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Faculty of Arts & Science · St. George

POL301H1

Colonial Legacies and Post-Independence African Politics

Prerequisite1 requirement, 7 options
Total contact hours24 lecture
Evidence1 syllabus
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POL301H1

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You need 80.0% across the remaining 100% to finish at 80%.

What was the average?

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How is it graded?

25% final

From the 2022 syllabus. 4 graded components.

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From the calendar

Official source · Faculty of Arts & Science

This course highlights the critical roles of pre-colonial and colonial histories in shaping contemporary political and economic developments in Africa. It covers the emergence of colonial states, the central legacies of colonial rule, and the impact of colonialism in shaping process of state and nation building from independence to the present.

Exclusions
POL301Y1
Contact hours
24 lecture
Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.

Any one of these

1.0 credit in POL, JPA, JPF, JPI, JPR, JPS, or JRA courses

Where the marks come from

2022 syllabus
Review essay · 40%Final test · 25%Participation and quizzes · 20%Short video presentation · 15%

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