Undergraduate Program
Since 2001, the Department of Africology has offered a Study Abroad class to Ghana, West Africa. The trip occurs during UWM's UWINTERIM semester and usually lasts around 15-17 days. Here are the most recent travelers on that trip led by Dr. Ahmed Mbalia of our faculty.Fall 2008 Africology Classes (pdf - 90k)
Undergraduate Requirements
College of Letters and Science Degree Requirements
Africology Degree Requirements
Goals and Objectives of the Africology Major
Africology - Courses Offered
UWM Schedule of Classes
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Africology Curriculum
The curriculum for a degree in Africology follows two paths at UW-Milwaukee. From the 100 level courses it is possible to follow one of two options. Referred to as Options A and B, they refer to the classes divided between the Political Economy and the Culture and Society realms. Option A and B course listings are in the UWM Undergraduate Catalog.
Option A
A minimum of 24 credits; six may be taken from Option B, and at least 15 must be taken at or above the 300 level.
Option B
A minimum of 24 credits; six may be taken from Option A, and at least 15 must be taken at or above the 300 level.
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Africology and First Year Courses
To prepare for an Africology degree, you must as in all other disciplines take core courses. These are those that prepare you for what lies ahead and starts the foundation for either Option A or Option B within the school. Usually a course level is defined by how much work is involved and what is expected. 100 level courses are usually introductory courses. 200-300 are usually sophomore and junior courses but run the gambit for all course work. 400 and 500 level are usually senior courses with 600 and above being graduate level courses.
100 Level Courses:
106-100 Black Reality:Survey of African-American Society
106-101 Composition and Writing in Africology
106-102 Survey of African-American Literature
106-111 African-American History: Pre-1865
106-112 African-American History: 1865-Present
106-121 Introduction to African-American Politics
106-125 Economics of the Black Community
106-163 African-American Concept of Self
106-199 Independent Study
