2012-2013 Academic Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSCI 103 - Africa and the World

Type of Course: Lecture, Discussion
Examines the historical and contemporary relationships of sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, the United States, the Middle East and parts of Asia, and Latin America. The course explores issues such as global involvement in Africa’s civil wars, genocide in Rwanda, Islamic fundamentalism, the role of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Africa’s development, and the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The role of the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations in development, conflict and humanitarian concerns is also explored.