African History
This unit focuses on the core and frontiers of historical disciplines, emphasizing the problems of historiography, the techniques of handling oral sources, the African Diaspora from the 15th century, and African culture history as reconstructed from oral traditions.
African Law
This unit explores the nature and unity of African Law, the operation of customary law, and the judicial processes among African peoples. It covers human rights in Africa, comparative family law, cultural property law, and the structure of the chieftaincy institution.
African Music
This unit surveys the traditions and practices of musical arts in sub-Saharan Africa. It covers ethnomusicology, the philosophy of music, contemporary issues in Nigerian music, and the transcription and analysis of African instrumental and vocal resources.
African Visual Arts
Dedicated to the study of African art history, this unit covers pre-Islamic art, sub-Saharan antiquities (Nok, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Benin), 20th-century African art, and the critical intersections of conflict, gender, and visual arts across the continent.
Anthropology
Straddling humanistic and social science disciplines, this unit emphasizes the four-field approach (socio-cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological). It covers ethnography, ecological anthropology, language and culture, and the applied anthropology of crisis management.
Cultural and Media Studies
This unit examines the theoretical underpinnings of material culture, performance, written literature, and new media. It explores the evolution of indigenous cultural practices into emergent global media realities, highlighting identity, gender, marginality, and resistance.
Diaspora and Transnational Studies
This unit traces the internal and outward migrations of African peoples, examining the African Diaspora prior to and following the Trans-Atlantic Enslavement. It explores cultural diplomacy, folklore in the diaspora, and emerging transnational social dynamics.
Gender Studies
This unit investigates the social, political, and cultural constructions of gender. It explores feminist philosophies, men's studies, and the intersection of gender with conflict, environmental justice, reproductive health, leadership, and human rights in Africa.
Sankofa-Futures Studies
This unit is coming soon.
Traditional African Medicine and Belief Systems
This unit introduces students to African indigenous health systems, focusing on ritual, healing, ethnomedicine, and disease aetiology. It explores the scientific contexts of botanical remedies, indigenous medical ethics, and the standardization of traditional medicinal products.
Transformation Studies in Africa
A radical departure from conventional research models, this unit focuses on integral research and innovation. It is designed to lead students to discover their innovative potential to become transformation agents in their organizations, communities, and societies through communitalism.