African Studies Minor

African Studies Minor Requirements

Students who want to earn an undergraduate minor in African studies must satisfy the following requirements, comprising 28 credits total with 24 graded credits with a C- or better. Current Africa-related courses that count toward the minor are listed on the program website (africa.uoregon.edu) under the African studies minor link.

Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of C- or better. Up to 4 credits with a mark of Pass (P or P*) can be counted toward the minor requirements.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
AFR 215	Introduction to African Studies	4
History of Africa		4
Select one of the following (or an approved alternative):
HIST 325	Precolonial Africa
HIST 326	Colonial and Postcolonial Africa
ANTH 453	African Archaeology
Contemporary African Issues		4
Select one of the following (or an approved alternative):
BI 309
ENVS 450	Political Ecology
FLR 225	Voices of Africa
GEOG 209	Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
HIST 417	Society and Culture in Modern Africa: [Topic]
GLBL 345	African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
Culture, Ethnicity, and Identity in Africa		4
Select one of the following (or an approved alternative):
ANTH 410	Experimental Course: [Topic]
DANC 185	African I
FLR 225	Voices of Africa
FR 407	Seminar: [Topic]
MUS 462	Popular Musics in the African Diaspora
Electives
Electives (see Electives list) 1		12
Total Credits		28

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Electives must be approved by a faculty advisor and must be at the 300 or 400level, although as much as 8 credits of Swahili courses at any level may be applied. Recommended courses include any courses listed in the course list or electives list. Additional courses may be approved by the faculty advisor. For study abroad, courses will be evaluated for UO credit on a case-by-case basis through the standard Office of International Affairs procedures for assigning credit and course equivalency. Students consult with the faculty member who is sponsoring their study-abroad experience to prepare an agreement that must include the following:

• a list of readings relevant to the experience, which are to be completed prior to and during the experience
• a reflective journal on the student’s activities and cross-cultural experiences
• a final paper integrating preparatory readings with the experience (approximately 4,500 words, plus references)

An African studies minor advisor must approve the credits earned in study-abroad or internship programs.

Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AFR 407	Seminar: [Topic]	1-5
AFR 410	Experimental Course	1-5
ANTH 342	Archaeology of Egypt and Near East	4
BI 309
BI 410	Experimental Course: [Topic]	1-16
DAN 301	African Dance Aesthetics	4
DAN 410	Experimental Course: [Topic]	1-5
DAN 481	(Dance Africa)
ENVS 410	Experimental Course: [Topic]	1-5
ENVS 450	Political Ecology	4
FR 361		4
GLBL 407	Seminar: [Topic]	1-5
GLBL 445	Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa	4
HIST 407	Seminar: [Topic]	5
HIST 410	Experimental Course: [Topic]	1-6
HIST 325	Precolonial Africa	4
HIST 326	Colonial and Postcolonial Africa	4
HIST 417	Society and Culture in Modern Africa: [Topic]	4
HIST 419	African Regional Histories: [Topic]	4
GLBL 345	African Contemporary Issues and Concerns	4
GLBL 420	Global Community Development	4
GLBL 421	Gender and International Development	4
MUS 358	Music in World Cultures	4
MUS 451	Introduction to Ethnomusicology	4
MUS 452	Musical Instruments of the World	4
PHIL 341	African Philosophy	4
SOC 313	Social Issues and Movements	4
SWAH 101	First Year Swahili	5
SWAH 102	First-Year Swahili	5
SWAH 103	First-Year Swahili	5
SWAH 201	Second-Year Swahili I	5
SWAH 202	Second-Year Swahili II	5
SWAH 203	Second Year Swahili III	5
WGS 432	Gender, Environment, and Development	4

Deviations from the requirements listed must be approved by an African studies advisor.

Restrictions

• No more than 8 credits may be from courses with 25 to 49 percent Africa content.
• No more than 4 credits may be from performance courses.
• No more than 12 credits may be from a single department.
• No more than 4 credits may be taken pass/no pass.
• Students must consult with an African studies advisor to confirm that the curricular overlap between the student's major and the African studies minor maintains the principle of academic breadth.