CATALOGUE

Africa Institute, Seattle, is a liberal arts college, focusing on Africa studies. Currently, it offers certificates, Diplomas, other courses on Africa’s history, political science, economics, management, leadership, African Psychology and African languages.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

Certificates

Diplomas

 ·          Accounting

·          African Studies

·          Business Administration

·          Criminal Justice Administration

·          Economics

·          History

·          Human Resources Management

·          Interdisciplinary Studies

·          International Business

·          Languages (African)

·          Law & Diversity

·          Marketing

·          Political Science

·          Public Administration

·          Public Personnel Management

·          Psychology

·          Sociology

GENERAL ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Admission Requirements:

GENERAL SERVICES:

Africa Institute Seattle will at a later period provide and support Distance Learning Education courses, programs, certificate, Diploma. Access to the Distance Learning Educational program will be provided to all enrolled, (prospective) registered students, and a secured online web address will be made available to everyone.

INSTRUCTION/STUDENT’S SERVICES:

LIBRARY SERVICES

Library services at this moment will be provided for all registered students at the Seattle Central Community College Library, and access to the use of the Library will be granted upon the presentation of ID card issued by Africa Institute Seattle. As soon as possible, AIS will provide all its students full text services of all available its Internet library network services

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONS

The deadline for admissions for Certificate, Diploma Programs shall be as follows:

1.       August 30 for Fall Quarter

2.       December 30 for Winter Quarter

3.       March 22 for Spring Quarter

4.       June 15 for Summer Quarter

All prospective students are required to take the following steps towards being registered for their respective programs of study:

1.       They must request from the Registrar an application for admission

2.       They must return to the Registrar the completed application form with a non-refundable

        application fee of U.S. $30, made payable to Africa Institute Seattle

3.       Submit to the Registrar, an official transcript from each and all schools, colleges and

        universities they had previously attended. No transcript will be accepted and designated

        as “Official Transcript” if they are not directly sent to the Registrar of AIS by the school,

        college and/or university they attended.

4.        All foreign students must submit TOEFL, except those students from Australia, United

         Kingdom, Canada, and United States. TOEFL results/scores must not inferior to 550 (213

         for computer based TOEFL

Please note that TOEFL has centers in almost all the countries of the world. Please check directly with TOEFL office for your registration and find out from their office test centers nearest to you by contacting them directly at: TOEFL/ETS Services, Post Office Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA.

History of Africa from 1800 to Present:

• African Languages
• Philosophy
• African Politics
• Politics & Governments of Africa

These courses focus on the usual topics covered in political science and relate them to the African context: the legislature, the executive, the judiciary, the bureaucracy, interests groups, civil rights, civil liberties, the military and politics, religion and politics, the media, international politics and international organizations, comparative African politics, political ideologies, political economy, political parties, public opinion, public policy making process, modernization, etc. These courses are designed to give the student a full grasp of sub-Saharan African politics.

African Economics of Development

These courses cover basic micro and macroeconomics and relate them to the African context. They particularly grapple with the economics of modernization. The student will gain understanding of basic economics, as well as, how a largely Western economic paradigm is taking shape in Africa and the necessary modifications made to them. Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, for example, presuppose Western milieu. How do they work in the African situation? Is economics a pure science, say like physics whose principles apply anywhere in the known material universe? If not, how do we adapt the field to Africa considering Africans different concepts of economics? Until a people figures out an appropriate economy they are going nowhere.

Public and Business Management in Africa:

These courses review basic concepts in management: economics, management principles, leadership, public finance, corporate finance, accounting, marketing, human resources, organizational behavior, labor relations, e-business etc. and relate them to the African context. The student will not only grasp basic management but would appreciate how those essentially Western concepts are applied to business and government organizations in Africa.

African Cultures:

These courses provide the student with an overview of the five hundred or so ethnic groups that make up Africa. More importantly, the courses relate these diverse cultures to business and governmental practices. We live in a global economy and transnational business organizations do business in Africa. These courses provide business executives with information on what they need to know in doing business with African businessmen and government officials.

African Languages:

Courses are offered on the main African languages: Hausa, Yoruba, lgbo, Amhari, Zulu and Swahili

Each language takes three courses to gain proficiency in it. Those doing business in Africa would benefit from understanding the key languages of Africa. These courses would also benefit students wishing to pursue careers in the Foreign Service and or International Organizations, governmental and non-governmental.

African Psychology:

Psychology is the science of human behavior and how particular groups of people adapt to the specifics of their world. Whereas there are conceivably universal principles of psychology, particularly biological psychology, neuroscience, what is self-evident is that much of what currently passes as scientific psychology is derived from western experience. Western psychology is obviously useful for adapting to the western milieu but is not necessarily relevant for coping with the exigencies of life in other environments.

These courses compare Western, Eastern and African psychologies and point out that a universalistic psychology, not the present particularistic one, synthesizes knowledge from around the world.

Business Management

• Introduction to African Business Environment: Management & Leadership BM 01 BlS MWF SPM-6PM Staff

• Business Administration;

• Criminal Justice Administration

• Information Technology

• Human Resources

• BM02 BlS MWF 6PM-7PM Staff

• BM 03 B15 T/TH 6PM-9PM Staff  

Economics

• French Speaking African Economy:

• English Speaking Aft. Econ:

• Econ.Ol B14 MWF 6-7pm Staff

• Boon 02 B14 MWF 7-8pm Staff
• Econ 03 B14 T/Th. 6-9pm Staff