Beyond choosing African Studies, you’ve got the option to customize how you learn. You can select the length and depth of specialization within your degree—whether it’s a three-year bachelor’s or more intensive four-year honours bachelor’s program. If you’re weighing two subjects of interest but can’t make a decision, you’re able to declare a major, which would be your primary area of study, as well as a minor, or secondary subject. Or give them equal billing and go for a double major. Whatever path you envision, you’ll have choices to accommodate you along the way.
Not sure which courses you need to enrol in to complete the requirements for your degree? The checklists below are intended as guides to help you select which courses you need to take.
NOTE:
Choose the checklist for the year you began your study. These checklists do not provide official confirmation of your eligibility to graduate. To find out which courses you have already completed toward your degree, use the Degree Progress Report. For more help, contact your academic advisor.
Students Enrolled in 2024-25 or later
Honours Major (120 credits)
- AP/SOSC 2480 6.00
- 24 credits chosen from African Studies Program Courses
- AP/SOSC 4510 6.00
- AP/SOSC 3801 6.00
Checklists:
- 2024-2025 Checklist (PDF)
Interdisciplinary Double Major (42 credits)
- AP/SOSC 2480 6.00
- 24 credits chosen from African Studies Program Courses
- AP/SOSC 4510 6.00
- AP/SOSC 3801 6.00
Honours Minor
- AP/SOSC 2480 6.00
- 18 credits chosen from African Studies Program Courses
- AP/SOSC 4510 6.00 or
- AP/SOSC 3801 6.00
Students Enrolled in 2023-24 or earlier
Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary Linked (BA)
The African Studies program is an Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program. African studies majors must take a second major (co-major) in another department/discipline in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, or with kinesiology and health science or psychology in the Faculty of Health. Students must take at least 36 credits in the African Studies program and at least 36 credits in the co-major according to the requirements and regulations specified by each department/discipline for an Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program. Courses taken to meet African studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the departmental major. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in African studies and six credits in the departmental major. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs. Learn more.
Checklists:
- 2020-2021 Checklist (PDF)
- 2019-2020 Checklist (PDF)
- 2016-2017 Checklist (PDF)
Honours Minor BA
The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, the Faculty of Health, the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, the Faculty of Science, the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.
Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.
Minor credits: the Honours Minor in African studies comprises at least 30 credits including the following:
- AP/SOSC 2480 6.00;
- 18 credits chosen from the list of African studies courses;
- AP/SOSC 4510 6.00.
At least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level.