UGRC 231 — Introduction to African Studies/Gender and Development
University-Wide Required Courses (UGRC) · University of Ghana
Course Description This course will introduce students to key concepts and issues in gender and development with a focus on Africa. It argues that development is not a neutral process, but impacts on men and women differently. Key topics will include issues of production and reproduction as well as men and women‘s access to resources in Africa such as land, labour, credit, time and social capital. The course will also examine the gendered implications of natural resource management and sustainable development as well as decision making. It will further examine state and civil society responses to gender issues in Africa. The main objectives of this foundation course is to sensitize students to gender issues and enable students recognize and understand the relevance of gender as a development issue and how gender inequalities impact negatively on development.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- UGRC 221 — Introduction to African Studies/African Art, its Philosophy and
- UGRC 222 — Introduction to African Studies/ Africa in the Contemporary World
- UGRC 223 — Introduction to African Studies/ Africa and the Diaspora
- UGRC 224 — Introduction to African Studies/African Popular Culture: Traditional
- UGRC 225 — Introduction to African Studies/African Dance
- UGRC 226 — Introduction to African Studies/African Drama
- UGRC 227 — Introduction to African Studies/African Music
- UGRC 228 — Introduction to African Studies/Chieftaincy and Development
- UGRC 229 — Introduction to African Studies/ Culture and Development
- UGRC 230 — Introduction to African Studies/ Gender and Culture in Africa
- UGRC 232 — Introduction to African Studies/Issues in Africa’s Population
- UGRC 233 — Introduction to African Studies/Our African Heritage through
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).