Below is our complete list of available Yoruba Courses. If you would like to see syllabi for individual courses, please visit syllabus.uga.edu.

YORB 1010. Elementary Yoruba I. 4 hours.
Foundation in spoken and written Yoruba. Focus on oral and aural skills, basic grammar. Additional laboratory work required. Introduction to Yoruban culture.
Offered fall semester every year.

YORB(AFAM) 1020. Elementary Yoruba II. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: YORB 1010.
A continuation of Elementary Yoruba I. Increased focus on grammar and culture, reading and conversation.
Offered spring semester every year.

YORB(AFAM) 2010. Intermediate Yoruba I. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: YORB(AFAM) 1020.
Focus on developing fluency in spoken and written Yoruba. Oral work geared towards building effective communication in day-to-day situations and functional tasks. Readings in authentic Yoruban texts of increasing complexity. Advanced cultural discussion.
Offered fall semester every year.

YORB 2020. Intermediate Yoruba II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: YORB(AFAM) 2010.
A continuation of Intermediate Yoruba I. Introduction to additional literary texts, including poetry, newspapers, magazines.
Offered spring semester every year.

YORB 3010. Advanced Yoruba I. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: YORB 2020.
Designed to prepare students to travel to Nigeria and for research using authentic research materials. Study of geography and of political and economic structures of Nigeria and West Africa. Focus on reading Yoruban texts.
Offered fall semester every year.

YORB(AFAM) 3020. Advanced Yoruba II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: YORB 3010.
Advanced readings, novels, thematic texts, and rhetoric. Focus on developing comprehension of textual materials. Introduction to scientific and other specialized materials.
Offered spring semester every year.

YORB 3990. Directed Study in Yoruban Language and Literature. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent study and research in Yoruban language and literature under the direction of individual faculty. Focus is on reading and analysis of Yoruban literary texts (including works in translation from Yoruba-speaking communities in Africa and the Diaspora).
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.