Major in African Studies
Requirements for the Major
- AFS 263 – Intro to African Studies
- AFS 490 – Senior Seminar in African
- Electives to meet the 36-credit minimum required for the major (no more than 2 courses at the 100 level and 3 courses at the 200 level may count towards the major). Most electives should be 300 and 400 level courses with content strongly/fully focused on African Studies and the DUS approval.
One elective may be a course with partial content related to African Studies, with the DUS approval
Specified language courses may be considered as electives with DUS approval; however not required.
No more than 2 language courses can count towards the major.
- Up to four courses (totaling no more than 16 credits) from study abroad programs may count towards the major with the approval of the Director/DUS.
Satisfying Major Requirements during Study Abroad
Students are strongly encouraged to strengthen their work in African Studies by participating in study or research abroad through one of Emory's approved programs in Africa. Currently, Emory College Study Abroad programs include opportunities in Ghana, Morocco, Rwanda, Namibia/Botswana, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. Please visit the Emory College Study Abroad website for more information.
Up to a total of four regular courses (12-16 credit hours) may be earned toward the major in study abroad programs. African language courses taken during study abroad can also count toward your language competency requirement.
Prior to beginning a study abroad program, students must contact the Director or DUS to seek approval of courses to be taken and counted towards the African Studies major. Students should be prepared to provide a syllabus for any courses to be counted toward the major. Many courses offered abroad count as AFS special topics courses, but please note that only internships that satisfy Emory College guidelines.