Ashesi's core curriculum consists of an interdisciplinary program that includes courses in the humanities and social sciences, as well as mathematics and preparatory business and computer science courses. The Ashesi education develops students' critical thinking skills, by teaching them to explore the connections between fields of knowledge, separate relevant information from the irrelevant, question assumptions, reflect on the views of other people, and explore and analyze alternative explanations to the many aspects of human existence. Our core curriculum is always evolving, but typically includes courses in the areas of:
- Written and Oral Communication
- Leadership & Community Service
- African Studies
- Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning
- Introductory Computer Science
- Social Theory
Leadership and Service Learning
At Ashesi, interdisciplinary learning extends beyond the classroom through service learning. The service learning component is a requirement for graduation, and exists as another dimension of our commitment to nurturing well-rounded graduates who personify excellence in scholarship, leadership and citizenship. In particular, service learning helps students develop a sense of citizenship by giving them an opportunity to not only become engaged with their surrounding community, but also consider how they can make a positive impact on improving that community or solving its problems.
African Studies
Integral to our mission of training a new generation of African leaders, the African Studies Program at Ashesi University constitutes an important means for helping students understand Africa's past and present, and begin to formulate some ideas of how this diverse society might be shaped for future generations. Furthermore, the African Studies Program serves as a platform for collaboration between local and international scholars of Africana. Currently, the African Studies Program at Ashesi consists of a selected set of advanced (level 200 & 300) courses in the following fields of study: African music and dance, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology.