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Bachelor of Arts in African Studies
York University - Keele Campus, Canada
CAD 37281
Annual Tuition Fee
CAD 130
Application Fee
36 months
Duration
6.5
IELTS
88
TOEFL
55%
Min GPA
Program Overview
The African Studies (AFST) program provides students with the opportunity to pursue their interests in Africa and its diasporas. The program brings together members of the York community with an interest in Africa/African Diasporas to re-imagine Africa and its diasporas in terms of their evolution and the advancement of humanity, centrality to world history, and as sites of knowledge production.
The program has a commitment to both the intrinsic benefits of academic inquiry and to the well-being of Africans and Diasporian Africans, making it a platform/site for elevating theoretical and empirical interdisciplinary research as well as for understanding the cultural, socioeconomic and political development of African peoples. Our students benefit from academic and pedagogical interdisciplinarity, from faculty members across the University, which allows for innovative program delivery and learning that will equip them with the agility required to apply their knowledge to real-life circumstances.
What you’ll learn
- Draw on informed understandings of Africa and its diasporas’ richly diverse histories, economies, politics and cultures to effectively communicate and represent Africa
- Recognize, appreciate and highlight/learn/examine Africans’ and their diasporas’ roles in addressing socioeconomic and political challenges, from both historical and contemporary perspectives
- Examine and appreciate Africa’s contributions to contemporary arts (including music, film, fashion, literature, dance, theatre, painting etc.)
- Learn the importance of re-imagining the futures of Africa and its diasporas through the exciting, global Pan African creative phenomenon of Afrofuturism (which is inclusive of cultural production at the intersections between race and technology, including religion, architecture, communications, visual arts, philosophy etc.)
Additional Information
Program Level 3-Year Bachelor's Degree
College/University Processing Time 45 Days
Program Format Full-Time
Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) 
General Admission Requirement
- IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 6.5
- TOEFL
- Minimum Overall Score - 88
- PTE
- Minimum Overall Score - 60
- DUOLINGO
- Minimum Overall Score - 120.0
Academic Requirement
- Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have a Grade 12 / High School Diploma or equivalent.
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Tuition Fee
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Average Tuition Fee Per Year
37281
Tuition Fee
(CAD)
CAD 130
Application Fee
(CAD)
20600 Per year
Average Cost of Living
(CAD)
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