Master of Arts in African Studies
Course Overview
This programme is designed to introduce students to fundamental structures of contemporary African culture, religion and spirituality. The course addresses the three aspects of contemporary African reality through varies courses dealing with the political, economic, sociological, philosophical, theological and development among others.
The academic perspective of the programme is that it requires intensive, systematic study of African Cultural Knowledge and Domains on a graduate level, combining classroom lectures and professional-quality field research in order to understand, appreciate, critique and celebrate contemporary African cultural realities in the context of transformative development. The programme is trans-cultural and participatory so that learners get immersed in a given societal context and hence come up with strategies, perceptions and scholarly decisions that contribute to social transformation.
Course Requirements
Minimum KCSE/CUE Equivalent Average Grade:C+
Other Requirements;
1. Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree with Upper Second Class Honours or its Equivalent from a Recognized University; or
2. Bachelors Degree with Lower Second Class Honours and with 2 years of Experience; or
3. Bachelors Degree and Postgraduate Diploma with a minimum achievement of Credit; and show evidence of competence to do rigorous research work
4. Foreign students are required to apply to the Commission for University Education for Equation and Recognition of their qualification. For more information on this requirement use this link: www.cue.or.ke
Course Requirements
Candidates eligible for admission to the proposed Master of Arts degree programme in African Studies shall meet the following requirements:
-  Be a holder of a Bachelor’s degree with Upper Second Class honors or its equivalent from a recognized university; or
-  Bachelor’s degree with Lower Second Class honors and with 2 years of experience; or
-  Bachelor’s degree and Postgraduate Diploma with a minimum achievement of Credit; and show evidence of competence to do rigorous research work.
Key Competencies
Upon graduation from the MA programme, graduates will be able to:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
- Articulate the theoretical and empirical basis of African cultures as an integral and essential part of human existence.
- Evaluate the culturally created challenges of African societies in the context of positive social transformation.
- Apply knowledge learnt of Africa cultures in solving societal challenges and contribute to positive social transformation.
- Work professionally in a multicultural environment taking cognizance of people’s mindset, views and values.
- Â Conduct professional research and write reports professionally in both an African and non-African context
Transformation
The courses facilitate a transforming experience that changes:
- Students’ understanding and appropriation of their Personal Cultural Identity – relevant for both African and non-African students.
- Students’ contextualization of Theological and non-Theological studies.
- Students’ renewal and strengthening of their relationships with their community members.
- Student’s integration of local cultural values in all their ministries, whether pastoral, educational, medical, or developmental.
Student Course Reflection
I will happily attest to anyone who wishes to hear that I have learned both about culture and about ways to enter in and evaluate it. I have gained a perspective of openness to other cultures for the sake of connection to what God is doing or may yet do there.
This program is a gift to missionaries and anyone who would like to involve themselves in a respectful dialogue with African religion and African traditional values. It is also a gift to Africans who are so much disconnected from their own traditional culture. An African student in the program told me that she was overwhelmed with the joy of discovering who she is, a real person rooted in a real sacred tradition. This course, she said, had changed her life, by giving her a sense of identity and self-worth. She was also overwhelmed with sadness knowing that most Africans don't know who they are and have a very negative attitude towards African culture. I believe that the Institute is doing a great pastoral work, by bringing to life a people who were buried under the oppressive and destructive soil of Western colonialist enterprise. The program, am convinced, is the most effective and efficacious way of integrating an outsider in African culture, and of helping Africans discover themselves.
I could not have been able to write an essay on Mary, which is "COME IL CULTO DI MARIA VIENE CAPITA NELLA CULTURA AFRICANA", if I did not attend the courses I did with you. I got a lot of profit from African Studies courses. I now feel confident to approach my new appointment with joy because I feel African and that is what I am.
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