This section lists the courses for the Interdisciplinary PhD in Social Studies at MISR
(M Phil / PhD in Social Studies).
3.2.1 Core Courses (SSR = Social Studies Core Subjects)
- SSR 7101: Major Debates in the Study of Africa
- SSR 7102: Premodern Social and Political Thought
- SSR 7103: The History of Economic Theory
- SSR 7204: Africa Before Western Hegemony
- SSR 8101: Colonialism, Post-Colonialism, and Decolonisation
- SSR 8202: Research Seminar
3.2.2 Cluster 1: Political Studies (SSP = Social Studies concentration in Political Studies)
- SSP 7201: Human Rights and Politics
- SSP 7202: Contemporary Social and Political Thought
- SSP 8101: Power, Society and Custom Before and After Colonialism
- SSP 8202: The Modern State and the Colonial Subject
- SSP 8203: Thematic Seminar: Political Studies
3.2.3 Cluster 2: Political Economy (SSE = Social Studies concentration in Political Economy)
- SSE 7201: International Political Economy
- SSE 8101: Statistical Methods
- SSE 8102: Late Industrialization
- SSE 8103: Thematic Seminar: Political Economy
- SSE 8204: The Agrarian Question in Modern History
3.2.4 Cluster 3: Historical Studies (Social Studies concentration in Historical Studies)
- SSH 7201: Slavery and Slave Trades
- SSH 7202: Gender in History
- SSH 8101: Thematic Seminar: Historical Studies
- SSH 8102: Historical Research and Sources in African History
- SSH 8203: History and Historicism
3.2.5 Cluster 4: Cultural Studies (Social Studies concentration in Cultural Studies)
- SSC 7201: African Literature and the Critical Traditions
- SSC 7202: Thematic Seminar: Cultural Studies
- SSC 8101: Culture and Theory
- SSC 8102: Studies in Contemporary African Popular Arts and Cultures
- SSC 8202: Development, Culture & Social Change