African Studies (Research)
Master
First year
| Course | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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First semester |
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| The Field of African Studies and Interdisciplinarity Part 1. Aims and results of Africanist research | 10 | ||
| The field of African Studies and Interdisciplinarity Part 2. Processes of Africanist research | 15 | ||
| Methodological Specialisation | 5 | ||
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Second semester |
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| Seminar: Writing Research Proposal | 5 | ||
| Theory in African studies; linking theory to empiry | 15 | ||
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Regional Specialization Students choose one of the following three for evaluation on the basis of a paper submitted at the end of the course. However, they attend lectures of all three. |
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| Regional Specialization: West Africa | 10 | ||
| Regional Specialization: East Africa | 10 | ||
| Regional Specialization: Southern Africa | 10 | ||
Second year
| Course | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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First semester |
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| Research Project: Fieldwork | 25 | ||
| Seminar: Academic Publication | 5 | ||
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Second semester |
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| Thesis writing | 5 | ||
| Thesis (Research Master African Studies) | 25 | ||