Requirements for the
Concentration in African Studies
Six units are required.
Required Courses
AFST 104 Introduction to African Studies
HIST 290 Civilizations of Africa
HIST 291 Contemporary Africa
A Senior Seminar approved by the Director of the African Studies
Program
Two additional courses may be chosen from the following list.
Courses should include Africa specific study abroad.
BIOL 108 Ecology of Africa
ECON 225 Economics of Developing Countries
FREN 480 Francophone Literature
MUSC 148 Music of World Cultures
POLS 215 Politics in Developing Countries
PSYC 340 Cultural Psychology
SOAN 260 Women in CrossCultural Perspective
Concentrators are encouraged to take as many core and elective
courses as possible.
Courses taken abroad and at other U.S. colleges and universities,
or with guest scholars on campus, may meet a concentration
requirement. Students are encouraged to speak with the Director
of African Studies as they develop their program.
Kalamazoo College also operates study abroad programs in
Africa. These give students an intensive academic and intercultural
experience in an African region. The specific African countries
in which the College operates are listed in the "Center
for International Programs'' section of this catalogue.
