This 15-hour interdisciplinary certificate is designed to provide knowledge about Africa and the field of African Studies. It is also meant to augment graduate education in any specialization or major area of study at UGA.
Dr. Alexander Fyfe Certificate Program Coordinator African Studies Institute 201 Holmes-Hunter Academic Building Athens, GA 30602-1776 (706) 542-5314 Alexander.fyfe@uga.edu
15 hours
Choose 2 course(s) from the following:
| AFST 4200/6200 | Critical Issues in Contemporary Africa | 3 |
| AFST 4465/6465 | Globalization and Indigenous Cultures in Africa | 3 |
| AFST 7010 | Graduate Introduction to African Studies | 3 |
Choose a minimum of 9 credit hour(s) from the following:
| AFST(RELI)(LACS) 4620/6620 | African Religion in Diaspora | 3 |
| AFST 6700 | Model African Union | 3 |
| AFST 7010 | Graduate Introduction to African Studies | 3 |
| AFST 7950 | Directed Research in African Studies | 1-3 |
| AFST 8960 | Directed Reading in African Studies | 3-9 |
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ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710/6710
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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International Agricultural Development | 3 |
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ALDR(AFST)(LACS) 4710E/6710E
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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International Agricultural Development | 3 |
| ANTH(AFST) 4461/6461 | African Ethnography | 3 |
| CMLT(AFST)(ANTH) 4245/6245 | Oral Literature in Africa | 3 |
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CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
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The Black and Green Atlantic: Crosscurrents of the African and Irish Diasporas | 3 |
| CMLT(AFST)(LACS) 4545/6545 | Comparative Postcolonial Studies | 3 |
| CMLT(AFST) 4880/6880 | The Origins of African Literature | 3 |
| CMLT(AFST) 4890/6890 | Postcolonial African Literature | 3 |
| CMLT(AFST) 8020 | Seminar in Literary Periods | 3 |
| CMLT(AFST) 8030 | Seminar in Literary Genres | 3 |
| HIST(AFST) 4500/6500 | Studies in African History | 3 |
| HIST(AFST) 4515/6515 | African Slavery and Slave Trades | 3 |
| HIST(AFST) 6531 | Africans in the Americas | 3 |
| HIST(AFST) 4540/6540 | Conflict in Twentieth-Century Southern Africa | 3 |
| HIST(AFST) 4550/6550 | Christianity and Colonialism in Africa | 3 |
| INTL(AFST) 8345 | Comparative Politics of Sub Saharan Africa | 3 |
| KINS(AFST) 4800/6800 | Education and Sport in Africa | 3 |
| MUSI(AFST) 4291/6291 | African Music | 3 |
| MUSI(AFST) 4861/6861 | Applied Ethnomusicology: African Music | 1 |
| RELI(AFST) 4625/6625 | Eschatology in African Religion | 3 |
Choose 3 credit hour(s) from the following:
Field-Specific Elective: Candidates may request permission to take one Africa-focused course in their home department as part of their graduate certificate academic program. Directed Study: Candidates may enroll in a graduate-level directed studies course taught by an ASI faculty member. Such research must result in a publishable manuscript.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.