Kingfisher: African Studies

Kingfisher Concentration - African Studies requirements (9 credits)

Program Director: Amy Wendling, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

African Studies is an interdisciplinary program drawing from faculty in the departments of History, English, Psychology, Cultural and Social Studies, Political Science, and Theology. It provides students with factual and theoretical material necessary to understand the multifaceted challenges facing contemporary Africa. Courses approach Africa from humanistic, ethnographic, historical, and policy-oriented perspectives. The program also sponsors films, social events, and visiting lectures to shed further light on Africa and the African diaspora in the 21st century.

This Kingfisher Concentration has an associated minor that allows for continued study of these topics: African Studies Minor

Choose any 9 credits from the list below:9
Global Perspectives on Medicine in Africa and the African Diaspora
Demography: World Population Issues
Ultimate Questions: African Theology
Politics of Africa
Global Health: A Biosocial and Justice-Oriented Approach
Origins of Modern Africa
Introduction To African Literature
Literature of Francophone Africa
Seminar in African Studies
Women and Gender in Africa
Directed Independent Readings
Directed Independent Research
The Rwanda Genocide as a Challenge for the Church
Global Citizenship
Encountering Africa: Experiencing our Shared Humanity
The Making of Modern Egypt
Global Poverty and Development
Contemporary Trends in Psychology
Cross-Cultural Issues in Psychology
Ecclesiology in Global Context
Total Credits9