321 First Semester Arabic. (Crosslisted with Lca Lang) 4-5 cr. An important Afro-Asiatic language; description, drills, reading, speaking. P: 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
322 Second Semester Arabic. (Crosslisted with Lca Lang) 4-5 cr. Continuation of 321. P: African 321 or cons inst. 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
323 Third Semester Arabic. (Crosslisted with Lca Lang) 4 cr. Advanced grammar and conversational practice, reading contemporary Arabic literature and other writings. P: African 322 or cons inst.
324 Fourth Semester Arabic. (Crosslisted with Lca Lang) 4 cr. Continuation of 323. P: African 323 or cons inst.
325 Colloquial Arabic. 2 cr. P: African 321 & 322 or equiv.
326 Colloquial Arabic. 2 cr. P: African 325.
331 First Semester Swahili. 4-5 cr. The lingua franca of East Africa; description, drills, reading. P: 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
332 Second Semester Swahili. 4-5 cr. Continuation of 331. P: African 331 or cons inst. 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
333 Third Semester Swahili. 4 cr. More advanced texts and emphasis on composition and conversational practice. P: African 332 or cons inst.
334 Fourth Semester Swahili. 4 cr. Continuation of 333. P: African 333 or cons inst.
351 First Semester Xhosa. 4-5 cr. An important language of the Nguni group of South African languages; description, drills, reading. P: 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
352 Second Semester Xhosa. 4-5 cr. Continuation of 351. P: African 351 or cons inst. 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
353 Third Semester Xhosa. 4 cr. More advanced texts and emphasis on structural analysis and conversational practice. P: African 352 or cons inst.
354 Fourth Semester Xhosa. 4 cr. Continuation of 353. P: African 353 or cons inst.
361 First Semester Hausa. 4-5 cr. Spoken Hausa as used in Nigeria: description, drills, reading. P: 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
362 Second Semester Hausa. 4-5 cr. Continuation of 361. P: African 361 or cons inst. 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
363 Third Semester Hausa. 4 cr. More advanced texts and emphasis on structural analysis and conversational practice. P: African 362 or cons inst.
364 Fourth Semester Hausa. 4 cr. Continuation of 363. P: African 363 or cons inst.
370 Islam: Religion and Culture. (Crosslisted with LCA, Relig St) 4 cr. The emergence and development of Islam; schism; theology; asceticism; speculative and popular mysticism; literatures in diverse Islamic languages. P: Open to Fr.
371 First Semester Yoruba. 4-5 cr. Introduction to the standard Yoruba language and culture of Nigeria: speaking, reading, writing skills. P: 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
372 Second Semester Yoruba. 4-5 cr. A development of basic Yoruba structure. Reading and writing simple stories in Yoruba. P: African 371 or cons inst. 4 cr for Grads, 5 cr for Undergrads (4 cr only Summer). Open to Fr.
373 Third Semester Yoruba. 4 cr. Advanced grammar and conversational practice. Reading contemporary Yoruba literature and other writings. P: African 372 or cons inst.
374 Fourth Semester Yoruba. 4 cr. More advanced conversational skill, and introduction to simple Yoruba poems and plays. P: African 373 or cons inst.
402 Theory of African Literature. 3-4 cr. Approaches to the analysis of African oral narrative performances, heroic poetry, epic, and the genres of written literature: Aesthetic, symbolic, and structural analysis and their interrelationships. P: African 201 or 210 or 211, or Grad st, or cons inst.
411 African Poetry. (Crosslisted with Folklore) 3-4 cr. Analysis of oral and written poetry from various African cultures. P: Jr st.
412 Contemporary African Fiction. 3-4 cr. A critical study of the major works. P: Jr st or cons inst.
413 Contemporary African and Caribbean Drama. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) 3-4 cr. A critical study of the major works. P: Jr st or cons inst.
435 Advanced Studies in Swahili Language-Grammar. 3 cr. Reading, conversation and composition beyond the fourth semester level with emphasis on linguistic structure and the grammatical analysis of texts appropriate to the level of the student. P: African 334 or cons inst.
436 Advanced Studies in Swahili Language-Readings. 3 cr. Reading, conversation and composition beyond the fourth semester level with emphasis on the literary tradition of the language and concentration on texts appropriate to the level of the student. P: African 435 or cons inst.
440 African/Francophone Film. (Crosslisted with French) 3 cr. Studies the construction of narratives in cinema and literature; teaches to analyze and write about cinema; explores links between cinema and national or regional politics and ideology; examines spectatorship in relation to questions of identity formation. P: French 271.
441 Written Literatures of Southern Africa. 3-4 cr. In Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, Ndebele, English and Afrikaans. In translation. P: Jr st or cons inst.
445 Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts. (Crosslisted with Lca Lang) 3 cr. Selection from Quranic and post-Quranic Arabic texts to meet the needs of the students. P: Grad st and cons inst.
446 Readings in Advanced Arabic Texts. (Crosslisted with Lca Lang) 3 cr. P: Grad st or cons inst required.
451 Lusophone African Literature. (Crosslisted with Portug) 3-4 cr. Chronological and thematic survey of major trends, authors, and works of Lusophone Africa since 1936. P: Portuguese 221 & 311/312 or cons inst.
452 Masterpieces of Contemporary African and Caribbean Literatures. 3-4 cr. New written literatures from Black Africa and the Caribbean. P: Jr st or cons inst.
453 Modern African Literature in English. 3-4 cr. Chief emphasis on modern African poetry, novel, drama, and short story.
454 Modern African Prose and Poetry in French. (Crosslisted with French) 3-4 cr. Modern novel, drama and poetry by Africans from tropical Africa or the West Indies. P: Reading knowledge of French.
455 Advanced Studies in Xhosa Language-Grammar. 3 cr. Reading, conversation and composition beyond the fourth semester level with emphasis on linguistic structure and the grammatical analysis of texts appropriate to the level of the student. P: African 354 or cons inst.
456 Advanced Studies in Xhosa Language-Readings. 3 cr. Reading, conversation and composition beyond the fourth semester level with emphasis on the literary tradition of the language and concentration on texts appropriate to the level of the student. P: African 455 or cons inst.
459 Islamic Culture: Meanings and History. (Crosslisted with LCA, Relig St) 3 cr. Muslim culture through religious and rational sciences (Quranic exegesis, mysticism, philosophy, scholasticism, schism), art, and literature. P: So st & LCA/Relig St 273 or 444 or African/LCA/Relig St 370, or cons inst.
465 Advanced Studies in Hausa Language-Grammar. 3 cr. Reading, conversation and composition beyond the fourth semester level with emphasis on linguistic structure and the grammatical analysis of texts appropriate to the level of the student. P: African 364 or cons inst.
466 Advanced Studies in Hausa Language-Readings. 3 cr. Reading, conversation and composition beyond the fourth semester level with emphasis on the literary tradition of the language and concentration on texts appropriate to the level of the student. P: African 465 or cons inst.
471 Oral Traditions and the Written Word. (Crosslisted with Folklore) 3-4 cr. Analyses and comparisons of African oral narrative-performances and African written literatures. P: African 210, 402, or cons inst.
475 Fifth Semester Yoruba. 3 cr. Advanced linguistic structures, literature and poetry. Introduction to Yoruba cultures in the works of Wole Soyinka. P: African 374 or cons inst.
476 Sixth Semester Yoruba. 3 cr. More complex linguistic structure. Proverbs. Yoruba cultural background in the works of Wole Soyinka. P: African 475 or cons inst.
500 Language and Society in Africa. 3-4 cr. Language use in African societies; multilingualism; language in politics, religion, socialization.
501 Structure and Analysis of African Languages. 3-4 cr. Emphasis on phonetics (including transcription), and on theories and problems of phonology, morphology, and syntax. P: African 301 for Undergrads; none for Grads.
575 Methods of Teaching African Languages: Theory and Practice. 3 cr. Theories and teaching methodologies for second language acquisition plus practical classroom techniques for teaching African languages. P: Knowledge of an African language.
669 Special Topics. 3 cr. P: Cons chair.
701 Advanced Topics in African Linguistics. 3 cr. Advanced study of a topic in African linguistics. Content will vary with each offering. P: Sr major or Grad & cons inst.
702 African Verbal Stylistics. 3 cr. Linguistic approaches to the vrbl arts of Africa, oral, written, and in performance. P: Grad st.
901 Seminar in Modern African Literature:Women Writers. 3 cr. Special topics. P: Grad st.
902 Seminar in Traditional African Lit. 3 cr. Topics in oral art forms. P: Grad st.
903 Seminar in African Linguistics. 3 cr. P: Grad st.
921 Seminar in Comparison and Classification of African Languages. 3 cr. Diachronic African linguistics, problems of overall classification and comparative methodology, or study of a specific language family. P: African 520, Ling 526, or cons inst.
925 Seminar in Field Methods in African Languages and Literature. 3 cr. Field methods, techniques, and analytical approaches for students going to Africa to do research into African languages, linguistics, oral traditions, or literature for the Ph.D. dissertation. Seminar alternates yearly, on linguistics one year, oral tradition and/or literature the next.
935 Seminar in South African Oral & Written Literatures. 3 cr. One or more problems. P: Grad st.
955 Seminar in African Mythology. 3 cr. P: African 201 or 440 or 470 or 471.
980 Seminar: Literary Style and Linguistic Form. 3 cr. P: Grad st, cons inst.
983 Interdepartmental Seminar-African Studies. (Crosslisted with Anthro, Econ, Geog, History, Poli Sci) 3 cr. Interdisciplinary inquiry in African society and culture. P: Grad st or cons inst.
990 Thesis. 1-9 cr.
999 Independent Reading and Research. 1-3 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.