| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9:00am- | M | Carlos Hall 211 | Edna Bay. | 4 | 13457 | TBA. |
The Senior Seminar in African Studies is designed to provide a capstone multidisciplinary reading and research experience for majors in African Studies. The course begins with a consideration of how African studies as an approach differs from much social science research and writing about Africa. Readings drawn from exemplary recent African studies works exploring issues in development and health care will be interspersed with sessions devoted to the development of students' individual research projects.
Grading
| Assignment/Exam | Details | % of Total Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Readings | Students are expected to come to class each week having thoroughly read the assigned texts and ready to discuss the reading in detail. They will write a two- to three-page précis each week that reading is assigned, which will summarize and respond to the assigned reading. | |
| Individual Research and Writing Project | A major individual research and writing project (30 pages) will be undertaken through a series of steps over the course of the semester. | |
| Seminar Attendance | Students will also be expected to attend outside seminars on African studies, particularly the IAS speaker series and the history department's Interdisciplinary Seminar in Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies whenever possible. |
The schedule of courses on O.P.U.S. is the official listing of courses, including days and times they meet and the General Education Requirements they satisfy. Students should use course descriptions as general guidelines. Course requirements, grading details, book lists, and syllabi are subject to change.