(BA) (4-year-programme) - The University of Hong Kong

82SCHOOL OF HUMANITIESAFRICAN STUDIESThe African Studies Programme at the University of Hong Kong offers a Bachelor of Arts Minor inAfrican Studies, through which students can explore Africa as a study area from interdisciplinaryperspectives.To obtain a Minor in African Studies students are required to take AFRI1001 “Foundations in AfricanStudies” or CCGL9013 “Globalization: African experiences”, 12 credits from introductory courses,12 credits from advanced courses and 6 credits from the capstone experience totaling 36 credits. Thecourses FINE2057 and LING3152 are also counted towards the introductory and advanced creditsrequired in the minor respectively. Please refer to the Fine Arts and Linguistics syllabi for details.Courses within the African Studies Programme are open to all BA students and also to students inother faculties.Pre-requisite Courses:AFRI1001.Foundations in African studies (6 credits)This course will present a basic outline of Africa’s geographic location, its political map, history,languages, peoples, cultures, musics, literatures, etc. It will deal with contemporary issues affectingAfrica such as the demands of nation-building, economic challenges, social and political conflict,health issues, sports, etc, and end with a survey of Africa and its relations to the outside world.Assessment: 100% coursework.Introductory CoursesAFRI2003.Proficiency course in an African language X (6 credits)Depending on staff and tutor availability, a selection of beginners’ courses in African languages likeSwahili, Hausa, Akan, and Dagaare will be offered during the summer. Students going to a particularAfrican country in connection with AFRI2001 must learn a language spoken in the area of Africa theyare scheduled to go to.Assessment: 100% coursework.AFRI2004.Introduction to African linguistics (6 credits)This course will cover basic aspects of the phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics of majorAfrican languages, such as vowel harmony, tone, click sounds, the noun class system, verbalextensions, serial verbs, and other complex constructions. Some sociolinguistic features about variousregions in Africa will also be included.Assessment: 100% coursework.AFRI2006.African music (6 credits)This course will introduce various music cultures and traditions from Africa. The course emphasizesthe acquisition of basic skills and knowledge of the djembe and gahu drum ensembles from Senegaland Ghana, respectively. Lectures will discuss the music and cultural context of various musical andperformance genres from Western, Southern and Eastern Africa. This will include the griot tradition,