African Studies program requirements
What the African Studies Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
African Studies Specialist
- Arts program
- 11.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASSPE1707
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
Consult Undergraduate Coordinator: undergraduatecoordinator.afr@utoronto.ca or 416-946-0282.
(11.0 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, with at least 1.0 credit at the 400-level)
Early years (100-200 level Core African Studies Courses):
10.5 credit from AFR150Y1/ AFR199H1/ AFR250Y1/ AFR251H1/ AFR260H1/ AFR270H1/ AFR290H1/ AFR298H1/ AFR299H1/ AFR299Y1
Higher Years:
20.5 credit from research design courses: JQR360H1/ AFR260H1/ AFR454H1/ AFR460H1/ JAH350H1
31.0 credit from AFR450Y1
42.5 credits from Group A.
52.0 credits from Group B.
62.0 credits from Groups A or B
72.0 credits in language courses from Group C (a progression in one language) or 2.0 credits in any major African language approved by the Program Committee.
Group A (Core African Studies Courses & by Africanist Faculty): AFR150Y1, AFR199H1, AFR250Y1, AFR251H1, AFR260H1, AFR270H1, AFR290H1, AFR298H1, AFR299H1, AFR299Y1, AFR322H1, AFR340H1, AFR351Y1, AFR352H1, AFR353H1, AFR354H1, AFR355H1, AFR357H1, AFR358H1, AFR359H1, AFR365H1, AFR370H1, AFR389H1, AFR398H0, AFR398Y0, AFR450Y1, AFR451H1, AFR452H1, AFR454H1, AFR455H1, AFR459H1, AFR460H1, AFR490Y1, AFR491H1, AFR499H1, JAA377H1, JAH350H1, JQR360H1, an independent studies course approved by the Program Committee
Group B (Courses with African Studies Content): ANT204H1, ANT205H1, ANT208H1, ANT348H1, ANT374H1, CAR220H1, CAR226H1, CIN332Y1, CIN372Y1, CSE444H1, DRM462H1, DTS200H1, DTS401H1, DTS402H1, ECO231H1, ECO232H1, ECO324H1, ENG270H1, ENT200H1, ENV221H1, ENV333H1, FCS392H1, FRE332H1, FRE334H1, FRE336H1, GGR112H1, HIS106Y1, HIS221H1, HIS222H1, HIS230H1, HIS359H1, HIS446H1, HIS487H1, HMB202H1, HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB323H1, HMB433H1, HMB443H1, JPR374H1, MGT230H1, MGT250H1, MGT201H1, NFS490H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC376H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, PHL380H1, POL201H1, POL223H1, POL486H1, POL417H1, POL418H1, POL445H1, POL447H1, POL479H1, POL488H1, POL489H1, RLG203H1, RLG204H1, RLG241H1, RLG312H1, RLG351H1, RLG355H1, SDS246H1, SDS355H1, SOC210H1, WGS273H1, WGS369H1, WGS385H1, WGS386H1, WGS426H1, WGS440H1
Group C (Core African Languages & other Language Options): Swahili: AFR280Y1, AFR380Y1 Arabic: NML110Y1, NML210Y1 French: FSL221Y1/ (FSL220H1, FSL222H1), FSL321Y1/ (FSL320H1, FSL322H1)/ (FSL421Y1/ FSL420H1) Portuguese: (PRT101H1, PRT102H1), (PRT201H1, PRT202H1) OR 2.0 credits in any major African language approved by the Program Committee
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
Notes:
Note 14.0 credits must be 300/400-level (including at least 1.0 credit at the 400-level) of which at least 1.0 credit must be from Group A and another from Group B
Note 2Courses may only count toward one requirement. In the instance that a Y course is used to satisfy a 0.5 credit program requirement, the other half may be used toward another program requirement, where applicable.
Courses these requirements name
- AFR150Y1Africa: A Critical Introduction
- AFR199H1Africa in Toronto
- AFR250Y1Africa in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
- AFR251H1Language, Freedom and Linguistic Human Rights in Africa
- AFR260H1Land, Life, and Livelihoods
- AFR270H1African Literature and the Politics of Storytelling
- AFR290H1The Idea of Africa
- AFR298H1Popular Uprisings in Africa
- AFR299H1Research Opportunity Program
- AFR299Y1Research Opportunity Program
- JQR360H1The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations and Demographics
- AFR454H1Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa
- AFR460H1Climate Change, Food Security, and Sustainability in Africa
- JAH350H1AIDS, Outbreaks, Pandemics: Challenges and Successes in Africa
- AFR450Y1African Studies Honours Research Seminar
- AFR322H1The Contemporary African Novel
- AFR340H1The Literary Lives of African Women
- AFR351Y1African Systems of Thought
- AFR352H1International Organizations, NGOs, Development and Change in Africa
- AFR353H1International Relations of Africa
- AFR354H1African Cultures and Development
- AFR355H1African Youth Languages and Cultures
- AFR357H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR358H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR359H1The Horn of Africa - Critical Perspectives
- AFR365H1Art, Media and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora
- AFR370H1Anticolonialism, Radicalism and Revolutions in Africa
- AFR389H1The Geopolitics and Debates on Africa-China Economic Relations
- AFR398H0Research Excursion Program
- AFR398Y0Research Excursion Program
- AFR451H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR452H1Kiswahili in a Globalized World
- AFR455H1Conflicts, Negotiations and Peacebuilding in Africa
- AFR459H1Advanced Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR490Y1African Studies Independent Study Course
- AFR491H1African Studies Independent Study Course
- AFR499H1Advanced Topics in African Studies
- JAA377H1Black Radical Theory from the Global South: Anthropological Perspectives
- ANT204H1Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues
- ANT205H1Medical Anthropology: Sociocultural Perspectives on Illness, Medicine and Care
- ANT208H1Medical Anthropology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health
- ANT348H1Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics
- ANT374H1Rethinking Development, or the Improvement of the World
- CAR220H1Comparative Caribbean Literature
- CAR226H1Caribbean Political Thought
- CIN332Y1Screening Race
- CIN372Y1Contemporary World Cinema
- CSE444H1Anti-Colonization and the Politics of Violence
- DRM462H1Black Playwrights: Resistance, Resilience and Transformation
- DTS200H1Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies
- DTS401H1Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism
- DTS402H1Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism
- ECO231H1Economics of Global Trade
- ECO232H1Global Macroeconomics and Policies
- ECO324H1Economic Development
- ENG270H1Introduction to Colonial and Postcolonial Writing
- ENT200H1Entrepreneurial Strategy
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- FCS392H1Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
- FRE332H1Francophone Literatures
- FRE334H1Francophone Cinema
- FRE336H1Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- HIS106Y1The African Diaspora in the Americas, 1492-1804
- HIS221H1African American History to 1865
- HIS222H1African American History from 1865 to the Present
- HIS230H1Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History
- HIS359H1Regional Politics and Radical Movements in the 20th Century Caribbean
- HIS446H1Gender and Slavery in the Atlantic World
- HIS487H1Animal and Human Rights in Anglo-American Culture
- HMB202H1Introduction to Health and Disease
- HMB203H1Introduction to Global Health
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB323H1Global Health Research
- HMB433H1Topics in Global Health
- HMB443H1Global Hidden Hunger
- JPR374H1Religion and Power in the Postcolony
- MGT230H1Introduction to Financial Markets
- MGT250H1Fundamentals of Marketing
- MGT201H1Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
- NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
- NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
- NMC376H1History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492) last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- NMC378H1Modern Arab History
- NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
- NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
- PHL380H1Global Bioethics
- POL201H1Politics of Development
- POL223H1Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges
- POL486H1Topics in International Politics I
- POL417H1Politics of North-South Relations
- POL418H1Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South
- POL445H1Politics of Growth in Developing Countries
- POL447H1Political Economy of Development
- POL479H1Topics in Middle East Politics
- POL488H1Topics in African Politics I
- POL489H1Topics in African Politics II
- RLG203H1Christianity
- RLG204H1Islam
- RLG241H1The Earliest Christians
- RLG312H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam
- RLG351H1The Quran: An Introduction
- RLG355H1Living Islam
- SDS246H1Queer Digital Media Studies
- SDS355H1Theories of Sexuality
- SOC210H1Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- WGS273H1Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
- WGS369H1Studies in Post-Colonialism
- WGS385H1Gender and Neoliberalism
- WGS386H1Gender and Critical Political Economy
- WGS426H1Gender and Globalization: Transnational Perspectives
- WGS440H1Decolonial Cyborgs for Planetary Futures
- AFR280Y1Introductory Swahili
- AFR380Y1Intermediate Swahili
- NML110Y1Elementary Standard Arabic
- NML210Y1Intermediate Standard Arabic I
- FSL221Y1French Language II last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FSL220H1Intermediate French I
- FSL222H1Intermediate French II
- FSL321Y1French Language III last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FSL320H1Intermediate French III
- FSL322H1Intermediate French IV
- FSL421Y1French Language IV last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
- FSL420H1Advanced French I
- PRT101H1Portuguese for Beginners I
- PRT102H1Portuguese for Beginners II
- PRT201H1Intermediate Portuguese I
- PRT202H1Intermediate Portuguese II
African Studies Major
- Arts program
- 6.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMAJ1707
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
Consult Undergraduate Coordinator: undergraduatecoordinator.afr@utoronto.ca or 416-946-0282.
(6.0 credits, including 2.0 credits at the 300+ level)
First Year: 1.0.5 credit from AFR150Y1/ AFR199H1/ AFR250Y1/ AFR251H1/ AFR260H1/ AFR270H1/ AFR298H1/ AFR299H1/ AFR299Y1
Higher Years:
20.5 credit from research design courses: JQR360H1/ AFR260H1/ AFR454H1/ AFR460H1/ JAH350H1
31.0 credit from AFR450Y1
42.0 credits from Group A.
51.5 credits from Group B, or AFR280Y1 or AFR380Y1
Group A (Core African Studies Courses & by Africanist Faculty): AFR150Y1, AFR199H1, AFR250Y1, AFR251H1, AFR260H1, AFR270H1, AFR290H1, AFR298H1, AFR299H1, AFR299Y1, AFR322H1, AFR340H1, AFR351Y1, AFR352H1, AFR353H1, AFR354H1, AFR355H1, AFR357H1, AFR358H1, AFR359H1, AFR365H1, AFR370H1, AFR389H1, AFR398H0, AFR398Y0, AFR450Y1, AFR451H1, AFR452H1, AFR454H1, AFR455H1, AFR459H1, AFR460H1, AFR490Y1, AFR491H1, AFR499H1, JAA377H1, JAH350H1, JQR360H1, an independent studies course approved by the Program Committee
Group B (Courses with African Studies Content): ANT204H1, ANT205H1, ANT208H1, ANT348H1, ANT374H1, CAR220H1, CAR226H1, CIN332Y1, CIN372Y1, CSE444H1, DRM462H1, DTS200H1, DTS401H1, DTS402H1, ECO231H1, ECO232H1, ECO324H1, ENG270H1, ENT200H1, ENV221H1, ENV333H1, FCS392H1, FRE332H1, FRE334H1, FRE336H1, GGR112H1, HIS106Y1, HIS221H1, HIS222H1, HIS230H1, HIS359H1, HIS446H1, HIS487H1, HMB202H1, HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB323H1, HMB433H1, HMB443H1, JPR374H1, MGT230H1, MGT250H1, MGT201H1, NFS490H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC376H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, PHL380H1, POL201H1, POL223H1, POL486H1, POL417H1, POL418H1, POL445H1, POL447H1, POL479H1, POL488H1, POL489H1, RLG203H1, RLG204H1, RLG241H1, RLG312H1, RLG351H1, RLG355H1, SDS246H1, SDS355H1, SOC210H1, WGS273H1, WGS369H1, WGS385H1, WGS386H1, WGS426H1, WGS440H1
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream
Notes:
Note 1At least 2.0 credits from Groups A and/or B must be at the 300/400-level
Note 2Courses may only count toward one requirement. In the instance that a Y course is used to satisfy a 0.5 credit program requirement, the other half may be used toward another program requirement, where applicable.
Courses these requirements name
- AFR150Y1Africa: A Critical Introduction
- AFR199H1Africa in Toronto
- AFR250Y1Africa in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
- AFR251H1Language, Freedom and Linguistic Human Rights in Africa
- AFR260H1Land, Life, and Livelihoods
- AFR270H1African Literature and the Politics of Storytelling
- AFR298H1Popular Uprisings in Africa
- AFR299H1Research Opportunity Program
- AFR299Y1Research Opportunity Program
- JQR360H1The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations and Demographics
- AFR454H1Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa
- AFR460H1Climate Change, Food Security, and Sustainability in Africa
- JAH350H1AIDS, Outbreaks, Pandemics: Challenges and Successes in Africa
- AFR450Y1African Studies Honours Research Seminar
- AFR280Y1Introductory Swahili
- AFR380Y1Intermediate Swahili
- AFR290H1The Idea of Africa
- AFR322H1The Contemporary African Novel
- AFR340H1The Literary Lives of African Women
- AFR351Y1African Systems of Thought
- AFR352H1International Organizations, NGOs, Development and Change in Africa
- AFR353H1International Relations of Africa
- AFR354H1African Cultures and Development
- AFR355H1African Youth Languages and Cultures
- AFR357H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR358H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR359H1The Horn of Africa - Critical Perspectives
- AFR365H1Art, Media and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora
- AFR370H1Anticolonialism, Radicalism and Revolutions in Africa
- AFR389H1The Geopolitics and Debates on Africa-China Economic Relations
- AFR398H0Research Excursion Program
- AFR398Y0Research Excursion Program
- AFR451H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR452H1Kiswahili in a Globalized World
- AFR455H1Conflicts, Negotiations and Peacebuilding in Africa
- AFR459H1Advanced Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR490Y1African Studies Independent Study Course
- AFR491H1African Studies Independent Study Course
- AFR499H1Advanced Topics in African Studies
- JAA377H1Black Radical Theory from the Global South: Anthropological Perspectives
- ANT204H1Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues
- ANT205H1Medical Anthropology: Sociocultural Perspectives on Illness, Medicine and Care
- ANT208H1Medical Anthropology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health
- ANT348H1Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics
- ANT374H1Rethinking Development, or the Improvement of the World
- CAR220H1Comparative Caribbean Literature
- CAR226H1Caribbean Political Thought
- CIN332Y1Screening Race
- CIN372Y1Contemporary World Cinema
- CSE444H1Anti-Colonization and the Politics of Violence
- DRM462H1Black Playwrights: Resistance, Resilience and Transformation
- DTS200H1Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies
- DTS401H1Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism
- DTS402H1Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism
- ECO231H1Economics of Global Trade
- ECO232H1Global Macroeconomics and Policies
- ECO324H1Economic Development
- ENG270H1Introduction to Colonial and Postcolonial Writing
- ENT200H1Entrepreneurial Strategy
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- FCS392H1Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
- FRE332H1Francophone Literatures
- FRE334H1Francophone Cinema
- FRE336H1Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- HIS106Y1The African Diaspora in the Americas, 1492-1804
- HIS221H1African American History to 1865
- HIS222H1African American History from 1865 to the Present
- HIS230H1Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History
- HIS359H1Regional Politics and Radical Movements in the 20th Century Caribbean
- HIS446H1Gender and Slavery in the Atlantic World
- HIS487H1Animal and Human Rights in Anglo-American Culture
- HMB202H1Introduction to Health and Disease
- HMB203H1Introduction to Global Health
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB323H1Global Health Research
- HMB433H1Topics in Global Health
- HMB443H1Global Hidden Hunger
- JPR374H1Religion and Power in the Postcolony
- MGT230H1Introduction to Financial Markets
- MGT250H1Fundamentals of Marketing
- MGT201H1Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
- NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
- NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
- NMC376H1History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492) last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- NMC378H1Modern Arab History
- NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
- NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
- PHL380H1Global Bioethics
- POL201H1Politics of Development
- POL223H1Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges
- POL486H1Topics in International Politics I
- POL417H1Politics of North-South Relations
- POL418H1Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South
- POL445H1Politics of Growth in Developing Countries
- POL447H1Political Economy of Development
- POL479H1Topics in Middle East Politics
- POL488H1Topics in African Politics I
- POL489H1Topics in African Politics II
- RLG203H1Christianity
- RLG204H1Islam
- RLG241H1The Earliest Christians
- RLG312H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam
- RLG351H1The Quran: An Introduction
- RLG355H1Living Islam
- SDS246H1Queer Digital Media Studies
- SDS355H1Theories of Sexuality
- SOC210H1Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- WGS273H1Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
- WGS369H1Studies in Post-Colonialism
- WGS385H1Gender and Neoliberalism
- WGS386H1Gender and Critical Political Economy
- WGS426H1Gender and Globalization: Transnational Perspectives
- WGS440H1Decolonial Cyborgs for Planetary Futures
African Studies Minor
- Arts program
- 4.0 credits
- Open enrolment
- ASMIN1707
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
Consult Undergraduate Coordinator: undergraduatecoordinator.afr@utoronto.ca or 416-946-0282.
(4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit at the 300+level)
Early years (100-200 level Core African Studies Courses):
1AFR150Y1/ AFR199H1/ AFR250Y1/ AFR251H1/ AFR260H1/ AFR270H1/ AFR290H1/ AFR298H1/ AFR299H1/ AFR299Y1
Higher Years:
21.0 credit from Group A
31.0 credit from Group A or B
41.0 credit from Group B or AFR280Y1, or AFR380Y1
Group A (Core African Studies Courses & by Africanist Faculty): AFR150Y1, AFR199H1, AFR250Y1, AFR251H1, AFR260H1, AFR270H1, AFR290H1, AFR298H1, AFR299H1, AFR299Y1, AFR322H1, AFR340H1, AFR351Y1, AFR352H1, AFR353H1, AFR354H1, AFR355H1, AFR357H1, AFR358H1, AFR359H1, AFR365H1, AFR370H1, AFR389H1, AFR398H0, AFR398Y0, AFR450Y1, AFR451H1, AFR452H1, AFR454H1, AFR455H1, AFR459H1, AFR460H1, AFR490Y1, AFR491H1, AFR499H1, JAA377H1, JAH350H1, JQR360H1, an independent studies course approved by the Program Committee
Group B (Courses with African Studies Content): ANT204H1, ANT205H1, ANT208H1, ANT348H1, ANT374H1, CAR220H1, CAR226H1, CIN332Y1, CIN372Y1, CSE444H1, DRM462H1, DTS200H1, DTS401H1, DTS402H1, ECO231H1, ECO232H1, ECO324H1, ENG270H1, ENT200H1, ENV221H1, ENV333H1, FCS392H1, FRE332H1, FRE334H1, FRE336H1, GGR112H1, HIS106Y1, HIS221H1, HIS222H1, HIS230H1, HIS359H1, HIS446H1, HIS487H1, HMB202H1, HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB323H1, HMB433H1, HMB443H1, JPR374H1, MGT230H1, MGT250H1, MGT201H1, NFS490H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC376H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, PHL380H1, POL201H1, POL223H1, POL486H1, POL417H1, POL418H1, POL445H1, POL447H1, POL479H1, POL488H1, POL489H1, RLG203H1, RLG204H1, RLG241H1, RLG312H1, RLG351H1, RLG355H1, SDS246H1, SDS355H1, SOC210H1, WGS273H1, WGS369H1, WGS385H1, WGS386H1, WGS426H1, WGS440H1
Notes:
Note 1At least 1.0 credit must be a 300/400-level course from Groups A and/or B
Courses these requirements name
- AFR150Y1Africa: A Critical Introduction
- AFR199H1Africa in Toronto
- AFR250Y1Africa in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
- AFR251H1Language, Freedom and Linguistic Human Rights in Africa
- AFR260H1Land, Life, and Livelihoods
- AFR270H1African Literature and the Politics of Storytelling
- AFR290H1The Idea of Africa
- AFR298H1Popular Uprisings in Africa
- AFR299H1Research Opportunity Program
- AFR299Y1Research Opportunity Program
- AFR280Y1Introductory Swahili
- AFR380Y1Intermediate Swahili
- AFR322H1The Contemporary African Novel
- AFR340H1The Literary Lives of African Women
- AFR351Y1African Systems of Thought
- AFR352H1International Organizations, NGOs, Development and Change in Africa
- AFR353H1International Relations of Africa
- AFR354H1African Cultures and Development
- AFR355H1African Youth Languages and Cultures
- AFR357H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR358H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR359H1The Horn of Africa - Critical Perspectives
- AFR365H1Art, Media and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora
- AFR370H1Anticolonialism, Radicalism and Revolutions in Africa
- AFR389H1The Geopolitics and Debates on Africa-China Economic Relations
- AFR398H0Research Excursion Program
- AFR398Y0Research Excursion Program
- AFR450Y1African Studies Honours Research Seminar
- AFR451H1Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR452H1Kiswahili in a Globalized World
- AFR454H1Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa
- AFR455H1Conflicts, Negotiations and Peacebuilding in Africa
- AFR459H1Advanced Special Topics in African Studies
- AFR460H1Climate Change, Food Security, and Sustainability in Africa
- AFR490Y1African Studies Independent Study Course
- AFR491H1African Studies Independent Study Course
- AFR499H1Advanced Topics in African Studies
- JAA377H1Black Radical Theory from the Global South: Anthropological Perspectives
- JAH350H1AIDS, Outbreaks, Pandemics: Challenges and Successes in Africa
- JQR360H1The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations and Demographics
- ANT204H1Social Cultural Anthropology and Global Issues
- ANT205H1Medical Anthropology: Sociocultural Perspectives on Illness, Medicine and Care
- ANT208H1Medical Anthropology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health
- ANT348H1Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics
- ANT374H1Rethinking Development, or the Improvement of the World
- CAR220H1Comparative Caribbean Literature
- CAR226H1Caribbean Political Thought
- CIN332Y1Screening Race
- CIN372Y1Contemporary World Cinema
- CSE444H1Anti-Colonization and the Politics of Violence
- DRM462H1Black Playwrights: Resistance, Resilience and Transformation
- DTS200H1Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies
- DTS401H1Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism
- DTS402H1Advanced Topics in Diaspora and Transnationalism
- ECO231H1Economics of Global Trade
- ECO232H1Global Macroeconomics and Policies
- ECO324H1Economic Development
- ENG270H1Introduction to Colonial and Postcolonial Writing
- ENT200H1Entrepreneurial Strategy
- ENV221H1Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Environment
- ENV333H1Ecological Worldviews
- FCS392H1Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II
- FRE332H1Francophone Literatures
- FRE334H1Francophone Cinema
- FRE336H1Postcolonialism: Francophone Literatures
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- HIS106Y1The African Diaspora in the Americas, 1492-1804
- HIS221H1African American History to 1865
- HIS222H1African American History from 1865 to the Present
- HIS230H1Indigenous and Early Colonial Caribbean History
- HIS359H1Regional Politics and Radical Movements in the 20th Century Caribbean
- HIS446H1Gender and Slavery in the Atlantic World
- HIS487H1Animal and Human Rights in Anglo-American Culture
- HMB202H1Introduction to Health and Disease
- HMB203H1Introduction to Global Health
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB323H1Global Health Research
- HMB433H1Topics in Global Health
- HMB443H1Global Hidden Hunger
- JPR374H1Religion and Power in the Postcolony
- MGT230H1Introduction to Financial Markets
- MGT250H1Fundamentals of Marketing
- MGT201H1Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
- NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
- NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
- NMC376H1History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492) last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- NMC378H1Modern Arab History
- NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
- NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
- PHL380H1Global Bioethics
- POL201H1Politics of Development
- POL223H1Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges
- POL486H1Topics in International Politics I
- POL417H1Politics of North-South Relations
- POL418H1Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South
- POL445H1Politics of Growth in Developing Countries
- POL447H1Political Economy of Development
- POL479H1Topics in Middle East Politics
- POL488H1Topics in African Politics I
- POL489H1Topics in African Politics II
- RLG203H1Christianity
- RLG204H1Islam
- RLG241H1The Earliest Christians
- RLG312H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam
- RLG351H1The Quran: An Introduction
- RLG355H1Living Islam
- SDS246H1Queer Digital Media Studies
- SDS355H1Theories of Sexuality
- SOC210H1Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- WGS273H1Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
- WGS369H1Studies in Post-Colonialism
- WGS385H1Gender and Neoliberalism
- WGS386H1Gender and Critical Political Economy
- WGS426H1Gender and Globalization: Transnational Perspectives
- WGS440H1Decolonial Cyborgs for Planetary Futures
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