African Studies at BU
The African Studies Center offers educational opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For undergraduates, the ASC offers two possible minors, the African Studies Minor and the Minor in African Languages and Literature. The ASC also offers a Graduate Certificate in African
Studies. In addition to our on campus African Studies offerings, BU sponsors Study Abroad programs in Morocco, Niger, and Senegal.
Courses in African Studies
Courses in African Studies are offered in a wide variety of disciplines in various schools and colleges at BU. Our offerings include both core courses, focused entirely on Africa, and other courses with significant African content. Opportunities also exist for students to cross-register in African Studies courses at other area colleges and universities.
Partial List of Approved Courses in African Studies
The following link lists the courses approved for the African Studies Minors and Certificate in the current semester:
Course Offerings for Semester II, 2009-2010
.pdf listing of course offerings
Courses with significant Africa content taught on a regular basis include the following:
Anthropology
- Legal Anthropology
- Peoples And
Cultures Of Africa
- Language, Culture,
And Society
- Seminar: Legal
Anthropology
- Coping With
Crisis In Contemporary Africa
- The Human Ecology
Of Modern Africa
- Seminar: Topics
In Cultural Anthropology
- Studies In African
Ethnography
Archaeology
- Archaeology
Of Ancient Egypt.
- African Archaeology
- Studies In African
Archaeology
- Old World Prehistoric
Archaeology: Africa
- Pre-Urban Development
- Origins Of Civilization
- Archaeology
Of Complex Societies
Economics
- Introduction
To Health Economics
- Economic Development
Of Africa
- Rural And Agricultural
Development
- Public Finance
Policy Issues In Developing Countries
- Health Economics
In Developing Countries
- Money And Finance
In Developing Countries
- International
Trade And Finance In Developing Countries
- Design Of International
Economic Policy In Developing Countries
- Industrial Organization
Of Less-Developed Countries
- Advanced International
Economics
- International
Economic Policy
- Development
Workshop
Geography
- Geography of
Hunger and Poverty
- Population Geography
- Contemporary
Population Issues
- Political Geography
- Contemporary
Issues in Political Geography
- Geography of
Third World Development
- Environmental
Problems of Developing Countries
History
- Reconstructing
the African Past
- Colonialism
in Africa: Impact and Aftermath
- African-American
History
- History of Northern
Africa
- The Historiography
of Eastern Africa
- The Environmental
History of Eastern Africa
- South Africa
in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- Colloquium in
African History: Life Histories of African Women
- Revolutionary
Change in North Africa and the Middle East
- The History
of Christianity, Missions, and African Belief Systems
- Selected Problems
in the Modern Middle East
- Problems in
African History
- Modern European
Colonialism
Interdisciplinary
Studies
- Africa Today:
Cultural Perspectives and Contemporary Crises
- Problems in
African History
African
Languages
- Hausa
- Pulaar
- Swahili
- Wolof
- Xhosa
- Zulu
Other languages available on an as needed basis.
Other African
Languages and Linguistics
- Introduction
to the Study of an African Language
- Directed Study
in African Languages and Linguistics
- The Structure
of Creole Languages
- Linguistic Field
Methods
Literature
- Introduction
to the Literatures of Africa
- Form and Function
in African Oral Literature
Political
Science
- Politics of
Race and Ethnicity
- Politics and
Society in North Africa and the Middle East
- Government and
Politics of Contemporary Africa
- Political Systems
of Southern Africa
- Comparative
Political Development
- Problems of
Contemporary Africa
- African International
Relations
Sociology
- Modernization
and Development in Comparative Perspective
- Modernization
and Economic Development
- African Sociological
Studies
School
Of Education
- Problems And
Issues Of Educational Reform In Niger
- Special Needs
From An African Perspective
- Cultural Issues
In Educational Development
- Practicum And
Seminar: The Practice Of Education For Development
- Seminar In Education
Development
College of
Communications
- Communications
And National Development
- International
Communications
- Public Communications
- Social And Political
Discourse
School
of Law
School
of Public Health
- Population and
Family Planning
- Maternal and
Child Health in Developing Countries
- Advanced Seminar
in International Health Policy
School
of Theology
- The History
of Christianity, Missions, and African Belief Systems
Cross
Registration arrangements allow students to pursue
additional courses at Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern
University, Brandeis University, Tufts University, and Boston
College.
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