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Bloomington

African Studies
Cross-Listed Courses

Anthropology

  • A303 Evolution and Prehistory (3 cr.)
  • B464 Human Paleontology (3 cr.)
  • B466 The Primates (3 cr.)
  • B568 The Evolution of Primate Social Behavior (3 cr.)
  • B600 Seminar in Bioanthropology (3 cr.) [Africa-related topics]
  • E510 Problems in African Ethnography and Ethnology (3 cr.)
  • E523 Life Histories (3 cr.)
  • E600 Seminar in cultural and Social Anthropology [African topics] (3 cr.)
  • E616 Anthopology of Tourism (3 cr.)
  • E617 African Women (3 cr.)
  • E620 Seminar in Cultural Ecology (3 cr.)
  • E644 People and Proteched Areas (3 cr.)
  • E650 African Systems of Thought (1-3 cr.)
  • E660 Arts in Anthropology (3 cr.)
  • E675 Law and Culture (3 cr.)
  • E667 Performing Nationalism (3 cr.)
  • E668 Ritual, Festival, and Public Culture (3 cr.)
  • E690 Development and Anthropology (3 cr.)
  • P314 Early Prehistory of Africa (3 cr.)
  • P315 Late Prehistory of Africa (3 cr.)
  • P600 Seminar in Prehistoric Anthropology (3 cr.)[Africa-related topices]

Apparel Merchandising

  • H401 Cultural Aspects of Dress (3 cr.)

Communication and Culture

  • C422 Performance, Culture, and Power in the Middle East and North Africa (3 cr.)

Comparative Literature

  • C538 The Twentieth Century II (4 cr.) [with Africa Content)
  • C572 Modern African Letters (4 cr.)
  • C611 Topics in Literary Genres, Modes, and Forms (African topics] (4 cr.)

Economics

  • E592 Economic Development of Less-Developed Countries (3 cr.)

Education

  • H520 Education and Social Issues (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • H551-H552 Comparative Education I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • H560 Education and Change in Societies (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • H620 Seminar in Educational Policy Studies (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • H637 Topical Seminar (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • K780 Seminar in Special Education (3 cr.)
  • L601 Theoretical Issues:  Study of Language and Literature (3 cr.)
  • R640 Planning Educational Media Systems: National and International (3 cr.)

Fine Arts

  • A453 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa (4 cr.)
  • A458 Topics in Ethnographic Art (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • A552 Art of Eastern and Southern Africa (3 cr.)
  • A555 Art/Craft/Tec in sub-Saharan Africa (3 cr.)
  • A556 Art of Central Africa (3 cr.)
  • A650 Problems in African Art (4 cr.)

Folklore and Ethnomusicology

  • F501 Folklore Colloquium (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • F516 Proseminar in Folklore Theory and Method I: Materials of Folklore (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • F522 Field Work in Folklore/Ethnomusicology (3 cr.)
  • F574 Seminar in Ethnomusicology: Transcription and Analysis (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • F607 Music in African Life (3 cr.)
  • F608 Music in African Film (3 cr.)
  • F609 Folklore and African American Foklore/Folk Music (3 cr.)
  • F617 Middle East Folklore/Folk Music (3 cr.)
  • F694 Black Music in America (3 cr.)
  • F714 Paradigms of Ethnomusicology (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • F740 History of Ideas in Folklore/Ethnomusicology (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • F750 Performance Studies (3 cr.) [with Africa content]
  • F755 Folklore, Culture, and Society (3 cr.) [with Africa content]

French

  • F667 Studies in Francophone Literature (3 cr.)

Geography

  • G604 Seminar in Environmental Geography (3 cr.)

History

  • E531 African History from Ancient Times to Empires and City States (3 cr.)
  • E532 African History from Colonial Rule to Independence (3 cr.)
  • E533 Conflict in Southern Africa (3 cr.)
  • E534 History of Western Africa (3 cr.)
  • E536 History of East Africa (3 cr.)
  • E538 History of Muslim West Africa (3 cr.)
  • H695 Colloquium in African History (4 cr.)
  • H795 Seminar in African History (4 cr.)

Journalism

  • J514 International Communication (3 cr.)
  • J614 Communication and National Development (3 cr.)

Linguistics

  • A501 Introduction to African Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • A502 Language in Africa (3 cr.)
  • A503 Bantu Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • A504 Chadic Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • A747 Seminar in Afican Linguistics (4 cr.)
  • L619 Language in Society (3 cr.)
  • L625 Bilingualism and Language Contact (3 cr.)
  • L636 Pidgins and Creoles (3 cr.)
  • L653-L654 Field Methods in Linguistics I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • L720 Ethnopragmatics (3 cr.)

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

  • N409 Modern Arabic Literature (3 cr.)
  • N480 Modern Arabic Poetry (3 cr.)
  • N541 Arabic Theatre (3 cr.)
  • A500-A550 Elementary Arabic I-II (2-2 cr.)
  • A600-A650 Intermediate Arabic I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • A660-A670 Advanced Arabic I-II (3-3 cr.)

Political Science

  • Y343 Development Problems in the Third World (3 cr.)
  • Y657 Comparative Politics [African Politics] (3 cr.)
  • Y673 Empirical Theory and Methodology [African topics] (3 cr.)

Public and Environmental Affairs

  • V524 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective (3 cr.)
  • V534 NGO management in Comparative Perspective (3 cr.)
  • V555 Issues in Public Affairs (3 cr.) [Afirca-related topics]
  • V575 International and Comparative Administration (3 cr.)
  • V578 Introduction to Comparative and International Affairs (3 cr.)
  • V596 Sustainable Development (3 cr.)
  • V699 Economic Development, Globalization, and Entrepre­neurship (3 cr.)
Public Health
  • C512 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.)
  • C591 Public Health Statistics (3 cr.)
  • H510 Organization of School Health Programs (3 cr.)
  • H514 Health Education in Pre-K - Grade 6 (3 cr.)
  • H617 Doctoral Seminar: Health Behavior Change (1-3 cr.)
  • H617 Public Health in Africa (103 cr.)
  • H617 Culture and Health (1-3 cr.)
  • J614 Communication and National Development (3 cr.)
  • T580 Qualitative Research in Public Health (3 cr.)
  • Y619 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 cr.)

Spanish and Portuguese

  • P500-501 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I-II (3 cr.)
  • P515 Women Writing in Portuguese (3 cr.)
  • P520 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Transla­tion (3 cr.)
  • P710 Seminar: African Literature in Portuguese (3 cr.)

Courses in African Languages-Linguistics

  • B101-B102 Elementary Bambara I-II (3-3 cr.)1
  • B201-B202 Intermediate Bambara I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • B301-B302 Advanced Bambara I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • K501-502 Elementary Akan I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • K601-602 Intermediate Akan I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • K701-702 Advanced Akan I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • S501-S502 Elementary Swahili I-II (3-3 cr.)1
  • S601-S602 Intermediate Swahili I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • S701-S702 Advanced Swahili I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • X501-S502 Elementary Wolof I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • X601-X602 Intermediate Wolof I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • X701-Z702 Advanced Wolof I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • Z501-Z502 Elementary Zulu I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • Z601-Z602 Intermediate Zulu I-II (3-3 cr.)
  • Z701-Z702 Advanced Zulu I-II (3-3 cr.)

Other African Languages

  • F501-F502 Elementary African Languages I-II [variable lan­guage] (3-3cr.)
  • F601-F602 Intermediate African Languages I-II [variable lan­guage] (3-3cr.)
  • F701-F702 Advanced African Languages I-II [variable language] (3-3cr.)

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