UGRC 232 — Introduction to African Studies/Issues in Africa’s Population
University-Wide Required Courses (UGRC) · University of Ghana
Course Description This course introduces students to the key debates around issues in Africa‘s population. Africa‘s population is distinct in many respects. Students will receive an overview of significant aspects of demographic concepts and population - its composition, growth etc. - and related issues such as human resource development, socio-economic development, environmental sanitation and preservation, and migration. Challenges associated with some of these issues will be addressed at various levels, with special attention paid to the population of Ghana. The so-called impact of the rapid population growth rate on development in the subregion has been an important issue of debate so far as the population of Africa and development is concerned. Though there are no definite conclusions, there has been growing consensus among many governments, policy-makers, and researchers that population variables influence development in Africa. The need to understand the relationship among Africa‘s population and related issues is urgent, not only for policy-makers of today but also for students who are future leaders and/or policy-makers. The challenges of other population issues such as environmental change, HIV/AIDS and gender are also of equal importance.
- 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 231 — Introduction to African Studies/Gender and Development
- 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).