Africana Studies |
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Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary program that provides knowledge and an appreciation of the history and culture of Africans and African-Americans. Africana Studies majors are employed in schools, museums, libraries, archives and agencies committed to preserving African and African-American culture. With an interdisciplinary emphasis Africana Studies prepares students to pursue graduate studies in history, psychology, sociology, gerontology, anthropology, political science, law and related fields. |
| Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts |
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47 hrs |
| AREA |
SUBJECT |
CREDITS HRS |
A |
Essential Skills |
9 hrs |
B |
Institutional Options |
5 hrs |
C |
Humanities/Fine Arts |
6 hrs |
D |
Sciences, Math, Technology |
10 hrs |
E |
Social Sciences |
12 hrs |
*** |
Additional Requirements |
5 hrs |
F |
Courses Appropriate to
Program of Study |
18 hrs |
HIST 1111
or
HIST 1112
|
Survey of World History to Early Modern Times
or
Survey of World History from Early Time to the Present |
3 hrs
or
3 hrs
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HIST 2111
or
HIST 2112
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U.S. History to Post Civil War
or
U.S. History from Post-Civil War to the Present |
3 hrs
or
3 hrs
|
Foreign Language (sequence in French or Arabic) |
6 hrs |
AFRS 2000 |
Intro to Africana Studies |
3 hrs |
| Choose one of the following courses: |
GEOG 1101
ANTH 1101 |
Introduction to Human Geography
Introduction to Anthropology |
3 hrs
3 hrs |
| Major Requirements: |
30 hrs |
AFRS 3301
AFRS 3141
AFRS 3501
AFRS 4501
AFRS 4701
AFRS 4601
|
African-American History to 1900
African Politics
Survey of African Cutlure
African American and Pan Africanism
African History Since 1885
Senior Seminar
|
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs |
Major Electives (from Categories I and II)
|
12 hrs
|
Category I
Choose two courses from the following |
AFRS 3102
AFRS 3601
AFRS 3111
AFRS 3120
AFRS 3961
AFRS 4701
AFRS 4311
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African/African Amer. Family
African American Poitics
Africana Woman
African American Aging
Internship
Africa to 1885
Psych. of African American Experience |
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs |
Category II
Choose two courses from the following |
AFRS/ART 3601
AFRS/MUSC 3011
AFRS/ENGL 4400
AFRS/ENGL 3311
AFRS/FREN 4100
AFRS/ENGL 4211
AFRS/ENGL3216
AFRS/COMM 2106
AFRS/ENGL 3212
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African American Art
African Music
Specific Topics-Gullah Tribe
African Caribbean Literature
Survey of African and Caribbean-Francophone Lit.
African American Dramam
African American Poetry
African Americans in the Media
African American Oral Tradition |
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
|
General Electives: |
15 hrs |
Minor: |
15 hrs |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
137 hrs |
| |
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MINOR IN AFRICANAN STUDIES |
| AFRS/HIST 3301 |
African-American History |
3 hrs |
| Choose four of the following courses: |
12 hrs |
AFRS/HIST 3312
AFRS/HIST 4301
AFRS/POLS 3601
AFRS/PSYC 4311
AFRS/SOCI 4421
AFRS/ENGL 3216
AFRS/ENGL 4211
AFRS/ENGL 4218 |
The African-American in the 20th Cen.
History of African-American Thought
African-American Politics
Psychology of the African-American
Seminar in the Afr-Amer Experience
African-American Poetry
African-American Drama
African-American Nonfiction |
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs |
| Total Hours |
15 hrs |
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Area 'A" and major requirements must be completed with a "C" or better AFRS degree (30 hrs) & HIST concentration (30 hrs)-Student can earn a double major in
AFRS(30 hrs) and HIST(30 hrs), a minor or electives = 140 hrs in 9 semesters |
