african-studies---south-africa/index

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Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Monash University

Undergraduate
Minor

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.

Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Arts

Offered by

South Africa School of Social Science

Websites

Faculty of Arts

South Africa School of Social Science

Location

South Africa

The interdisciplinary minor in African studies complements other areas of study within the Bachelor of Social Science. It aims to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the African continent in areas such as literature, culture, geography and politics.

Availability

African studies is offered in the Bachelor of Social Science at Monash South Africa as a minor.

Units

Minor requirements (24 points)

No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited towards the minor.

Students complete:

a. The following three units (18 points):

b. One unit (6 points) from the following:

Relevant courses

Successful completion of the minor can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:

  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor by using 24 or 48 points of their free electives.