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Course Listing

Academic offerings provided by the Traditional African Medicine and Belief Systems.

The following courses are compulsory for every MA student: AFS 701; AFS 702; AFS 706; AFS 799.

The following courses are also compulsory for every Mphil/Phd student, except they have been taken before during their Master's: AFS 701; AFS 702; AFS 706.


Course CodeCourse TitleUnitsHoursStatusDescription
AFS 701Introduction to Anthropology330; 45CDescription pending.
AFS 702Theory and Practice of Field Investigation330; 45CDescription pending.
AFS 706Advanced Seminar Presentation330; 45RDescription pending.
AFS 761Theories of African Traditional Medicine345RDescription pending.
AFS 762Group Workshop in Ethnomedicine330; 45CDescription pending.
AFS 763Ethnomedicine in Scientific Context330; 45EDescription pending.
AFS 764African Indigenous Knowledge Systems330; 45RDescription pending.
AFS 765Interface of Traditional Medicine, Culture and the Environment330; 45CDescription pending.
AFS 766Ethics in Traditional African Medicine and Belief Systems330; 45RDescription pending.
AFS 767Clinical Methods in Traditional African Medicine330; 45REDescription pending.
AFS 768Disease Causation and Prevention in Traditional African Medicine and Belief Systems330; 45REDescription pending.
AFS 769Standardization and International Regulations on Traditional Medicine and Medicinal Products330; 45REDescription pending.
AFS 799Project630; 45CDescription pending.