Study Abroad in Stellenbosch: Courses
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Courses in English
AIFS students can choose from courses in English in the following areas:
Art
Culture: Music and Wine
Drama
Economics
English
Foreign Languages
History
Management and Marketing
Philosophy
Political Science
Sociology
Theology
Stellenbosch University expands its course offerings in English each year. Students should contact AIFS for an updated list of courses before the start of each semester, as the course listings change on a regular basis. This sample list of courses available in English is tentative and subject to change. Recommended credits are in parentheses.
Stellenbosch University students begin at the equivalent of the U.S. sophomore level; therefore, the University's course numbers are equivalent to one level higher than the U.S. University course numbers are listed first, followed by the American equivalent.
July-November semester courses
| July-November semester courses | |
| Afrikaans: Language and Culture 104/204 (3) | Afrikaans for Beginners |
| Xhosa: Language and Culture 114/214 (2) | Xhosa for Beginners |
| Biodiversity and Ecology 344/444 (4) | Population and Community Ecology |
| Conservation Ecology 242/342 (3) | Conservation Censuring |
| Conservation Ecology 344/444 (4) | Introduction to Conservation Management |
| French 114/214 (3) | French for Beginners |
| German 114/214 (3) | German for Beginners |
| History 144/244 (3) | Survey of South African History |
| History 241/341 (3) | Overview of South African History |
| History 244/344 (3) | Africa and South Africa: Colonialization and the Rearrangement of Societies |
| Mandarin 114/214 (3) | Mandarin for Beginners |
| Political Science 142/242 (3) | South African Politics |
| Political Science 152/252 (3) | Introduction to African Politics |
| Political Science 244/344 (3) | Economic and Development Problems in South Africa and Africa |
| Political Science 311/411 (3) | Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa |
| Political Science 312/412 (3) | Conflict Resolution |
| Political Science 322/422 (3) | Justice in Conflict Societies |
| Political Science 333/433 (3) | Negotiating Transition |
| Political Science 344/444 (3) | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| Theater Arts 178/278 (3) | Introduction to Movement, Speech, Acting and Technical Theater |
| Theater Arts 278/378 (3) | Stage and Media Performance |
| Theater Arts 388/488 (3) | Advanced Training in Technical and Managerial Aspects of Theater Production |
| Theater Studies 352/452 (3) | Media and Film: Film Directors and Film Making |
| Theology 344/444 (3) | Public and Theology in Post Apartheid South Africa |
| Viticulture 104/204 (3) | Introduction to the South African Wine Industry |
English courses July-November
The following are taught as lecture courses or electives. Lectures are formal, with no written work, but require a final test. Electives are seminars, in small discussion groups with written work and one major essay.
| Lectures | |
| English 214/314 (3) | South African Poetry |
| English 222/322 (3) | South African Critical Theory |
| English 241/341(3) | South African Literature |
| English 242/342 (3) | South African Literature |
| English 245/345 (3) | South African Cultural Studies |
| English 255/355 (3) | South African Drama |
| English 314/414 (3) | South African Literature |
| Electives | |
| English 210/310 (3) | Island Utopias |
| English 211/311 (3) | Representations of Slavery in South Africa |
| English 213/313 (3) | Travels in Africa |
| English 214/314 (3) | Post-Apartheid Narratives |
| Spanish 104/204 (3) | Spanish for Beginners |
| Art 106/206 (4) | Photography |
| Art 107/207 (4) | Jewelry Design |
| Political Science 324/424 (3) | Comparative African Politics and Democratization |
| Spanish 104/204 (3) | Spanish for Beginners |
February-June semester courses
| February-June semester courses | |
| Afrikaans: Language and Culture 104/204 (3) | Afrikaans for Beginners |
| Xhosa: Language and Culture 114/214 (2) | Xhosa for Beginners |
| Conservation Ecology 212/312 (3) | Conserving Nature |
| Conservation Ecology 314/414 (4) | Biome Ecology |
| French 114/214 (3) | French for Beginners |
| German 114/214 (3) | German for Beginners |
| History 114/214 (3) | Introduction to the Main Global Patterns and Developments in History |
| History 214/314 (3) | Key Processes in the Making of Western History |
| History 244/344 (3) | South African History |
| History 318/418 (3) | Wars, Decolonization and Globalization |
| Mandarin 114/214 (3) | Mandarin for Beginners |
| Political Science 244/344 (3) | Economic and Development Problems in South Africa and Africa |
| Political Science 311/411 (3) | Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa |
| Political Science 312/412 (3) | Conflict Resolution |
| Political Science 322/422 (3) | Justice in Conflict Societies |
| Political Science 324/424 (3) | Comparative African Politics and Democratization |
| Political Science 333/433 (3) | Negotiating Transition |
| Political Science 344/444 (3) | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| Theater Arts 178/278 (3) | Introduction to Movement, Speech, Acting and Technical Theater |
| Theater Arts 222/322 (3) | History and Characters of Eastern and African Theater |
| Theater Arts 278/378 (3) | Stage and Media Performance |
| Theater Arts 388/488 (3) | Advanced Training in Technical and Managerial Aspects of Theater Production |
| Theater Studies 352/452 (3) | Media and Film: Film Directors and Film Making |
| Theology 344/444 (3) | Public Theology in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| Viticulture 104/204 (3) | Introduction to the South African Wine Industry |
English courses February-June
The following are taught as lecture courses or electives. Lectures are formal, with no written work, but require a final test. Electives are seminars, in small discussion groups with written work and one major essay.
| Lectures | |
| English 211/222 (3) | African Literature |
| English 212/312 (3) | Post-Colonial Literature and Theory |
| English 213/313 (3) | African Literature |
| Electives | |
| Art 106/206 (4) | Photography |
| Art 107/207 (4) | Jewelry Design |
| English 214/314 (3) | An Awful, Triumphant Separateness? Apartheid and the Literary Imagination |
| English 215/315 (3) | Women Writers Interrogating Empire: Atlantic Crossings |
| English 216/316 (3) | Magical Realism and the Post-Colonial Novel |
| Spanish 104/204 (3) | Spanish for Beginners |
