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: Wine
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.
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 - taught in English | |
| Afrikaans: Language and Culture 104/204 (3) | Afrikaans for Beginners |
| Art 106/206 (4) | Photography |
| Art 107/207 (4) | Jewelry Design |
| Art 108/208 (4) | Drawing |
| 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 |
| Economics/Political Science 214/314 (3) | Economic and Development Problems in South Africa and Africa |
| French 114/214 (3) | French for Beginners |
| German 114/214 (3) | German for Beginners |
| Global Health 214/314 (3) | HIV and AIDS: A South African Perspective 214/314 |
| History 241/341 (3) | South African History |
| History 244/344 (3) | Africa and South Africa: Colonization and the Re-ordering of Societies |
| Mandarin 114/214 (3) | Mandarin for Beginners |
| Political Science 312/412 (3) | Conflict Studies |
| Political Science 314/414 (3) | China and India on the African Continent |
| Political Science 322/422 (3) | Transitional Justice |
| Political Science 333/433 (3) | Negotiating Transition |
| Political Science 344/444 (3) | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| Sociology 311/411 (3) | Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa |
| Spanish 114/214 (3) | Spanish for Beginners |
| Theology 344/444 (3) | Public and Theology in Post Apartheid South Africa |
| Xhosa: Language and Culture 114/214 (2) | Xhosa for Beginners |
July-November English Literature Elective Courses
| Electives | |
| English 348/448 (2) | Society Under Attack: Satirists Do it with Malice |
| English 348/448 (2) | Narratives of Migration in Contemporary African Fiction |
| English 348/448 (2) | Writing Violence: Strategies, Ethics and Aesthetics |
| English 344/444 (2) | Queer Studies: An Introduction |
January-June semester courses - Taught in English
| January-June semester courses | |
| Afrikaans: Language and Culture 104/204 (3) | Afrikaans for Beginners |
| Art 106/206 (4) | Photography |
| Art 107/207 (4) | Jewelry Design |
| Art 108/208 (4) | Drawing |
| Conservation Ecology 212/312 (3) | Conserving Nature |
| Conservation Ecology 314/414 (4) | Biome Ecology |
| Economics/Political Science 214/314 (3) | Economic and Development Problems in South Africa and Africa |
| French 114/214 (3) | French for Beginners |
| German 114/214 (3) | German for Beginners |
| Global Health 214/314 (3) | HIV and AIDS: A South African Perspective 214/314 |
| 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 241/341 (3) | South African History |
| History 318/418 (3) | Wars, Decolonization and Globalization |
| Mandarin 114/214 (3) | Mandarin for Beginners |
| Political Science 312/412 (3) | Conflict Studies |
| Political Science 314/414 (3) | China and India on the African Continent |
| Political Science 322/422 (3) | Transitional Justice |
| Political Science 333/433 (3) | Negotiating Transition |
| Political Science 344/444 (3) | The Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| Sociology 311/411 (3) | Politics and Cultural Change in Contemporary South Africa |
| Spanish 114/214 (2) | Spanish for Beginners |
| Theology 344/444 (3) | Public Theology in Post-Apartheid South Africa |
| Viticulture 104/204 (1) | Introduction to the South African Wine Industry |
| Xhosa: Language and Culture 114/214 (3) | Xhosa for Beginners |
January-June English Literature Elective Courses
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.
| Electives | |
| English 314/414 (2) | Women Writers Interrogating Empire |
| English 314/414 (2) | African-American Experiences |
| English 314/414 (2) | From Kabul to Beirut, via Tel Aviv: Contemporary Middle Eastern Literature in English |
| English 314/414 (2) | Queer Studies: An Introduction |
| English 314/414 (2) | Sexing the Screen – Gender in Film |
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