Departments & Programs

African Studies

Cross-Listed Courses

African American and African Diaspora Studies

• A150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.) A & H, CSA, TFR
• A156 Liberation Struggles against Jim Crow and Apartheid (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A210 Black Women in the Diaspora (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A278 Contemporary Black Film (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• A350 Black Atlantic (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• A355 African American History I (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A360 Slavery: Worldwide Perspective (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A420 Transforming Divided Communities and Societies (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A430 The Cinema of Africana Women (3 cr.) A & H, CSA

Anthropology

• A105 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.) S & H
• A205 Anthropology Today: Selected Topics in Current Research (1–4 cr.) (Topic: West Africa Today)
• A303 Evolution and Prehistory (3 cr.) S & H
• B200 Bioanthropology (3 cr.) N & M
• B368 Evolution of Primate Social Behavior (3 cr.) N & M
• B400 Undergraduate Seminar (3 cr.) (Topic: Primate Behavior)
• B464 Human Paleontology (3 cr.)
• E105 Culture and Society (3 cr.) S & H
• E200 Social and Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) S & H
• E300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups (1–3 cr.) (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• E307 Shamanism and Spirit Possesstion (3 cr.) S & H
• E310 Introduction to the Cultures of Africa (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• E312 African Religions (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• E314 Voices of Women (3 cr.) A & H
• E400 Undergraduate Seminar (3 cr.) (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• E408 Talk, Tales and Television (3 cr.) A & H
• E417 African Women (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• E420 Economic Anthropology (3 cr.) S & H
• E423 Life Histories (3 cr.) S & H
• E455 Anthropology of Religion (3 cr.) S & H
• E460 The Arts in Anthropology (3 cr.) A & H
• E475 Law and Culture (3 cr.) CSA
• E490 Development and Anthropology (3 cr.)
• P200 Introduction to Archaeology (3 cr.) S & H
• P314 Earlier Prehistory of Africa (3 cr.) S & H
• P315 Later Prehistory of Africa (3 cr.) S & H
• P380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition (3 cr.) N & M

Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design

• F301 Dress Studies: Cultural Analysis (3 cr.) CSA

College of Arts and Sciences

• E103 Topics in Arts and Humanities (3 cr.) (Topics pertaining to African Studies)
• E104 Topics in Social and Historical Studies (3 cr.) (Topics pertaining to African Studies)

Communication and Culture

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

Comparative Literature

• C155 Culture and the Modern Experience: An Interdisciplinary and International Approach (3 cr.) A & H, CSA (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• C261 Introduction to African Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• C262 Cross-Cultural Encounters (3 cr.) A & H, CSA (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• C291 Studies in Non-Western Film (3 cr.) A & H, CSA (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• C301 Special Topics in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• C340 Women in World Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• C361 African Literature and Other Arts (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• C363 Black Paris (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• C400 Studies in Comparative Literature (3 cr.) A & H (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• C464 French Language Literature of Africa and the Americas (3 cr.) A & H, CSA

Fine Arts

• A155 Introduction to African Art (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• A350 Topics in African, Oceanic, and Pre-Columbian American Art (3 cr.)
• A352 Art of Eastern and Southern Africa (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A355 Art, Craft, and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa (3 cr.) CSA
• A356 Art of Central Africa (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
• A453 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa I: Arts of Africa's Western Sudan (4 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A454 Art of Sub-Saharan Africa II: Arts of the West African Coast (4 cr.) S & H, CSA
• A458 Topics in the Ethnographic Arts (3 cr.) S & H (Topics with emphasis on Africa)

Folklore and Ethnomusicology

• E302 Music in African Life (3 cr.)  A & H, CSA
• F205 Folklore in Video and Film (3 cr.)  A & H, TFR
• F252 Folklore and the Humanities (3 cr.)  A & H  (Topic: Global Pop Music)
• F301 African Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)  A & H, CSA
• F307 Middle Eastern Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)  A & H, CSA (Topics with emphasis on North African communities)
• F354 African American Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)  A & H, CSA
• F403 Practicum in Folklore/Ethnomusicology (3 cr.) (emphasis on Africa)
• F450 Music in Religious Thought and Experience (3 cr.)  A & H
• F494 Transcription and Analysis of Traditional Music (3 cr.)  A & H  (emphasis on Africa)

History

• E100 Issues in African History (3 cr.)  S & H
• E200 Issues in African History (3 cr.)  S & H
• E300 Issues in African History (3 cr.)  S & H
• E331 African History from Ancient Times to Empires and City States (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• E332 African History from Colonial Rule to Independence (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• E333 Conflict in Southern Africa (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• E334 History of Western Africa (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• E336 History of East Africa (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• E338 History of Muslim West Africa (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• E340 African History and Popular Culture (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
• E400 Issues in African History (3 cr.)  S & H
• H101-H102 The World in the Twentieth Century I–II (3–3 cr.) I:  S & H ; II:  S & H, CSA
• H227 African Civilizations (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• J200 Seminar in History (3 cr.)  S & H  (Topics with emphasis on Africa)
• J300 Seminar in History (3 cr.)  S & H  (Topics with emphasis on Africa)

Linguistics

• A400 Individual Study of African Language (3 cr.)
• B101-B102 Elementary Bamana I–II (4–4 cr.)
• B201-B202 Intermediate Bamana I–II (4–4 cr.)
• B301-B302 Advanced Bamana I–II (4–4 cr.)
• F101-F102 Elementary African Languages I–II (4–4 cr.)
• F201-F202 Intermediate African Languages I–II (3–3 cr.)
• F301-F302 Advanced African Languages I–II (3–3 cr.)
• K101-K102 Elementary Akan I–II (4–4 cr.)
• K201-K202 Intermediate Akan I–II (3–3 cr.)
• K301-K302 Advanced Akan I–II (3–3 cr.)
• L112 Language and Politics (3 cr.)  S & H, TFR
• L114 Language and Religion (3 cr.)  A & H, TFR
• L303 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis (3 cr.)  N & M
• L306 Introduction to Phonetics (3 cr.)  N & M
• L367 Languages of the World (3 cr.)  S & H
• L431 Field Methods (3 cr.)
• L432 Advanced Field Methods (3 cr.)
• L480 Introduction to African Linguistics (3 cr.)  S & H
• L481 Languages in Africa (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• L490 Linguistic Structures (3 cr.)
• S101-S102 Elementary Swahili I–II (4–4 cr.)
• S201-S202 Intermediate Swahili I–II (3–3 cr.)
• S301-S302 Advanced Swahili I–II (3–3 cr.)
• Z101-Z102 Elementary Zulu I–II (4–4 cr.)
• Z201-Z202 Intermediate Zulu I–II (3–3 cr.)
• Z301 Advanced Zulu I–II (3–3 cr.)

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures

• A100-A150 Elementary Arabic I–II (4–4 cr.)
• A200-A250 Intermediate Arabic I–II (3–3 cr.)
• A300-A350 Advanced Arabic I–II (3-3 cr.)
• N223 Conversational Arabic I (3 cr.)
• N255 Multimedia Arabic (3 cr.)

Political Science

• Y107 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)  S & H
• Y200 Contemporary Political Topics (3 cr.)  S & H  (Topics pertaining to Africa)
• Y338 African Politics (3 cr.)  S & H, CSA
• Y343 The Politics of International Development (3 cr.)  S & H  (with emphasis on Africa)
• Y346 Politics in the Developing World (3 cr.)  S & H  (with emphasis on Africa)
• Y362 International Politics of Selected Regions (Africa) (3 cr.)  S & H

Spanish and Portuguese

• P317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese (3 cr.)
• P400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I (3 cr.)  A & H, CSA
• P401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II (3 cr.)  A & H, CSA
• P415 Women Writing in Portuguese (3 cr.)  A & H
• P495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium (1–3 cr.) Topic: Literatures of Africa in Portuguese

School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

• H150 Preschool Children’s Health (3 cr.)
• H163 Emerging Health Issues (3 cr.) (emphasis on Africa)
• H317 Topical Seminar in Health Education (3 cr.) (emphasis on Africa)
• H414 Health Education in Grades K–6 (3 cr.)

School of Public and Environmental Affairs

• V160 National and International Policy (3 cr.) (with Africa emphasis)
• V450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (Africa) (1–3 cr.)