IAfS ACADEMICS
GW students with an interest in African affairs can choose from a wide and expanding roster of courses offered by the Elliott School and other departments and disciplines across the university.
All official course offerings should be confirmed on the course bulletin and with your academic advisor. For questions about Academic Programs, please contact esiaacad@gwu.edu. If you have suggestions for future course offerings on Africa, we want to hear from you! Please email iafs@gwu.edu with your recommendations.
Requirements for BA/BS in International Affairs with a Concentration in Africa are available here.
Fall Courses
- IAFF 2190: North Africa & the World
- IAFF 2190: US Foreign Policy in Africa
- IAFF 3189: Ethnic & Religious Conflict in Africa
- IAFF 3189: African Literature & Politics
- IAFF 3189: Rising China in Africa
- HIST 2305: African Americans & Africa
- HIST 3510: African History to 1880
- PSC 2381: Comparative/Intl Pol: Mid and Southern Africa
- PSC 2482: African International Politics
Spring Courses
- IAFF 2093: Africa: Problems and Prospects
- IAFF 3189: Africa & the World
- IAFF 3189: West African Film and Culture
- IAFF 3189: Hip Hop & Social Change in Africa
- IAFF 3189: Ethnic & Religious Conflict in Africa
- IAFF: 3189: Africa Declassified
- HIST 3530: Women in Africa
- HONR 2053: African Feminisms
- PSC 2381: Comparative Politics of Africa
- PSC 2482: Africa in International Politics
Requirements for an MA Degree in International Affairs with a Concentration in Africa are available here.
Fall Courses
- IAFF 6385: Rising China in Africa
- IAFF 6385: Transnational Threats in Africa
- IAFF 6385: Power, Politics & Development in Africa
Spring Courses
- IAFF 6385: US Policy Toward Africa
- IAFF 6385: International Relations in Africa
- IAFF 6385: Security in Africa (Horn of Africa)
- EDUC 6602: Educ&Devel Sub-Saharan Africa
- HIST 6502: Western Representations of Africa
Summer Courses
- IAFF 6385: Peace & Conflict in Africa
Related Courses
- IAFF 6138 Humanitarian Action in Conflict
- IAFF 6138 Gender and Development
- IAFF 6138 Achieving Sustainable Development
- IAFF 6122 Development Policy & Practice
- IAFF 6138 Localizing Humanitarian Action
- GEOG 6293: Agriculture & Sustainable Food Systems