African Studies
BA Program Information
We offer a Combined Honours Bachelor of Arts in African Studies. You can do your African Studies Honours degree combined with an Honours degree in any other BA program offered at Carleton. You will need 20 credits for the degree, 7.0 credits of which will be designated for African Studies. In addition to taking two Introduction to Africa courses and a fourth year capstone seminar in African Studies, you will have a choice of courses in African history, African politics, anthropology of Africa, African cultural and diaspora studies as well as in international development and race and ethnic studies. In addition, we offer a study abroad course taught by a Carleton faculty member in an African country every summer (May). Finally, you also are able to take a placement course that enables you to carry out research and other academic activities at an organization (typically based in Ottawa) working in Africa, which is a superb opportunity to allow you to gain important hands-on experience.
For more information visit the BA Program Requirements page.
Graduate Studies
Collaborative Master’s in African Studies
The collaborative master’s in African Studies provides students with access to the best concentrated expertise on African Studies in Canada which can only be found in the nation’s capital. Ottawa provides students with access to:
- Government departments such as Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and Export Development Canada
- Non-government organizations working in fields such as international development, human rights, and the environment
- African diplomatic representatives
- Growing number of African-Canadian and diaspora community groups
- Africanist faculty at four universities (Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Saint Paul University, Université du Québec en Outaouais)
- National Archives of Canada and other rich holdings of archival materials
PhD Program
The Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in African Studies is designed for graduates of Masters programs in the humanities and the social sciences who, through interdisciplinary dialogue, wish to enrich their training in a particular discipline or area of study by developing expertise in African Studies.
The Collaborative PhD is currently available with six participating units. More units will be added to the collaborative PhD in African Studies in the coming months. Amongst the units expected to join the Collaborative PhD in African Studies specialization are History, and The Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture (ICSLAC).