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 2025 COURSE LIST
FALL 2024 COURSE LIST
| Department | Course Title/Description | Code (AFRICAN) | Credits | Type | Crosslisted | Modality | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Cultural Studies | Intro African Cultural Expression | 100 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Madureira, Luis | |
| African Cultural Studies | Intro African Literature | 201 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Brown, Matthew | |
| African Cultural Studies | Intro African Cultural Studies: South Africa's TRC | 202 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Moorman, Marissa Jean | |
| African Cultural Studies | Intro Topics African Languages: Language Practices & Africa�s System of Knowing | 204 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Agoke, Adeola | |
| African Cultural Studies | The African Storyteller | 210 | 3 | Core course | FOLKLORE 210 | Online Only | Brown, Matthew |
| African Cultural Studies | Intro to African Pop Culture | 212 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Moses, Warrick | |
| African Cultural Studies | African Lit in Translation: Lusophone | 300 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Moorman, Marissa Jean | |
| African Cultural Studies | Arabic Lit & Cinema | 302 | 3 | Core course | INTL ST 302 | Classroom Instruction | England, Samuel |
| African Cultural Studies | First Semester Arabic | 321 | 5 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | Third Semester Arabic | 323 | 4 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Mustafa, Mustafa | |
| African Cultural Studies | Fifth Semester Arabic | 329 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Mustafa, Mustafa | |
| African Cultural Studies | First Semester Swahili | 331 | 5 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | Third Semester Swahili | 333 | 4 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | First Sem-Lang-South Africa: Zulu | 335 | 5 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | First Semester Hausa | 361 | 5 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | First Semester Yoruba | 371 | 5 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | Third Semester Yoruba | 373 | 4 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | First Semester Somali | 391 | 5 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | TBA | |
| African Cultural Studies | In Search of the African Storyteller: Theory, Method and Practice | 406 | 3 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Madureira, Luis | |
| African Cultural Studies | Theory & Methods LCTL Learning | 670 | 2 | Core course | Online Only | Agoke, Adeola | |
| African Cultural Studies | Multilanguage Seminar | 671 | 4 | Core course | Online Only | Agoke, Adeola | |
| Afro-American Studies | Topics in Afro-American History: Origins of Black Movements | 671 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Davis, Thulani | |
| Afro-American Studies | Topics in Afro-American History: Slavery & Capitalism | 671 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Clark-Pujara, Christy | |
| Anthropology | General Anthropology | 100 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Bowie, Katherine A., Bunn, Henry T., Hawks, John | |
| Anthropology | Cultural Anthropology & Human Diversity | 104 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Wendland, Claire | |
| Anthropology | Emergence of Human Culture | 321 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Bunn, Henry T. | |
| Botany | Conservation Biology | 651 | 3 | Extended core course | BOTANY 651, ENVIR ST 651, F&W ECOL 651, ZOOLOGY 651 | Classroom Instruction | Woodward, Catherine L |
| Classics | The Egyptians | 321 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Hutton, Jeremy | |
| Dance | Workshop in Dance Activity: Hip-Hop | 110 | 1 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Juarez, AJ | |
| Dance | African Dance | 118 | 1 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Kadakia, Maya | |
| Dance | W African Dance/Music-Americas | 318 | 3 | Core course | AFROAMER 318, MUSIC 318 | Online Only | Walker, Christopher A |
| Educational Policy Studies | Comparative Education | 240 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Otting, Jennifer | |
| Educational Policy Studies | International Educational Development | 260 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Otting, Jennifer | |
| Educational Policy Studies | Globalization and Education | 335 | 3 | Extended core course | INTL ST 335 | Classroom Instruction | Aydarova, Elena |
| English | African & African Diaspora Literature & Culture | 374 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Amine, Laila | |
| Environmental Studies - Gaylord Nelson Institute | Biological Aspects-Environmental Studies: Ecological Restoration in Practice | 400 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Rosin, Cooper | |
| Forest and Wildlife Ecology | Extinction of Species | 360 | 3 | Extended core course | ENVIR ST 360, ZOOLOGY 360 | Classroom Instruction | Peery, M |
| French (French and Italian) | French/Francophone Cultral Study: Litterature et cinema | 462 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction (Taught in French) | El-Nossery, Nevine | |
| Gender and Womens Studies | Women's Global Health | 535 | 3 | Extended core course | INTL ST 535 | Classroom Instruction | Araceli Alonso |
| Geography | Environmental Conservation | 339 | 4 | Extended core course | ENVIR ST 339 | Classroom Instruction | TBA |
| Geography | World Regions in Global Context | 340 | 3 | Extended core course | Online Only | Olds, Kristopher N | |
| History | The Historian's Craft: African Decolonization | 201 | 4 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Callaci, Emily | |
| History | The Historian's Craft: Global Christianities | 201 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Grant, Paul | |
| History | The Historian's Craft: Global History of Unfree Labor | 201 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Durham, Geoffrey | |
| History | Africa: Introductory Survey | 277 | 4 | Core course | AFRICA 277, AFROAMER 277, ANTHRO 277, HISTORY 277, POLI SCI 277, SOC 277 | Online (some classroom) | Sweet, James |
| History | Advanced Seminar in History: Global History of Slavery | 600 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Esseissah, Khaled | |
| International Studies | Lead with Languages | 275 | 1 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Odegard, Lydia | |
| International Studies | Topics in Global Security: Global Risk in the21st Century | 401 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Machoian, Ronald | |
| International Studies | Topics in Politics and Global Economy: Global Poverty and Inequality | 402 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Young, Stephen | |
| International Studies | Topics in International Studies: Contemporary Issues in Africa | 320 | 1 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | McCord, Aleia Ingulli | |
| International Studies | Topics in International Studies: Contemporary Issues in Africa | 620 | 1 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | McCord, Aleia Ingulli | |
| Music | Introduction to Music Cultures of the World | 103 | 3 | Extended core course | FOLKLORE 103 | Classroom Instruction | Gibson, Nathan D |
| Political Science | Governments & Politics of the Middle East & North Africa | 320 | 4 | Core course | Classroom Instruction | Shalaby, Marwa | |
| Political Science | International Institutions & World Order | 354 | 3 | Extended core course | Classroom Instruction | Martin, Lisa | |
| Sociology | Sociology of Developing Societies/Third World | 630 | 3 | Extended core course | C&E SOC 630 | Classroom Instruction | Seidman, Gay W. |
| Department | Course Title/Description | Code (AFRICAN) | Credits | Type | Crosslisted | Modality | Instructor(s) |
SUMMER 2024 COURSE LIST
All African related courses are only available online for Summer 2024
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Department | Title | Description | Code (AFRICAN) | Cross-Listed | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Intro African Cultural Studies | African Dramatic Expressions | 202 | Madureira, Luis | |
| 56 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Intro Topics African Languages | Language & Politics in Africa | 204 | Agoke, Adeola; Madureira, Luis | |
| 57 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Intro African Cultural Studies | Soccer in Africa | 202 | Madureira, Luis; Muhammad, Abubakar | |
| 58 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Fifth Semester Summer Arabic | 343 | |||
| 59 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | First Semester Summer Arabic | 339 | |||
| 60 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Fourth Semester Summer Arabic | 342 | |||
| 61 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Intensive Multilanguage Seminar | 672 | |||
| 62 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Second Semester Summer Arabic | 340 | |||
| 63 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Sixth Semester Summer Arabic | 344 | |||
| 64 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | The African Storyteller | 210 | Folklore | Brown, Matthew; Onwuegbuchi, Nneoma Onyinye | |
| 65 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | The African Storyteller | 210 | Folklore | Brown, Matthew; Ogunmuko, Oluwadamilola | |
| 66 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | African Cultural Studies | Third Semester Summer Arabic | 341 | |||
| 67 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Afro-American Studies | Intro to Afro-American Art | 242 | Art History | Black, Anthony Devon | |
| 68 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Agricultural & Applied Econ | World Hunger & Malnutrition | 350 | Agricultural & Applied Econ, Nutritional Sciences, Agronomy | Anna, Erika; Yi, Jing | |
| 69 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Anthropology | Cult Anthro & Human Diversity | 104 | |||
| 70 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Dance | Workshop in Dance Activity | Hip-Hop | 110 | ||
| 71 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Dance | Workshop in Dance Activity | Intermediate Jazz | 110 | Marion, Carol M | |
| 72 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Dance | W African Dance/Music-Americas | 318 | Afro-American Studies, Music | ||
| 73 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Educational Policy Studies | Comparative Education | 240 | |||
| 74 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Forest & Wildlife Ecology | Extinction of Species | 360 | Envir St, Zoology | Cherwin, Karie Lynn | |
| 75 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Gender & Women's Studies | Women's Global Health | 535 | International Studies | ||
| 76 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | Geography | World Regions in Global Context | 340 | Menon, Siddharth | ||
| 77 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | History | Africa: Introductory Survey | 277 | African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology | Hodapp, Rachel | |
| 78 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | International Studies | Topics in Global Security | Global Forced Migration | 401 | Howsam, Jess | |
| 79 | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | adelabu | 07/05/2024 12:40 PM | International Studies | Topics in Global Security | Refugees & Forced Migration: Afric | 401 | De Sousa Dias, Lisa Maria | |
| Department | Title | Description | Code (AFRICAN) | Cross-Listed | Instructor(s) |
SPRING 2024 COURSE LIST
| wdt_ID | Department | Title | Code | Cross-Listed | Instructor | Modality | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |