Many courses with significant African content (25% or more) are currently offered at OSU across many disciplines. Spring 2018 - see
2018 Spring Africa Classes longversion .pdf - has 100 such offerings. Those courses focusing 100% on Africa are highlit. Others are noted for the relevance of their content to Africa and/or because the instructor has experience and interest in Africa.
Other current courses frequently offered include:
African American and African Studies |
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African Civilizations to 1870 | 1121 |
African Civilizations 1870 to the Present | 1122 |
Introduction to African Literature | 2251 |
Introduction to Caribbean Literature | 2253 |
Global Perspectives on the African Diasopora | 3310 |
Introduction to African Politics | 2327 |
History of US-Africa Relations 1900-Present | 3308 |
Global Perspectives on the African Diasopora | 3310 |
History of African Cinema | 3320 |
Music, Religion, and Ritual in Africa | 3342H |
Arts and Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora | 3376 |
Themes in Francophone African & Caribbean Literature | 3451 |
Theories in Africana Literature | 4460 |
Ethnicity, Development and the State in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4451 |
Pan-Africanism and Nationalism | 4527 |
African Political Economy | 4530 |
Topics in Africana Literature | 4451 |
History of Southern Africa | 4557 |
Southern Africa: Society and Culture | 5485.01 |
Topics in Africana Psychology | 4561 |
Topics in African Diaspora Studies | 4565 |
West Africa: Society and Culture | 5485.02 |
Study Abroad in Africa & the Diaspora | 5798 |
Introduction to Graduate Level African History | 7300 |
Comparative History of the African Diaspora & enslavement and emancipation | 7302 |
Comparative History of the African Diaspora and Post-Emancipation, Colonial, & Post-Colonial Reality | 7303 |
African Historiography and Methodology | 7420 |
Studies in African History | 7430 |
Enslavement, Emancipation, Colonial & Post-Colonial Realities | 7580 |
Political Development of Sub-Saharan Africa | 7725 |
Law, Politics, and Human Rights in Africa | 7732 |
Language and Society in Africa | 7750 |
Introduction to Graduate Studies and African Literature | 7751 |
Topics in African Diaspora Studies | 7759 |
African Pop Culture | 7760 |
African Social Movements in the Age of Globalization | 7765 |
Topics in African Political Philosophy | 7781 |
Seminar in U.S./Africa Relations | 7833 |
Seminar in African History | 8300 |
Transitional History of the African World | 8350 |
Agricultural Communication |
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Communication Strategies for Change & Development | 5150 |
Extension Education in Developing Countries | 5190 |
International Development Theory & Practice | 5170 |
Contemporary Issues in US Agriculture | 2367 |
Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics |
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Feast or Famine: The Global Business of Food | 2580 |
Food Security and Globalization | 4532 |
World Population, Food, and Environment | 4597.01 |
Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa | 4536 |
Problems & Policies in World Population, Food, & Environment | 4597.01 |
Problems & Policies in World Population, Food, & Environment | 4597.01H |
Advanced Development Economics | 7420 |
Anthropology |
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World Prehistory: An Anthropological Perspective | 2201 H |
Human Origins | 3300 |
The Living Primates | 3304 |
Fundamentals of Archeology | 3401 |
Primate Evolution | 3409 |
Regional Survey of the Anthropology of Africa | 3418 |
Cultural Conflict in Developing Nations | 4597.01 |
The Global Food Crisis | 4597.05H |
Special Topics: Environmental Anthropology | 5606 |
Special Topics: Hunters and Gatherers | 5620 |
Special Topics: Cultural Ecology | 5623 |
Special Topics: Primate Behavior | 5641 |
Special Topics: Hominid Paleoanthropology | 7702 |
Business Administration |
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Group International Project, Study Abroad | 4024 |
City and Regional Planning |
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The Global Environment in Planning | 4597 |
International Development Studio | 6970 |
Development Theory | 7110 |
Dance |
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African I | 1131 |
African II | 2132 |
Economics |
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World Economic Development in Historical Perspective | 4130 |
Education Policy and Leadership |
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Children, Families, and Communities in Conflict Transformation | 5260 |
Education Teaching and Learning |
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Equity and Diversity in Education | 5005 |
Reading Multicultural Literature Across Middle Childhood Curricula | 5225 |
Issues in Language, Literacy, and Culture/Equity, & Diversity | 5300 |
Children's Literature in S.African Context: Global May Program | 8890 |
Environment and Natural Resources |
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Women, Environment, and Development | 3530 |
Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering |
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Capstone Experience - South Africa |
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French |
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Masterpieces of the French-Speaking World | 1801 |
Cultures of the French-Speaking World | 1802 |
Introduction to French & Francophone Studies | 2101.01 |
Literary & visual texts of the Francophone World | 3202 |
Introduction to Francophone Cultures | 3402 |
Topics in French-Speaking Cultures | 3403 |
Advanced Pronunciation & Accents of the Francophone World | 5102 |
Black Africa & Diaspora: Texts and Contexts | 5205 |
North Africa: Texts and Contexts | 5206 |
Francophone Studies | 8204 |
French & Francophone Studies Across Boundaries | 8205 |
French & Francophone Cinema | 8701 |
Geography |
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South Africa: Space and Society | 5752 |
History |
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African Peoples and Empires in World History | 2301 |
History of Modern Africa, 1800 - 1960s | 2302 |
History of Contemporary Africa, 1960 - present | 2303 |
Islam, Politics, and Society in History | 2350 |
Nationalism, Socialism, and Revolution in Africa | 3302 |
History of Islam in Africa | 3304 |
History of African Christianity | 3306 |
History of African Health and Healing | 3307 |
History of US - African Relations, 1900 - Present | 3308 |
History of African Cinema | 3310 |
Readings in Atlantic World History | 4090 |
Readings in Atlantic World History | 4090E |
Readings in Atlantic World History | 4090H |
Research Seminar in Atlantic World History | 4095 |
Research Seminar in Atlantic World History | 4095E |
Research Seminar in Atlantic World History | 4095H |
Readings in African History | 4300 |
Readings in African History | 4300E |
Readings in African History | 4300H |
Reseach Seminar in African History | 4325 |
Reseach Seminar in African History | 4325E |
Reseach Seminar in African History | 4325H |
Special Topics in Atlantic World History | 5090 |
Special Topics in African History | 5300 |
Atlantic World History | 7090 |
Introduction to Graduate Level African History | 7300 |
African Historiography & Methodology | 7301 |
Comparative History of the African Diaspora & enslavement and emancipation | 7302 |
Comparative History of the African Diaspora and Post-Emancipation, Colonial, & Post-Colonial Reality | 7303 |
African Women: History and Socioeconomic Change | 7304 |
Studies in African Religions | 7305 |
Seminar in African History | 8300 |
Seminar in Atlantic World History | 8080 |
Art |
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Introduction to African Art and Archaeology | 2101 |
Philosophy of African Art | 3101 |
Contemporary African Art: 1920 to Present | 4121 |
African Art and Archaeology I | 5111 |
African Art and Archaeology II | 5112 |
Contemporary African Art II | 5122 |
Studies in African Art and Archeology | 8111 |
Studies in Contemporary African Art | 8121 |
International Studies |
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Introduction to Africa | 2000 |
Introduction to Development Studies | 2500 |
Introduction to Developments Studies | 2500H |
Feast or Famine: the Global Business of Food | 2580 |
Contemporary Uganda: Global May Program | 2797.02 |
Comparative Ethnic Systems States and Identity | 4000 |
Ethnicity, Development, and the State in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4515 |
Food Security and Globalization | 4532 |
Economic Development of Sub-Saharan Africa | 4536 |
Problems and Policies in World Population, Food, and Environment | 4597.01 |
Problems and Policies in World Population, Food, and Environment | 4597.01H |
Understanding the Global Information Society | 4850 |
Rebuilding Failed and Weak States | 5700 |
Children and War | 5801 |
Model African Union - Readings/Research |
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World Population, Food, and Environment | 4597.01 |
Law |
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Seminar: Law in Africa | 8896.25 |
Music |
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African Performing Ensemble | 2208.2 |
Music on the Move in a Globalized World | 3348 |
African Music: Ideas Forms and Trajectories | 4555.08 |
African Performing Ensemble | 7780.2 |
African Music: Ideas Forms and Trajectories | 7789 |
Rural Sociology |
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Social Groups in Developing Societies | 3580 |
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |
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Feminist Perspectives on Globalization | 3505 |
Women, Environment, and Development | 3530 |
African Women: History & Socioeconomic Change | 5623 |
Somali |
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Elementary Somali 1 | 1101 |
Elementary Somali 2 | 1102 |
Elementary Somali 3 | 1103 |
Intermediat Somali 1 | 2201 |
Intermediate Somali 2 | 2241 |
Intermediate Somali 3 | 3301 |
Swahili |
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Elementary Swahili 1 | 1101 |
Elementary Swahili 2 | 1102 |
Swahili Bridge Course | 1121 |
Elementary Swahili 3 | 1103 |
Intermediate Swahili 1 | 2201 |
Intermediate Swahili 2: Translation | 2241 |
Intermediate Swahili 3 | 3301 |
Advanced Swahili 1 | 4401 |
Advanced Swahili 2 | 4402 |
Swahili Literature I | 4452 |
Swahili Literature II | 4453 |
Zulu |
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Elementary Zulu 1 | 1101 |
Elementary Zulu 2 | 1102 |
Elementary Zulu 3 | 1103 |
Intermediate Zulu 1 | 2201 |
Intermediate Zulu 2 | 2241 |
Intermediate Zulu 3 | 3301 |
Advanced Zulu 1 | 4401 |
Advanced Zulu 2 | 4402 |
Yoruba |
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Elementary Yoruba 1 | 1101 |
Elementary Yoruba 2 | 1102 |
Elementary Yoruba 3 | 1103
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