It continues to reflect these concerns. The courses sponsored by the program deal with the history, political development, economic activities, literature, and demography of Africans and expose students to most of the major regions and ethnic and linguistic groups of the entire African continent. The African studies program is not a major.
Students enter the program through one of the many cooperating departments.
The Program in African Studies strongly encourages students to study overseas at an African university. Princeton has established its own linkage with the University of Cape Town in order for Princeton students to study at South Africa's premier university for a semester or a year. Of course, students may study at other African universities. The study abroad experience provides students with unique insights that complement their Princeton education. Students enter the program for a mixture of motives.