African Studies (AFRI)
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AFRI 198 Special Topics 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Department permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours lecture. (000144)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course more than once
Course Attributes: Lower Division
AFRI 376W Africa: Continuity and Change (W) 3 Units GC, GE, W
Prerequisite: GE Oral Communication (A1); GE Written Communication (A2); GE Critical Thinking (A3); GE Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (B4) requirements, or consent of the instructor.
Typically Offered: Spring only
No part of the world has contributed more to our shared humanity than Africa. With more than a thousand million people speaking fifteen hundred languages in fifty-two countries, this vast continent challenges us to grasp diverse perspectives on value, meaning, and social life. To understand these, our course is full of music, film, arts, and literature, along with classic and innovative anthropological studies. First we study Africa's main geographical and cultural regions, and their deep histories of peoples, languages, and lifeways. Then we can consider how contemporary issues in spiritual life, family, gender, education, politics, public health, and environment are playing out, all amidst social change and rapid growth that will transform life on our planet for all of us in this twenty-first century. 3 hours lecture. (021353)
General Education: Upper-Division Social Sciences (UDD); Global Studies Pathway
Cross listing(s): ANTH 376W
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division; Global Cultures; Writing Course
AFRI 389 Internship in African Studies 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is an internship. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 3 hours lecture. (000147)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 15 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
AFRI 398 Special Topics 1-3 Units
Prerequisite: Department permission.
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is for special topics. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 1 hour lecture. (000148)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course more than once
Course Attributes: Upper Division
AFRI 399 Special Problems 1-3 Units
Typically Offered: Fall and spring
This course is an independent study of special problems. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. (000149)
Grade Basis: Credit/No Credit
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 6 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division
AFRI 447 Politics of Africa 3 Units
Typically Offered: Inquire at department
This is a comparative politics course, introducing students to the history and politics of Africa. Specifically, the course examines historical foundations, political and economic development, regime type and transition, ethnicity, and violence, using African cases as illustrations. 3 hours lecture. (021829)
Grade Basis: Graded
Repeatability: You may take this course for a maximum of 3 units
Course Attributes: Upper Division