GEOG 324           3 Credit Hours

Regional Geography of West Africa with Special Reference to Ghana

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Dr. C. Wrigley-Asante            Dr. I. K. Arthur

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course content

This course focuses on West Africa as an important sub-region within Africa. It looks at the historical evolution of the region, the physical, geographical and political characteristics of the sub-region paying particular attention to Ghana.

Teaching

Mondays 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

10 lectures

2 students’ seminar presentations

Formative coursework

There will be at least one major interim assessment (IA) and a final exam at the end of the semester. Class quizzes may also be conducted during the course of the semester.  Each quiz will be on the materials covered during lectures. Success in this course depends on reading widely on the topics to be treated, and is highly recommended.

Indicative Reading

• Asiedu, A. 2013. Geography of Africa. In Manuh, T and E. Sutherland-Addy (eds) Africa in Contemporary Perspective: a textbook for undergraduate students. Pp.1-47.
• Aryeetey Attoh, S (Ed.) 2010. Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa.  Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA.

Assessment and Grading

• Quiz                                                                      10%
• Interim Assessment                                               20 %
• Final Exam                                                            70 %

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