African Studies
In addition to the common requirements for a regional concentration, students who wish to concentrate in African Studies are required to spend a semester abroad at Rhodes University, South Africa, or at another program arranged together with the Director of International Studies. The African Studies language requirement may be fulfilled with a semester of Xhosa at Rhodes University, or with French at Washington College. In addition, students are required to take two courses from List A below and three courses on Africa at Rhodes University. Examples of such courses appear on List B below.
LIST A
- ANT 236. Race and Ethnicity
- ECN 218: Economic Development
- FRS 310. Contemporary France and the Francophone World
- HIS 371. History of South Africa
- POL 341. Politics of Development
- POL 356. History and Politics in Africa
Special Topics courses dealing with Africa also may be offered at Washington College, and may be counted for List A credit. These may represent a single discipline or they may be interdisciplinary in nature.
LIST B
Selected courses previously offered at Rhodes University, South Africa:
- ANT 305. Philosophy, Theory, and Technique of Fieldwork
- DRA 210. Non-literary Traditions in South African Theatre
- DRA 211. Theatre and Society
- ECN 228. Development Economics
- ECN 238. South African Economy
- ENG 322. English in Africa: West African Literature
- ENG 323. English in Africa: East and Southern African
- ENV 292. Natural Systems, Processes, Resources and Management
- ENV 392. People in the Environment
- HIS 372. Introduction to African and South African History
- HIS 373. South African History in the19th and 20th Centuries
- HIS 374. Race, Class, Nationalism, and Ethnicity in Twentieth Century South Africa
- INS 392. Seminar on South Africa and the Eastern Cape
- POL 304. South African Politics and Government
- POL 306. Government and Politics in Africa
- SOC 259: Industrial Sociology
- Xhosa 101: Elementary Xhosa
INT 392. Seminar on South Africa and the Eastern Cape
This course has been designed as a component of the Washington College semester at Rhodes University. Students taking the course will acquire an understanding of the key historical, environmental, social, and economic factors, which have shaped and are shaping South Africa's and the Eastern Cape's society and economy. Note: This course is required of all participants in the Washington College/Rhodes University Program in South Africa.