Ghana - University of the Cape Coast Course Equivalencies

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Pre-Approved Course Equivalencies

IMPORTANT: Other GVSU students have studied abroad at this partner institution. The chart below reflects GVSU equivalencies they have received. If you are planning on taking a course listed below, it does not require a departmental evaluation. Courses listed on this chart are not guaranteed to be offered during your semester abroad. This is not a complete list of course options offered at this partner institution. For a full list of course options, see the link above.

ACCOUNTING

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
BUS 103 Accounting Principles I	ACC 212 Principles of Financial Accounting	3 Credits
BUS 104 Accounting Principles II	ACC 321 Cost Strategy and Decision Making	3 Credits
COM 401 Advanced Accounting I	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
COM 402 Advanced Accounting II	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
COM 403 Auditing I	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
COM 404 Auditing II	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
COM 302 Cost Accounting	ACC 321 Cost Strategy and Decision Making	3 Credits
COM 202 Intermediate Accounting II	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
MGT 401 Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
COM 407 Management Accounting	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits
COM 301 Taxation	ACC 380 Special Topics in Accounting	3 Credits

ADVERTISING

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
CMS 208 Intro to Advertising	CAP 210 Fundamentals of Advertising	3 Credits

AFRICAN/AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
ASP 133BK African in Dispersion	AAA 202 African Diaspora	3 Credits
ASP 132F The African Family	AAA 301 Perspectives on African/African American Studies	3 Credits
ENG 311BK African Literature, Women Writers	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 334K African Political Thought	AAA 340 African American Culture and Social Thought	3 Credits
ASP 153F African Popular Culture: Funerals and Festivals	AAA 399 Independent Readings	3 Credits
PHL 305K African Social and Political Thought	AAA 340 African American Culture and Social Thought	3 Credits
AFS 313 African Traditional Religions and Health Delivery	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
ASP 131F Culture Democratization and Dev. in Contemporary Africa	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS423 The Cultural Impact of Tourism	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 102 Foundations of African Civilization	AAA 200 Understanding Africa	3 Credits
AFS 319K Ghanaian Culture	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 309 History of West Africa from AD 1000-170	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 320K Indigenous African Religion	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 202 Introduction to African Society	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
ASP 101F Language and Ethnicity in Africa	AAA 499 Independent Study and Research	3 Credits
AFS 320 Marriage, Kinship, & Family	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 306K Music in African Cultures	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 205K Organization of African Music	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 330 Pan Africanism and Nationalist Movements in Africa	AAA 232 Modern African American Literature	3 Credits
ASP 115F Philosophy in Education: The Ghanaian Perspective	AAA 499 Independent Study and Research	3 Credits
Religion and Medicine in Africa	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
ASP 136F The Slave Trade and Colonialism	AAA 202 African Diaspora	3 Credits
AFS 301 Slave Trade and Colonialism	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
AFS 406 Sex and Sexuality in African Cultures	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits
SOC 313 Social Stratification, Class and Conflict	AAA 341 Civil Conflicts in Africa	3 Credits
SOC 204K Social Structure of Ghana	AAA 380 Special Topics in African/African American Studies	3 Credits

ANTHROPOLOGY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
ANT 301K Contemporary Theories in Anthropology	ANT 405 Contemporary Anthropological Theory	3 Credits
Ghana Art and Culture	ANT 330 Ethnology of Selected World Areas	3 Credits
ANT 203K Language and Communication	ANT 207 Language and Culture	3 Credits
ASP 102 Religion in Africa	ANT 339 Independent Reading	3 Credits
ASP 102AK Religion in Africa	ANT 399: Religion in Africa	3 Credits
ANT 204 Selected Traditional African Societies	ANT 330 Ethnology of Selected World Areas	3 Credits
AFS 316 Traditional Religion and the Environment in Contemporary Africa	ANT 330 Ethnology of Selected World Areas	3 Credits
ANT 312 Women in Cross Cultural Perspective	ANT 370 Crosscultural Perspectives on Gender	3 Credits
SOC 416K Women and Development	ANT 330 Ethnology of Selected World Areas	3 Credits

BIOLOGY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
HUB 409 Human Genetics	BIO 355 Human Genetics	3 Credits
LED 130 Issues in Environmental Science	BIO 105 Environmental Science	3 Credits
BIO 204 Morphology & Anatomy of Higher Plants	BIO 280 Special Topics in Biology	3 Credits

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
EVT 134 Nutrition and Health	BMS 105 Basic Nutrition	3 Credits
PHO 202 Disease Patterns in Ghana and Africa	BMS 380 Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences	3 Credits

BUSINESS

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
BUS 306	BUS 380 Special Topics in Business	3 Credits
BUS 408 Entrepreneurship	BUS 380 Special Topics in Business	3 Credits
BUS 101 Introduction to Business I	BUS 101 Introduction to Business	3 Credits
BUS 307 International Business	BUS 380 Special Topics in Business	3 Credits
MGT 402	BUS 380 Special Topics in Business	3 Credits

CHEMISTRY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
EPH 414 Exercise Physiology I	CHM 102 Chemistry and Society	3 Credits

CLASSICS

HOST UNIVERSITY COURSES	GVSU COURSE EQUIVALENCIES	GVSU CREDITS
CLA 101 Intro to Greek Civilization	CLA 121 Greek Civilization	3 Credits
CLA 102 Intro to Roman Civilization	CLA 131 Intro to Roman Civilization	3 Credits
CLA 203 Greek Drama	CLA 275 Ancient Drama	3 Credits

DANCE

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
DAN 211 African Dance Forms in North America and the Caribbean	DAN 380 Special Topics in Dance	3 Credits
DAN 104 Bamaya, Tora, Takai Dance Forms	DAN 380 Special Topics in Dance	3 Credits
DAN112 Introduction to Dance Techniques II	DAN 380 Special Topics in Dance	3 Credits

ECONOMICS

Host Universities Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
ECO 308 Economy of Ghana	ECO 380 Special Topics in Economics	3 Credits

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
POH313K Environmental education	ENS 380 Special Topics in Environmental Studies	3 Credits

ENGLISH

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
AFS 332 Exploratory Survey of African Drama	ENG 303 or 340	3 Credits
AFS 331 Exploratory Survey of African Prose	ENG 330 Studies in Fiction	3 Credits
AFS 203 Introduction To African Literature	ENG 303 Studies in World Literature -or- ENG 380 Special Topics in English	3 Credits
AFS 324 Indigenization and Related in West Africa	ENG 390 Topics in Language & Rhetoric	3 Credits
ENG 213 Language of Drama	ENG 340 Studies in Drama	3 Credits
AFS 203 Oral Literature in Africa	ENG 203 World Literature	3 Credits
ENG 101 Use of English Language	ENG 099 College Efficiency & Reading	3 Credits
ENG 214 Techniques of Poetry	ENG 320 Studies in Poetry	3 Credits

FINANCE

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
BUS 401 Financial Management	FIN 320 Managerial Finance	3 Credits
BUS 402 Investment Management	FIN 380 Special Topics in Finance	3 Credits

GEOGRAPHY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
GEO443 Agricultural Geography	GPY 362 A Geography of World Agriculture and Farmers	3 Credits
GEO 312 Cartography	GPY 200 Computer Geography	3 Credits
GEO 102 Elements of Human Geography	GPY 220 Cultural Geography	3 Credits
GEO 203 Elements of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	GPY 307 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3 Credits
GEO 101 Elements of Physical Geography	GPY 100 Physical Geography	3 Credits
GEO 416 Geographic Information System (GIS)	GPY 407 Advanced GIS*	3 Credits
GEO 308 Regional Analysis and Development Planning	GPY 309 Introduction to City and Regional Planning	3 Credits

HISTORY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
AFS 424K Africa in World Affairs	HST 336 Africa after 1870	3 Credits
HIS 317 Colonial Ghana (1874-1957)q	HST 380 Special Topics in History	3 Credits
RHV 201 Early Christian History	HST 309 European Topics Soc/ Culture	3 Credits
CLA 407 Greek Historiography	HST 380 Special Topics in History	3 Credits
EBS 208 History of Ghana	HST 380 Special Topics in History	3 Credits
HIS 202K History of West Africa (1000-1600)	HST 335 African Civilizations Before 1870	3 Credits
AFS 309 History of West Africa from AD 1000-170	HST 335 African Civilizations Before 1870	3 Credits
HIS 301K History of West Africa (1500-1800)	HST 335 African Civilizations Before 1870	3 Credits
ESS 403 Issue in History	HST 380 Special Topics in History	3 Credits
HIS 306 Revolutions and Remaking of Europe (1789-1871)	HST 384 Revolutionary Europe, 1789--1900	3 Credits
RHV 202 Roots of Islamic Civilization	HST 212 India: History and Civilization	3 Credits
AFS 301 Slave Trade & Colonialism	HST 380 Special Topics in History	3 Credits
HIS 111 World Civilizations from the 5th Century BC	HST 101 Introduction to World Civilizations	3 Credits

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
AFS 423 The Cultural Impact of Tourism	HTM 380 Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management	3 Credits
TOR 426 Community Participation and Tourism Development	HTM 380 Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management	3 Credits
HTM 318 Festivals and Special Events Management	HTM 323 Festival and Special Event Management	3 Credits
FH 321 Francais de I'Hotellerie et du Tourisme	HTM 380 Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management	3 Credits

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
African Women and Development	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits
AFS 492 Cultural Geography of Africa	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits
Ghana Art and Culture	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits
AFS 101 Introduction to Cultural Studies	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits
AFS 313 Introduction to Oral Literature	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits
HIS 312 Ghana in the 19th and 20th Century	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits
ASP 100K Studies in African Culture	IR 380 Special Topics in International Relations	3 Credits

MANAGEMENT

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
BUS 305 Human Resource Management	MGT 333 Human Resource Management	3 Credits
BUS 307A International Business	MGT 303 Intro to International Business	3 Credits
MGT 304 Operations and Production Management	MGT 366 Operations Management	3 Credits
BUS 209 Principles of Management	MGT 331 Concepts of Management	3 Credits
BUS 406 Strategic Management	MGT 380 Special Topics in Management	3 Credits

MATHEMATICS

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
MAT 301 Advanced Calculus I	MTH 203 Calculus III	3 Credits
MAT 302 Advanced Calculus II	MTH 300 Applied Analysis	3 Credits
MAT 101 Algebra and Trigonometry	MTH 122 College Algebra	3 Credits
MAT 102 Analytic Geometry and Calculus	MTH 201 Calculus I	3 Credits
MAT 411 Classical Mechanics	MTH 480 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 404 Complex Analysis	MTH 402 Complex Variables	3 Credits
MAT 203 Further Calculus	MTH 202 Calculus II	3 Credits
MAT 201 Introduction to Abstract Algebra	MTH 380 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 303 Introductory Analysis	MTH 408 Advanced Calculus I	3 Credits
MAT 304 Modern Algebra I	MTH 380 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 403 Modern Algebra II	MTH 480 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 412 Numerical Analysis II	MTH 480 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 407 Numerical Analysis I	MTH 405 Numerical Analysis	3 Credits
MAT 405 Ordinary Differential Equations	MTH 304 Differential Equations	3 Credits
MAT 409 Operations Research	MTH 360 Operations Research	3 Credits
MAT 406 Partial Differential Equations	MTH 400 Applied Analysis II	3 Credits
MAT 410 Quantum Mechanics	MTH 410 Modern Algebra II	3 Credits
MAT 401 Real Analysis I	MTH 480 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 402 Real Analysis II	MTH 480 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 103 Subsidiary Mathematics	MTH 180 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits
MAT 202 Vector Algebra and Differential Equations	MTH 380 Special Topics in Mathematics	3 Credits

MUSIC

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
MUD 153 Form and Structure in African Music	MUS 218 World Music	3 Credits
MUD 159 Introduction to Ensemble Work	MUS 180 Special Topics in Music	1 Credit
MUD 107 Music in African Cultures	MUS 218 World Music	3 Credits
MUD 178 Music in Christian Liturgy	MUS 180 Special Topics in Music	3 Credits
MUD 154 Music in Society	MUS 180 Special Topics in Music	3 Credits
MUD 163 Popular Music in Ghana	MUS 218 World Music	3 Credits
MUD 176 Seminar in Music Education	MUS 200 Introduction to Music Education	3 Credits

NURSING

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
IS 380 Nutrition and Dietetics	NUR 314 Nutrition & Dietetics	3 Credits

PHILOSOPHY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
PHL 407 African Philosophy	PHI 380 Special Topics in Philosophy	3 Credits
PHL 304 Early Modern Philosophy	PHI 313 Early Modern Great Philosophers	3 Credits
RHV 204 Logic	PHI 103 Logic	3 Credits
RHV 303 Philosophy of Religion	PHI 343 Philosophy of Religion	3 Credits

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalency	GVSU Credits
AFS 334 African Political Thought	PLS 319 African Politics	3 Credits
ASP 1278K Democracy and Governance in Traditional Africa	PLS 319 African Politics	3 Credits

PSYCHOLOGY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
SOC 403 Industrial Psychology	PSY 445 Industrial/Organizational Psychology	3 Credits
SOC 208 Social Psychology	PSY 360 Social Psychology: Psychology's View	3 Credits
SOC 408 Organisational Behaviour	PSY 445 Industrial/Organizational Psychology	3 Credits

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
RHV 401 History of Christianity in West Africa	REL 380 Special Topics in Religious Studies	3 Credits
RHV 332K Old Testament Studies	REL 380 Special Topics in Religious Studies	3 Credits
RHV 402K Pentecostalism and Charismatism in Ghana	REL 380 Special Topics in Religious Studies	3 Credits

SOCIOLOGY

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
SOC 402 Chieftaincy and Society	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 409 Communication and the Media	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 309 Complex Organisations	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 420 Conflict and Conflict Resolution	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 205 Demography	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 411 Demography II	SOC 351 Urban Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 312 Deviance and Social Problems	SOC 392 Social Deviance and Social Control	3 Credits
SOC 304 Deviance and Social Problems	SOC 385 Social Class Inequality	3 Credits
SOC 424 Environmental Sociology	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 204 Family and Kinship	SOC 323 Families in Society	3 Credits
SOC 422 Family Violence	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 201 Foundations and Issues in Sociology	SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 405 Gender and Sexuality	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 102 The Individual and Society	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 406 Industrial Sociology	SOC 255 Sociology of Work and Employment	3 Credits
SOC 329 Introduction to Gender Studies	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 311 Introduction to Gender Studies	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology I: Society and Culture	SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 403 Industrial Psychology	SOC 379 Love, Sex, and Gender	3 Credits
SOC 413 Marxist Sociology I	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 414 Marxist Sociology II	SOC 357 Sociology of Religion	3 Credits
SOC 408 Organisational Behavior	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 310 Politics, Government, and the State	SOC 356 Sociology of Health Care	3 Credits
SOC 404 Population, Health and Development	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
PFL 422 Poverty Studies	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 206 Race, Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations	SOC 360 Social Psychology: Sociology's View	3 Credits
SOC 302 Research Methods	SOC 392 Social Deviance and Social Control	3 Credits
SOC 307 Rural Sociology	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 305 Society and Development	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 303 Social Change with Special Reference to Africa	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 315 Sociology of Aging	SOC 302	3 Credits
SOC 208 Social Psychology	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 202 Social Statistics	SOC 304 Quantitative Methods in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 306 Stratification, Class and Conflict	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 301 Sociology Theory 1	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 204 Social Structure of Ghana	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 210 Social Structure of Ghana	SOC 400 Classic Social Theory -or- SOC 380 Special Topics	3 Credits
SOC 308 Social Movements and Revolutions	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 312 Sociology of Health and Medicine	SOC 255 Sociology of Work and Employment	3 Credits
SOC 313 Socialization	SOC 388 Middle Age and Aging	3 Credits
SOC 407 Sociology of Education	SOC 366 Sociology of Media	3 Credits
SOC 314 Sociology of Work and Occupations	SOC 401 Contemporary Sociological Theory	3 Credits
SOC 401 Sociological Theory II	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 410 Sociology of Tourism and Recreation	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 415 Social Planning	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 416 Sociology of Religion	SOC 251 Criminology	3 Credits
SOC 421 Sociology of Death and Dying	SOC 381 Class, Race, Gender, and Sexuality	3 Credits
SOC 428 Sociology of Law and Criminal Justices	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 203 Social Psychology	SOC 360 Social Psych: Sociology's View	3 Credits
SOC 417 Urban Sociology	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits
SOC 412/416 Women and Development	SOC 380 Special Topics in Sociology	3 Credits

STATISTICS

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
STA 303 Statistical Methods I	STA 380 Special Topics in Statistics	3 Credits

WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES

Host University Courses	GVSU Course Equivalencies	GVSU Credits
LSS 104 Women in Society	WGS 280 Special Topics in Women and Gender Studies	3 Credits

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