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Program Overview
Students in the African Studies Minor will explore African history, culture, economies, political systems and artistic expression. A study of Africa provides students with a complex and rich understanding of the most important political issues now being directly faced: environmental degradation, sharing of resources, neocolonialism, challenges faced by the nation-state, pandemics, and gender inequality. Students in this program will explore the interconnections with Europe, Asia and America; Africa’s central role in world history and processes of globalization; African, Caribbean and African-American cultural and artistic responses to modernity; racism, and liberation.
Complementary Programs:
Major or Minor Programs in International Development Studies, Political Science, History, English, Women’s and Gender Studies, Critical Migration Studies and Sociology
Check out future career opportunities and skills acquired from completing this program:
1. Competencies & Skills
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Understand connections between Africa’s past and present
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Critically engage with African cultures and values
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Examine selected issues in African ethnography
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Gather, review, evaluate and interpret information
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Present information and ideas clearly
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Develop interdisciplinary analytical skills
2. Careers for Graduates
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Activist
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Ambassador
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Charity Director
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Community Worker
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Foreign Correspondent
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Foreign Services Officer
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Government Administrator
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Historical Researcher
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Institutional Researcher
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Journalist
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Lobbyist
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Policy Advisor
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Political Advisor
3. Further Education
- Literature
- History
- Education
- International Development
- Political Science
- Law School
- Paralegal Studies
- Journalism
- Public Relations
Program Pathway
Year 1 | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Year 2 | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Year 3 | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Year 4 or Final Year | |
CHOOSE YOUR COURSES WISELY |
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DEVELOP YOUR ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS |
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APPLY THEORY TO PRACTICE |
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BECOME AN ENGAGED CITIZEN (LOCALLY & GLOBALLY) |
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PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER |
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Contacts
- Departmental Contact: Marishka Pereira, marishka.pereira@utoronto.ca, 416-208-4811
- African Studies Librarian: Whitney Kemble, whitney.kemble@utoronto.ca, 416-287-7499
- Academic Advising & Career Centre: Room AC213 | 416-287-7561
- Department of Student Life: Room SL157 | 416-208-4760
- International Development Studies Students’ Association (IDSSA)