a high level of complex grammatical structures and
cultural knowledge. | | Athena Title: | INTERMED AMHARIC II | | Prerequisite: | AMHA(AFST) 2001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | YORB(CMLT)(AFST) 2030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Yoruba Culture and Civilization | Course
Description: | Introduction to the language, life, and culture of Yoruba-
speaking people in West Africa and other parts of the world, with
special emphasis on the relevance of the cultural products under
study to the contemporary global scene. | | Athena Title: | Yoruba Culture Civilization | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 2052. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multiculturalism in Modern America | Course
Description: | United States history since 1865 from a multicultural and multiethnic perspective. The course will emphasize social, cultural, and political dimensions of the American experience, paying particular attention to issues of race and ethnicity. Highlights the contributions of the many different peoples who make up America. | | Athena Title: | MULTICULTUR MOD AM | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MUSI(AFST)(AFAM) 2080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African American Music | Course
Description: | A survey of musical styles created and/or developed by African
Americans in North America from c. 17th century to the 21st
century. Includes socio-cultural approach drawing from the
African heritage to other continental appropriations. Key
personalities in the development of the African American music
culture and their contributions will also be examined. | | Athena Title: | African American Music | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in MUSI 2080E, AFST 2080E, AFAM 2080E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MUSI(AFST)(AFAM) 2080E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African American Music | Course
Description: | A survey of musical styles created and/or developed by African
Americans in North America from the 17th century to the 21st
century. Includes a socio-cultural approach drawing from the
African heritage to other continental appropriations. Key
personalities in the development of the African American music
culture and their contributions will also be examined. | | Athena Title: | African American Music | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in MUSI 2080, AFST 2080, AFAM 2080 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 2100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Africa | Course
Description: | The history, physical environment (landforms, vegetation,
and climate), and sociocultural environment (artistic,
political, and social development) of Africa. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Africa | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AFST 2100, ANTH 2100, CMLT 2100, GEOG 2100, HIST 2100, SOCI 2100, RELI 2100 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(ANTH)(CMLT)(GEOG)(SOCI)(RELI) 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Africa | Course
Description: | The history, physical environment (landforms, vegetation, and climate), and sociocultural environment (artistic, political, and social development) of Africa. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Africa | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AFST 2100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 2501. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to African History to 1800 | Course
Description: | History of Africa to 1800. Origins of agriculture, rise and
growth of complex societies and states, spread and importance of
Islam, trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade, rise of the
Atlantic slave trade, and diaspora issues. | | Athena Title: | AFRICA TO 1800 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 2502. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey of African History Since 1800 | Course
Description: | History of Africa from 1800. The European conquest and
colonization of Africa and the development of colonial economies,
African collaboration and resistance, development of ethnic and
African political identities, anti-colonial wars, independence,
and post-colonial politics. | | Athena Title: | AFRICA SINCE 1800 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MUSI(AFST) 2860. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | African Music Ensemble | Course
Description: | An ensemble performing choral, dance, and instrumental music from
Africa including sacred, secular, and popular music. | | Athena Title: | AFR MUS ENSEMBLE | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I | Course
Description: | Exploration of the multi-textured identity of the Swahili people
and how they came to occupy a prominent position in the world
from a historical, geographical, anthropological, political,
scientific, linguistic, religious, as well as cultural point of
view. Their relationship to African Americans and other cultures
is emphasized. | | Athena Title: | The Swahili and the World I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3001E, SWAH 3001E, AFST 3001E, ANTH 3001E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3001E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World I | Course
Description: | Exploration of the multi-textured identity of the Swahili people
and how they came to occupy a prominent position in the world
from a historical, geographical, anthropological, political,
scientific, linguistic, religious, as well as cultural point of
view. Their relationship to African Americans and other cultures
is emphasized. | | Athena Title: | The Swahili and the World I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3001, SWAH 3001, AFST 3001, ANTH 3001 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | YORB(AFST) 3002. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Yoruba II | Course
Description: | Advanced readings, novels, thematic texts, and rhetoric. Focus on developing comprehension of textual materials. Introduction to scientific and other specialized materials. | | Athena Title: | ADV YORUBA II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in YORB(AFAM) 3020 | | Prerequisite: | YORB 3010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(RELI) 3003. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Christianity, Mission, and International Development in Africa | Course
Description: | Examines how the different actors engaged with Christianity,
mission, and international development in Africa have understood
Christianity in different ways, leading to a range of intended
and unintended effects from the colonial period until today. | | Athena Title: | Christianity Mission Intl Dev | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(AFST) 3004. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Christianity | Course
Description: | An exploration of different expressions of Christianity around
the world. | | Athena Title: | Global Christianity | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World II | Course
Description: | Development of the Swahili culture. Topics on religion, politics,
literacy, language, clothing, food, and music as well as outside
influences from Arab nations, Asia, Europe, and America on the
indigenous Swahili culture will be explored. Attention will be
given to African American political, religious, and other social
issues. | | Athena Title: | The Swahili and the World II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3020, SWAH 3020, AFST 3020, ANTH 3020 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(SWAH)(AFST)(ANTH) 3020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Culture and Identity Linkages of the Swahili with the Outside World II | Course
Description: | Development of the Swahili culture. Topics on religion, politics,
literacy, language, clothing, food, and music as well as outside
influences from Arab nations, Asia, Europe, and America on the
indigenous Swahili culture will be explored. Attention will be
given to African American political, religious, and other social
issues. | | Athena Title: | The Swahili and the World II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in CMLT 3020E, SWAH 3020E, AFST 3020E, ANTH 3020E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST)(ANTH) 3030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to African Languages and Cultures | Course
Description: | Overview of African languages and cultures, their diversity and
similarities. Critical approach to discourses on Africa. | | Athena Title: | AFR LANG AND CULT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in SWAH(YORB)(AFAM) 3030 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST) 3150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Modern African Literature | Course
Description: | The literature of twentieth-century Africa in translation, with
emphasis on African fiction and its relevance to contemporary
society around the world. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Modern African Lit | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | RELI(AFST) 3202. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African Concept of God and Humanity | Course
Description: | African concepts of God in names, attributes, status,
monotheism, human origin, function of soul, human destiny,
rites of passage, and predestination. | | Athena Title: | AFR CNCPT GOD & HUM | | Prerequisite: | RELI(AFST) 1200 or AFST(RELI) 1201 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(RELI) 3203. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African Mythology | Course
Description: | Examination and analysis of African myths, legends, fables,
etc. The significance and functionalism of these and
comparison to those in other world religions. | | Athena Title: | AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in RELI(AFST) 3202 | | Prerequisite: | RELI(AFST) 1200 or AFST(RELI) 1201 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(AFST) 3460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Africa: Peoples and Institutions | Course
Description: | Peoples and institutions of Africa, south of the Sahara, starting with earliest evidence of indigenous peoples, with special emphasis on current changes. | | Athena Title: | AFRICA PEOPLES/INST | | Prerequisite: | ANTH 1102 or ANTH 2120H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seventeenth Through Nineteenth-Century Southern Africa | Course
Description: | Social, political, and economic changes in southern African societies (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique) as they assimilated non-African peoples, their ideas, and material culture. Independent, viable and adaptable, Africans engaged Portuguese, British, Boers, and Germans as they competed for land, cattle, and trade. | | Athena Title: | SO AFRICA 1600-1902 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | YORB(CMLT)(AFST) 3501. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Yoruba | Course
Description: | Seminar focusing on specific topics in Yoruba language,
culture, literature, or society. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in Yoruba | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 3520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Decolonization in Africa | Course
Description: | Examines decolonization in Africa, particularly the dissolution
of the European Empires. Beginning with the post-WWII movement,
it explores multiple factors, such as nationalism, the role of
the U.N. and the U.S., and postcolonial states, to understand
the transition from a world of empire to one of nation-states. | | Athena Title: | Decolonization in Africa | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3520H, AFST 3520H | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any AFST or HIST or HONS or AFAM or INTL or POLS course | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 3520H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Decolonization in Africa (Honors) | Course
Description: | Examines decolonization in Africa, particularly the dissolution of
the European Empires. Beginning with the post-WWII movement, it
explores multiple factors, such as nationalism, the role of the
U.N. and the U.S., and postcolonial states, to understand the
transition from a world of empire to one of nation-states. | | Athena Title: | Decolonization in Africa Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in HIST 3520, AFST 3520 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | Any AFST or HIST or HONS or AFAM or INTL or POLS course | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 3530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Women in Sub-Saharan Africa | Course
Description: | Women's social, economic, spiritual, and political contributions to African history from precolonial to contemporary times. Emphasizing African women, it also addresses European and Asian women immigration. Women's interpretations of their identities, social worlds, and experiences, recognizing their essential role in African societies. | | Athena Title: | WOM IN SUB-SAH AFRI | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 3540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Africa in the World Wars | Course
Description: | The history and historiography of the African participation in
the first and second World Wars. Africans participated in the
European, Asian, and African theaters of the wars. Examination
of themes such as European imperialism, racism, and
African anti-colonial resistance. | | Athena Title: | AFR IN WORLD WARS | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(AFST) 3650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Africa in the Global Economy | Course
Description: | Africa's colonialism and its legacy; post-colonial politics; trading relationships; issues of migrant labor; debates over population growth and economic change; environmental degradation; urban development; and agriculture and food security. | | Athena Title: | Africa in the Global Economy | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught as part of the Maymester program in Tanzania, involving lectures and field trips. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST) 3700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African Narratives of HIV/AIDS | Course
Description: | The diverse ways in which African writers and filmmakers have narrated the continent’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. Introduces students to literary and filmic narratives that represent the experiences of those who carry the virus in different African contexts and the complex negotiations of social stigma in these works. | | Athena Title: | African Narratives of HIV AIDS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. Offered every even-numbered year. Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | Course
Description: | Exploration of world hunger using an interdisciplinary approach. Analysis of natural resource-related, political, and cultural causes of hunger; its health and socioeconomic effects; and current proposed solutions, with an emphasis on education. Group discussions will be emphasized in this course. | | Athena Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 3820, ALDR 3820H, AFST 3820, LACS 3820 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 3820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | Course
Description: | Exploration of world hunger using an interdisciplinary approach.
Analysis of natural resource-related, political, and cultural
causes of hunger; its health and socioeconomic effects; and
current proposed solutions, with an emphasis on education. Group
discussions will be emphasized in this course. | | Athena Title: | Reflections on Fighting Hunger | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 3820E, AFST 3820E, LACS 3820E, ALDR 3820H | | Prerequisite: | Second-year student standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 3900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Service Learning in Africa | Course
Description: | Preparation for service learning in Africa, including an
introduction to African cultures and history. A culturally
relative approach will prepare students to encounter new
cultures, and to see problems and opportunities in the
community in which they will work. Introduction to the
opportunities they will have to serve local community needs. | | Athena Title: | INTRO SRV LRN AFR | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be required to do extensive outside readings and
research on selected topics. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 3950. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in African Studies | Course
Description: | Provides students with the study of a special topic in African
Studies, with the topic determined by the individual instructor;
and develops students' understanding of some of the current
issues affecting the continent. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics African Studies | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 3990E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in African Studies | Course
Description: | Readings and discussions of current developments in African
Studies carried out as a contract between an individual student
and an appropriate instructor | | Athena Title: | Directed Study African Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AFST 3990 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 3990. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in African Studies | Course
Description: | Readings and discussions of current developments in African
studies carried out as a contract between an individual student
and an appropriate instructor. | | Athena Title: | Directed Study African Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AFST 3990E | | Nontraditional Format: | Professor and student will meet as needed. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4200/6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Critical Issues in Contemporary Africa | Course
Description: | The course builds on the foundation from "Introduction to Africa"
and provides in-depth and critical analysis of selected
contemporary issues affecting Africa. Solidarity, conflict, and
their relationships to social hierarchy, the conceptions of
history, and African identity then, now plus challenges for
Pan-Africanism will dominate the course focus. | | Athena Title: | Critical Issues Contemp Africa | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Black and Green Atlantic: Crosscurrents of the African and Irish Diasporas | Course
Description: | An exploration of the comparative dimensions of Black and Irish
experiences in the Atlantic world through the study of cultural
production from the United States, Africa, Britain, the
Caribbean, and Ireland. Special emphasis will be placed on the
relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary society
around the world. | | Athena Title: | The Black and Green Atlantic | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(AFST) 4280. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict | Course
Description: | The emergence of nationalist politics, its consequences for
sovereignty, and its effect on maintaining peace. | | Athena Title: | Nationalism Ethnic Conflict | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 4280, AFST 4280 | | Prerequisite: | INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | THEA(AFST) 4460/6460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Dramatic Art: Special Topics | Course
Description: | The history of dramatic art in the context of studies abroad programs. Must be registered in the Studies Abroad Program and participate on-site. Offered only in conjunction with Studies Abroad. | | Athena Title: | History of Dramatic Art | | Nontraditional Format: | Must be registered in the Studies Abroad program and participate on-site. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | THEA(AFST) 4470/6470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African Theatre: An Historical Overview | Course
Description: | The course will survey some of the major areas of theatre
activity, as well as provide a general history of African theatre
and performance. Playwrights well known in the West, such as
Wole Soyinka, Ngugi wa thiong'o, Femi Osofisan, and others will
be discussed, primarily within the context of their contributions
to African theatre on the continent itself. | | Athena Title: | African Theatre Hist Overview | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 4500/6500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Studies in African History | Course
Description: | Topics in modern and ancient African history. Non-traditional
methodologies and sources are combined to introduce students to
emerging issues in African history. | | Athena Title: | STUDIES AFRICAN HIS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 4540/6540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Conflict in Twentieth-Century Southern Africa | Course
Description: | South Africa's economic, political and military might has shaped other southern African societies (Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique) in the twentieth century. Reform and revolution which Africans and Europeans employed to regain and maintain African independence in the region. | | Athena Title: | AFR CONFLICT 20TH C | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HIST(AFST) 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Christianity and Colonialism in Africa | Course
Description: | Christianity was both ally and adversary to colonialism, threatening African "tradition" and aiding a vocal westernized elite which shaped independent African nations. African initiatives in Christian conversion, colonial Christianity, Africans in mission communities, mission education and westernized elites, independent African religious movements, and Christianity and African nationalism. | | Athena Title: | CHRISTIA/COL IN AFR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(RELI)(LACS) 4620/6620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African Religion in Diaspora | Course
Description: | Diasporic movement, sustainability, modifications, syncretic
tendencies of African Derived Religions in the Americas,
especially Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and North America. | | Athena Title: | AFRCN RELI DIASPORA | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(AFST) 4680H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Peace Studies (Honors) | Course
Description: | Examines the premise that peace is more than the absence of conflict. The threats to peace, conflict resolution, and peacemaking. | | Athena Title: | Peace Studies Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 4680, AFST 4680 | | Prerequisite: | (INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 or INTL 3300E) and permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(AFST) 4680. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Peace Studies | Course
Description: | Examines the premise that peace is more than the absence of
conflict. The threats to peace, conflict resolution, and
peacemaking. | | Athena Title: | Peace Studies | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 4680H, AFST 4680H | | Pre or Corequisite: | (INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 or INTL 3300E) and permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Model African Union | Course
Description: | Teaches students about the organs and operations of the African
Union and prepares students to participate in the academic
simulation of the activities of the continental organization.
Students will prepare a report on the simulation, with particular
attention to their assigned committee's agenda topics. | | Athena Title: | Model African Union | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be required to meet weekly to review African Union
documents and research for the development of resolutions. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710E/6710E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Agricultural Development | Course
Description: | Analysis of international development programs, stressing the
developing world's perspective. Study of issues affecting
international cooperation, agricultural development and
sustainability, technology transfer, and extension education. | | Athena Title: | International Ag Development | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 4710, AFST 4710, LACS 4710 or ALDR 6710, AFST 6710, LACS 6710 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Agricultural Development | Course
Description: | Analysis of international development programs, stressing the
developing world's perspective. Study of issues affecting
international cooperation, agricultural development and
sustainability, technology transfer, and extension education. | | Athena Title: | International Ag Development | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ALDR 4710E, AFST 4710E, LACS 4710E or ALDR 6710E, AFST 6710E, LACS 6710E | | Nontraditional Format: | Course dynamics emphasize case studies, discussions, and group
projects. Students in AFST and LACS will focus their term
assignments in their region of interest. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied International Development Economics | Course
Description: | Most of the world's population is poor, lives in developing
countries, and depends on agriculture and/or natural resources
for its livelihood. In this course, students will apply economic
theory and techniques to better understand global poverty,
constraints to exiting poverty, and policies and programs
intended to accelerate economic development. | | Athena Title: | Applied Intl Develop Econ | | Prerequisite: | AAEC 3580 or AAEC 3580E or ECON 4010 | | Pre or Corequisite: | AAEC 4610-4610L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | KINS(AFST) 4800/6800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Education and Sport in Africa | Course
Description: | Indigenous and introduced educational and sporting system.
European-derived models in education, physical education, and
sport in Africa. Examination of education, physical education,
and sport in varying cultural, social, and geographical
environments, including entrepreneurial sport business
activities and sport participation patterns. Postcolonial and
globalization theoretical perspectives will be included. | | Athena Title: | EDUC SPORT AFRICA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST) 4880/6880. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Origins of African Literature | Course
Description: | An exploration of major currents in African literature from its
ancient oral traditions to the European colonial period, with
special emphasis on the relevance of the material under
discussion to the contemporary world. | | Athena Title: | Origins of African Literature | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST) 4890/6890. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Postcolonial African Literature | Course
Description: | An exploration of major currents in African literature since the
independence of the African people from European colonial rule,
with special emphasis on the relevance of the material under
discussion to the contemporary world. | | Athena Title: | Postcolonial African Lit | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4900S. 3-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Service Learning in Africa | Course
Description: | Students will participate with local agencies to provide a
service to the community, designed with those agencies and UGA
faculty, to meet the needs of that community and to enhance the
academic curriculum of the student. There will be structured
time to study and reflect on the basic issues involved. | | Athena Title: | Service Learning in Africa | | Nontraditional Format: | Student will be working in the community and studying with UGA
faculty and local agency officials to both understand the issues
relating to the need for their service and to provide that
service in an effective way. The work hours will be determined
by the local agencies involved. Supplemental readings and
discussions with both local service providers and UGA faculty
will enhance the student's experience and understanding of the
issues. | | Pre or Corequisite: | AFST 3900 | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4950/6950. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Africa Seminar | Course
Description: | Review and discussion of current topics in African research. | | Athena Title: | AFRICA SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 6700. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Model African Union | Course
Description: | Teaches students about the organs and operations of the African
Union and prepares students to participate in the academic
simulation of the activities of the continental organization.
Students will prepare a report on the simulation, with particular
attention to their assigned committee's agenda topics. | | Athena Title: | Model African Union | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be required to meet weekly to review African Union
documents and research the development of resolutions. Graduate
students will prepare a research paper on one of the simulation
agenda topics. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Graduate Introduction to African Studies | Course
Description: | Introduction to the field of African Studies for graduate
students with limited or no background in the field. The course
will focus on diverse topics of study, including early African
history, Africa's contact with East and West, Arab expansion,
colonialism, Africa's physical environment, language and
development, and the socio-cultural environment (artistic,
political, and social development) of Africa. | | Athena Title: | Grad Intro to African Studies | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 7950. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Research in African Studies | Course
Description: | Readings and independent research closely supervised by an
Africanist faculty member on a specified interdisciplinary topic
in African studies. | | Athena Title: | Directed Rsch African Studies | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis. | | Prerequisite: | AFST 4200/6200 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST) 8020. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Literary Periods | Course
Description: | Specific literary period from an international perspective, with emphasis on theoretical problems in periodization and the relationship of literature to other cultural institutions. | | Athena Title: | LITERARY PERIODS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFST) 8030. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Literary Genres | Course
Description: | Major genre, the epic in the literatures of Europe and America, with particular attention to recent developments in genre theory. | | Athena Title: | LITERARY GENRES | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST 8960. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading in African Studies | Course
Description: | Independent, directed reading course for graduate students whose
programs of study require courses not available in the regular
AFST schedule. The course ensures access to the
interdisciplinary study of African cultures and theories of
African Studies by students who require grounding their inquiry
in a broader context. | | Athena Title: | Direct Read African Studies | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will require a 20-25 page paper of publishable
quality. The reading list will be approximately four full-length
books and 4-6 journal articles and chapters. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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