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AFST-1814: Introduction to African Studies

Description: Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Africa and Africas place in the world. Consideration of history, politics, economics, arts, and culture of African societies. Exploration of representations and treatments of Africa in global context. Discussion of scholar-activism in the study of Africa.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.46 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.87%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.20%

Paulo S Polanah202454.9%35.4%6.2%0.4%1.8%1.3%3.4411
Jamerson Komal K Dhillon202124.3%35.1%27.0%8.2%2.7%2.7%2.731
Onwubiko Agozino202349.5%30.8%11.1%0.5%1.7%6.4%3.294
Ewell D Mthethwa202486.7%9.6%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.5%3.854

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Term050% W