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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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African Studies Certificate

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The African Studies Certificate is designed to provide students with a knowledge of and appreciation for African history, society and natural environment.

The African Studies Certificate will provide students the opportunity to understand and experience this diverse region through courses that offer knowledge, necessary language skills and first-hand experience in various parts of Africa. The Certificate program will focus on African agriculture, health, environment and cultures.

Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to qualify for the certificate in African Studies. A minimum 18 credit hours of African Studies course work with a grade of C or above for all courses is needed to complete the certificate program.

Required courses

AFRI 400 - African Study Abroad Credits: 1-4
AFRI 501 - Seminar I Credits: 3
ANTH 509 - Cultures of Africa Credits: 3
SWAH 101 - Swahili I Credits: 4
SWAH 102 - Swahili II Credits: 4
or
- Two semesters of any indigenous African language, French or Portuguese

Recommended course:

Recommended Electives for GE-College of Agriculture

The following lists provides electives accepted for general education and for the African Studies certificate:

AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
AGEC 710 - Comparative Food and Agriculture Systems Credits: 3
AGRON 335 - Environmental Quality Credits: 3
HORT 256 - Human Dimensions of Horticulture Credits: 3

Recommended Electives for GE-College of Arts and Sciences

ANTH 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Honors Credits: 3
ANTH 720 - Field Methods in Linguistics Credits: 3
BIOL 303 - Ecology of Environmental Problems Credits: 3
BIOL 330 - Public Health Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 697 - Topics in Biology Credits: 1-6
(African Ecology and Conservation)
ECON 527 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3
ECON 681 - International Trade Credits: 3
ECON 682 - Development Economics Credits: 3
ECON 688 - Health Economics Credits: 3
FREN 721 - Francophone Literature and Culture Credits: 3
GEOG 100 - World Geography & Globalization Credits: 3
GEOG 201 - Human Geography (Honors) Credits: 3
GEOG 121 - Introductory Physical Geography: Earth Systems Science Credits: 3
GEOG 340 - Natural Resources Credits: 3
GEOG 780 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GEOL 506 - Environmental Studies Credits: 3
HIST 539 - African-American History Credits: 3
POLSC 145 - World Politics Credits: 3
POLSC 135 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credits: 3
POLSC 626 - African Politics Credits: 3
POLSC 654 - International Politics of Africa Credits: 3
SOCIO 507 - International Development and Social Change Credits: 3
SOCIO 633 - Gender, Power, and Development Credits: 3

Recommended Electives for GE-College of Health and Human Sciences

IHS 310 - Foundations of Integrative Human Sciences Credits: 3
FNDH 400 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
FNDH 599 - Topics in Human Nutrition Credits: 1-3
FNDH 600 - Public Health Nutrition Credits: 3
FNDH 702 - Nutrition in Developing Countries Credits: 3
HDFS 110 - Introduction to Human Development Credits: 3

Total credit hours: (18)