African Studies - Arts

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Program

The African Studies Program is an Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program. African studies majors must take a second major (co-major) in another department/discipline in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in the African Studies Program and at least 36 credits in the co-major according to the requirements and regulations specified by each department/discipline for an Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program. Courses taken to meet African studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the departmental/divisional major. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in African studies and six credits in the departmental/divisional major. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 36 credits in African studies must include the following:

• AS/SOSC 2480 9.00;
• 24 credits chosen from the list of African studies courses;
• six credits in African studies at the 4000 level.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

The Honours Minor in African studies comprises at least 30 credits including the following:

• AS/SOSC 2480 9.00;
• 18 credits chosen from the list of African studies courses;
• AS/SOSC 4510 6.00.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

African Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year. For more information, please consult the relevant supplemental calendar.

With the approval of the program coordinator, students may complete other courses for credit in African studies. Subject to degree credit exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete courses offered outside of the Faculty of Arts for credit in African studies.

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

AS/ANTH 3320 3.00/AS/ANTH 3320 6.00
AS/ANTH 3410 6.00
AS/ECON 3310 3.00
AS/ECON 3320 3.00
AS/EN 2371 6.00
AS/EN 4215 3.00
AS/FR 4361 3.00
AS/FR 4363 3.00
AS/GEOG 4370 3.00
AS/HIST 1065 6.00
AS/HIST 2750 6.00
AS/HIST 3535 6.00
AS/HIST 3700 6.00
AS/HIST 3705 3.00
AS/HIST 4079 6.00
AS/HIST 4700 6.00
AS/HIST 4770 6.00
AS/HIST 4799 6.00
AS/HUMA 1300 9.00
AS/HUMA 3665 3.00
AS/PHIL 3180 3.00
AS/POLS 3560 6.00
AS/POLS 3570 3.00
AS/SOSC 1430 9.00
AS/SOSC 1439 9.00
AS/SOSC 2480 9.00
AS/SOSC 2791 6.00
AS/SOSC 2812 6.00
AS/SOSC 3480 6.00
AS/SOSC 3481 6.00
AS/SOSC 3541 3.00
AS/SOSC 4170 6.00
AS/SOSC 4510 6.00
AS/SOSC 4918 6.00
AK/AS/GL/WMST 3524 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/HIST 3658 3.00, GL/ILST 3658 3.00, GL/SOCI 3658 3.00)
ES/ENVS 4220 3.00
GL/HUMA 3923 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/FRAN 3923 3.00)
GL/SOCI 3610 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/ILST 3610 3.00, GL/WMST 3610 3.00)
LW/LAW 2450 3.00

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts