College: College of Letters and Science
Designation: Interdisciplinary program
Majors and degrees offered: None
Other: Graduate Certificate in African Studies; Ph.D. Minor
Faculty: Professors Schatzberg (chair), Adell (Afro-American Studies), Anderson (Music), Barrows (Agricultural and Applied Economics), Baumann (Nursing), Bernault (History), Bershady (Astronomy), Bloch (Curriculum and Instruction), Bosscher (Engineering), Bosu (Veterinary Medicine), Bunn (Anthropology), Carter (Agricultural and Applied Economics), Cowell (African Languages and Literature), Drewal (Art History/Afro-American Studies), Fair (Journalism and Mass Communication), Gallagher (Astronomy), Gjerde (Medicine and Public Health), Graziano (Medicine and Public Health), Haq (Medicine and Public Health), Hauner (African Languages and Literature), Hewson (Curriculum and Instruction), Hunter (African Languages and Literature), Hutchinson (Anthropology), James (Afro-American/Women's Studies), Johnson-Powell (Medicine and Public Health), Kessel (Genetics), Klug (Law), Ladson-Billings (Medicine and Public Health), McClintock (English), Melrose (Kinesiology), Memon (Languages and Cultures of Asia), Moermond (Zoology), Nixon (English), Ntambi (Biochemistry), Olaniyan (African Languages and Literature/English), Payne (Political Science), Popkewitz (Curriculum and Instruction), Posner (Agronomy), Powell (Classics), Reed (Animal Sciences), Reschovsky (Agricultural and Applied Economics), Scheub (African Languages and Literature), Schleicher (African Languages and Literature), Seidman (Sociology), Shapiro (Agricultural and Applied Economics), Songolo (African Languages and Literature/French and Italian), Tesfagiorgis (Afro-American Studies), Thompson (Law), Tripp (Political Science/Women's Studies), Turner (Geography), Zeichner (Curriculum and Instruction); Associate Professors Anstett (Family Medicine), Brown (History), Chamberlain (History), Doxtader (Communication Arts), Lambert (Anthropology), Madureira (Comparative Literature), Naughton (Geography), Sapega (Spanish and Portuguese), Stambach (Educational Policy Studies), Verna (Art), Wilcots (Astronomy); Assistant Professors Al-Ghadeer (African Languages and Literature), Clark (Human Ecology), Conway (Communication Arts), Foltz (Agricultural and Applied Economics), Keller (History of Science), Kendall (Educational Policy Studies), Kodesh (History), Makuluni (African Languages and Literature), Moustafa (Political Science), Nesper (Anthropology), Sellers (Social Work), Straus (Political Science), Sweet (History), Wendland (Medicine and Public Health/Anthropology), Wong (Geography)
The African Studies Program facilitates interdisciplinary teaching and research among scholars who focus on Africa. The program is recognized nationally for its excellence in academic offerings. More than 80 faculty are members of the program and offer courses in 35 departments.
The certificate in African studies is awarded upon successful completion of 20 credits from African studies courses, with a minimum of 12 credits from the core curriculum (66-100% African content), including four courses in departments other than the major field, with a GPA of 3.0 (4.0 basis); completion of all requirements for a UW-Madison master's degree; and a significant piece of research in African studies. No more than two courses from the student's department will count. Further details are available from the program office in 205 Ingraham Hall.
The minor field in African studies is for Ph.D. students who desire interdisciplinary training in African area studies. It requires completion of four units (a minimum of 12 credits) from the core curriculum, including only courses outside the student's own department and from at least two different departments. Introductory language courses may not be counted toward the minor field.
For more information: African Studies Program Office, 205 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608/262-2380; fax 608/265-5851; asp@africa.wisc.edu; africa.wisc.edu.
366 Artistic/Cultural Images of Black Women, 3 cr
377 Cultural Cross Currents: West African Dance/Music in the Americas, 3 cr
413 Contemporary African and Caribbean Drama, 3 cr
424 Women's International Human Rights, 3 cr
635 Afro-American History to 1900, 3 cr
674 Nigerian Art & African Diaspora, 3 cr
679 Visual Culture and Critical Race Theory, 3 cr
374 The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy, 3 cr
474 Economic Problems in Developing Areas, 3 cr
477 Agricultural and Economic Development in Africa, 3 cr
567 Public Finance in Less Developed Countries, 3 cr
732 Microeconomics, 3 cr
321 Emergence of Human Culture, 3 cr
333 Prehistory of Africa, 3 cr
901 Anthropology and International Health, 3 cr
702 Health Issues in Africa, 3 cr
925 Socio-Economic Change in Underdeveloped Areas, 3 cr
983 Interdepartmental Seminar: Africa and the Diaspora: Theory and Practice, 3 cr
579 Proseminar in African Art, 3 cr
601 Introduction to Museum Studies I, 3 cr
879 Seminar in African Art, 3 cr
610 Reconciling Works: Rhetoric, Reconciliation, and Identity in Contemporary South Africa, 3 cr
477 Agricultural Economic Development in Africa, 3 cr
567 Public Finance in Less Developed Areas, 3 cr
925 Socio-Economic Change in Underdeveloped Areas, 3 cr
750 African Education: Past, Present, and Future, 3 cr
760 Introduction to International Education, 3 cr
805 Gender Issues in International Education, 3 cr
963 Educational Planning and Curriculum Change in Developing Countries, 3 cr
823 20th Century Literature: Postcolonial Cultural Studies, 3 cr
965 Persistence of Memory, 3 cr
360 Extinction of Species 3 cr
651 Conservation Biology, 3 cr
975 Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development, 1 cr
411 African Poetry, 3 cr
716 Seminar in Musical Instruments of the World, 3 cr
532 Cultures et société dans le monde francophone, 3 cr
665 Introduction aux études francophones, 3 cr
669 Cinéma africain, 3 cr
947 Questions in Literature, 3 cr
948 Séminaire sur littératures francophones, 3 cr
355 Africa, South of the Sahara, 3 cr
537 Culture and Environment, 4 cr
538 Humid Tropics, 4 cr
900 Seminar in Cultural Geography, 3 cr
930 Seminar in People-Environment Geography, 2-3 cr
377 History of Africa 1500-1870, 3-4 cr
378 History of Africa 1870-present, 3-4 cr
440 History of North Africa, 3 cr
444 History of East Africa, 3 cr
445 History of Equatorial Africa, 3-4 cr
446 History of Southern Africa, 3 cr
508 Health, Disease, and Healing, 3-4 cr
600 Seminar in the History of 20th Century Africa, 3 cr
858 Problems in Islamic History, 3 cr
861 Seminar in History of Africa, 1-3 cr
374 Growth and Development of Nations in Global Perspectives, 3 cr
602 World Regions in the Global Economy: Africa, 4 cr
603 Global AIDS: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 3 cr
621 Mass Communication in Developing Nations, 4 cr
669 Literary Aspects of Journalism, 3 cr
830/930 International/Development Communication, 3 cr
940 Law and Business in Africa, 3 cr
980 Seminar in African Law, 2-3 cr
401 Music Cultures of the World, 3 cr
716 Seminar in Musical Instruments of the World, 3 cr
362 African International Relations, 3-4 cr
618 Political Islam, 3 cr
653 Politics in Developing Areas, 3-4 cr
657 Comparative Political Culture, 3 cr
660 African Politics, 3 cr
855 Politics and Culture in Comparative Perspective, 3 cr
961 Seminar: African Politics, 3 cr
650 Uganda Health and Disease, 1-3 cr
439 Islamic History from the Origin of Islam to the Ottoman Empire, 3-4 cr
858 Seminar: Problems of Islamic History, 2-3 cr
940 Sociology of Economic Change in Developing Countries, 3 cr
651 Conservation Biology, 3 cr
330 Race, Gender and Imperialism-Issues, 3 cr
469 Women and Politics, 3 cr
805 Gender Issues in International Educational Policy, 3 cr
651 Conservation Biology, 3 cr