Each year the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers over 100 courses focusing on Africa. The African Studies Program curriculum comprises both core courses and extended core courses, representing nearly 40 diverse departments on campus:
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CORE COURSES
Core courses contain more than 66% Africa‐related content and fulfill the requirements of the African Studies Certificate and FLAS.
EXTENDED CORE COURSES
Extended core courses contain at least 25% African content but cannot be used towards the certificate or FLAS without special approval from the African Studies Program advisor and the course’s instructor. Requests must be made and approved by the second Friday of the semester in which the course in question will be taken. Request form available here. Please email it to advising@africa.wisc.edu.
SPRING 2024 COURSE LIST
wdt_ID | Department | Title | Code | Cross-Listed | Instructor | Modality | Type |
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1 | African Cultural Studies | Introduction to African Cultural Expression | AFRICAN 100 | Popoola Rosemary | In-person | Core Course | |
2 | African Cultural Studies | Introduction to African Literature | AFRICAN 201 | TBA | In-person | Core Course | |
3 | African Cultural Studies | Technology and Orality in Africa | AFRICAN 202 | Reginold Royston | In-person | Core Course | |
4 | African Cultural Studies | Immigrating While Black (and African) | AFRICAN 203 | Harry Kiiru | In-person | Core Course | |
5 | African Cultural Studies | African Languages & the Media | AFRICAN 204 | Adeola Agoke | In-person | Core Course | |
6 | African Cultural Studies | The African Storyteller | AFRICAN 210 | FOLKLORE 210 | TBA | Online | Core Course |
7 | African Cultural Studies | Introduction to African Pop Culture | AFRICAN 212 | TBA | In-person | Core Course | |
8 | African Cultural Studies | Africa: An Introductory Survey | AFRICAN 277 | HISTORY 277, AFROAMER 277, ANTHRO 277, GEOG 277, POLI SCI 277, SOC 277 | Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué | In-person | Core Course |
9 | African Cultural Studies | Second Semester Arabic | AFRICAN 322 | TBA | In-person | Core Course | |
10 | African Cultural Studies | Fourth Semester Arabic | AFRICAN 324 | Mustafa Mustafa | In-person | Core Course | |
11 | African Cultural Studies | Sixth Semester Arabic | AFRICAN 330 | Mustafa Mustafa | In-person | Core Course | |
12 | African Cultural Studies | Second Semester Swahili | AFRICAN 332 | TBA | In-person | Core Course | |
13 | African Cultural Studies | Fourth Semester Swahili | AFRICAN 334 | Katrina Daly Thompson | In-person | Core Course | |
14 | African Cultural Studies | Second Semester Hausa | AFRICAN 362 | TBA | In-person | Core Course | |
15 | African Cultural Studies | Second Semester Yoruba | AFRICAN 372 | TBA | Online | Core Course | |
16 | African Cultural Studies | Fourth Semester Yoruba | AFRICAN 374 | TBA | Online | Core Course | |
17 | African Cultural Studies | Second Semester Somali | AFRICAN 392 | TBA | Online | Core Course | |
18 | African Cultural Studies | Theories of African Cultural Studies | AFRICAN 403 | Luis Madureira | In-person | Core Course | |
19 | African Cultural Studies | Language, Gender, and Sexuality in African Contexts | AFRICAN 407 | Katrina Daly Thompson | In-person | Core Course | |
20 | African Cultural Studies | Sixth Semester Swahili | AFRICAN 436 | TBA | In-person | Core Course | |
21 | African Cultural Studies | Multilanguage Seminar | AFRICAN 671 | Adeola Agoke | Online | Core Course | |
22 | African Cultural Studies | Theories of African Cultural Studies | AFRICAN 803 | Luis Madureira | In-Person | Core Course | |
23 | African Cultural Studies | Decolonization: Theory & Practice | AFRICAN 905 | Marissa Moorman | In-Person | Core Course | |
24 | Afro-American Studies | Introduction to Afro-American Art | AFROAMER 231 | Clark-Pujara | In-Person | Extended Core Course | |
25 | Afro-American Studies | Introduction to Afro-American Art | AFROAMER 242 | ART HIST 242 | Anthony Black | In-Person | Extended Core Course |
Department | Title | Code | Cross-Listed | Instructor | Modality | Type |