BA in Africana Studies
In the Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies program, students delve into current issues and the historical context surrounding cultural theory and black studies. Classes encourage open discussions on topics including independence movements in Africa, race relations in the United States, Islamic philosophy, immigration and the American Dream. Many majors also choose to complement their class work with study abroad and internships.
Major Areas
Students choose electives from one of three primary areas.
African American Studies
Classes in this area include Race and Minority Relations, Nineteenth Century Black Literature and African American History to 1865.
African Studies
Classes in this area include Anthropology of Africa, West Africa to Independence and Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World.
Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies
Classes in this area include Contemporary Francophone Literature and Latin America: Problems and Promise.
Course Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required for the major | ||
AFST 1001 | Introduction to Africana Studies (taken within three semesters of declaring the major) | |
African American studies: | ||
HIST 3360 | African American History to 1865 | |
SOC 2179 | Race and Minority Relations | |
ENGL 3570 | Nineteenth-Century Black Literature | |
or ENGL 3950 | Cultural Theory and Black Studies | |
Another course from the following designated courses: * | ||
AMST 2440 | The American City | |
ENGL 3940 | Topics in African American Literary Studies | |
ENGL 3945 | African American Poetry | |
HIST 3360 | African American History to 1865 | |
HIST 3361 | African American History Since 1865 | |
HIST 3362 | African American Women’s History | |
HIST 2312 | The American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 | |
MUS 1108 | History of Jazz | |
MUS 3175 | Topics in Music History and Literature | |
SOC 2151 | Jackie Robinson: Race, Sports, and the American Dream | |
SOC 2170 | Class and Inequality in American Society | |
SOC 2179 | Race and Minority Relations | |
SOC 2169 | Urban Sociology | |
Four courses in African studies: | ||
ANTH 3708 | Anthropology of Africa | |
HIST 3520 | Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World | |
or HIST 3540 | West Africa to Independence | |
Two additional courses from the following list of designated courses * | ||
HIST 3501 | Topics: Africa | |
HIST 3510 | African History to 1880 | |
HIST 3520 | Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World | |
HIST 3530 | Women in Africa | |
HIST 3540 | West Africa to Independence | |
ANTH 3801 | African Roots from Australopithecus to Zimbabwe | |
IAFF 2093 | Africa: Problems and Prospects | |
PSC 2381 | Comparative Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
PSC 2482 | African International Politics | |
FREN 3300 | Topics in French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures in Translation | |
FREN 3560 | Topics in Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema | |
GEOG 3154 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa | |
GEOG 3164 | The Geography of Africa | |
Two courses in Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean studies: | ||
HIST 3710 | History of Latin America I | |
Another course from the following list of designated courses * | ||
ENGL 3930 | Topics in U.S. Latina/o Literature and Culture | |
FREN 3300 | Topics in French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures in Translation | |
FREN 3560 | Topics in Contemporary Francophone Literature and Cinema | |
GEOG 3161 | Geography of Latin America | |
IAFF 2090 | Latin America: Problems and Promise | |
HIST 3711 | History of Latin America II | |
SPAN 3600 | Special Topics | |
An upper-division course in gender studies from the following list of designated courses (this course may also count toward one of the above categories) * | ||
ANTH 2501 | The Anthropology of Gender: Cross-Cultural Perspectives | |
HIST 3530 | Women in Africa | |
HIST 3362 | African American Women’s History | |
PHIL 2125 | Philosophy of Race and Gender | |
REL 3481 | Women in Islam | |
One additional course from above or from the following: | ||
AMST 2020 | Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics | |
AMST 2410 | Modern U.S. Immigration | |
HIST 2803 | The Ancient Near East and Egypt to 322 B.C. | |
REL 3475 | Islamic Religion and Art | |
REL 3414 | Islamic Philosophy and Theology | |
GEOG 2133 | People, Land, and Food | |
GEOG 2141 | Cities in the Developing World |