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Programme profile
African history from zero to the very recent past takes a central place within the curriculum. This will allow you to gain an understanding of issues such as the role of gender within African society, social inequality and slavery in the past and the present, and the relation between the African diaspora and the Black Lives Matter movement. In this programme, you will have the choice to study Africa as a continent, its individual regions or individual countries. In the second year of the programme, you can tailor the programme according to your personal interests by focusing on one or several themes: Sociolinguistics, Literature & Art or History & Anthropology.
Language plays an important role in the programme, as studying Africa through a linguistic lens will give you an insight into past and present social developments, such as migration movements. Apart from studying sociolinguistics, you will learn either Swahili or Berber.
When working to become an expert on Africa, it is important to gain personal experience of living and working in the continent. In your second year, you will spend a semester in an African country, developing your language skills, while also doing an internship at a company or organisation based in Africa or study at an African university. We have good connections with the University in Accra and work closely with Leiden University’s Morocco institute in Rabat, but we can also help to arrange a stay in another African country, including a region where Swahili is the main language.
Entry Requirements
3 A-Levels (CCC)
Six subjects at Leaving Certificate including 3 at Higher level. Minimum points: 400. (Note: some LC subjects are deemed not sufficiently academic by Leiden are not counted. Check with EUNiCAS)
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01 October
01 May
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