Ohio University
Graduate Catalog
African Studies
The African Studies Program is a Title VI National Resource Center for African area and language study.
The interdisciplinary approach allows you the opportunity to explore Africa in depth while having the freedom to choose from a number of courses that best fit your academic and professional objectives. You are required to complete a minimum of 47 quarter hours of coursework in addition to nine hours of language study, unless the language requirement has been met prior to enrollment in the program. At least 25 hours must be taken from African core courses. Courses must be selected from no fewer than three disciplines. A minimum of three courses must be taken in the principal discipline, and a minimum of two courses in each of two minor disciplines. A minimum of two courses must be taken in seminar work. Ordinarily, principal disciplines are selected from the social sciences or humanities (e.g., anthropology, art history, communications, economics, education, geography, history, journalism, literature, linguistics, nutrition, philosophy, and political science). Art history, philosophy, and literature also may be combined for an African humanities emphasis.
A comprehensive written examination is required. The examination is given once a quarter, except in summer, and should be taken near the completion of your program.
Admission is in fall quarter only.
Core Courses
AAS 530 Social Theories of UnderdevelopmentAAS 532 Third World National Movements
ANTH 551 Political Anthropology
ANTH 557 Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 581 Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa
AH 532 West African Art
AH 533 Central African Art
ECON 551 Agricultural Development
ECON 555 African Economic Development
EDCI 505 Comparative Cultures and Education
EDCI 506A Education and Development in Africa
EDCI 508 Poverty, Education, and International Development
ARAB 571-2-3 Elementary Arabic
SWAH 571-2-3 Elementary Swahili
ARAB 574-5-6 Intermediate Arabic
SWAH 574-5-6 Intermediate Swahili
GEOG 531 African Thematic Geography
GEOG 532 Africa: Regional Approaches
GEOG 684C Seminar in Regional Geography: Africa
HIST 534 The Arab-Israeli Dispute
HIST 535 History of Women in the Middle East
HIST 535A Middle East to 1800
HIST 535B Middle East Since 1800
HIST 536A North Africa in Modern Times
HIST 536B North Africa Since 1914
HIST 537 Slavery 1400 to Present
HIST 538 History of West Africa
HIST 538A History of East Africa
HIST 541 Colloquium: African History
HIST 541A Early Africa
HIST 541B Traditional Africa
HIST 541C Modern Africa
HIST 542A South Africa to 1899
HIST 542B South Africa Since 1899
HIST 640 Seminar in African History
HCFN 525 Readings in Food and Nutrition
HCFN 526 World View of Nutrition
PHIL 572 Islam
PHIL 578 African Philosophy
POLS 541 Government and Politics in Africa
POLS 563 The United States and Africa
POLS 590 Africa and the OAU
University Publications and the Computer Services Center revised this file ( https://www.ohio.edu/~gcat/95-97/areas/inst/africa.html
) April 13, 1998.
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