Africana Studies, B.A.

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Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Africana Studies consist of 36 credits for the standard major and 30 credits for the double major. A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses in the major. Courses intended to count toward the fulfillment of the major may not be taken on the P/F option.

Standard Major

In addition to the normal general education requirements, all majors are required to complete 36 credit hours of study distributed as follows:

Core Requirements (15 credits)

Additional Requirements (15 credits)

Choose from among the remaining 300- to 400-level courses, of which at least six credits must be from both of the following two categories:

African history and politics

AFST 312 - West African History (3.00)
AFST 314 - Islam in Africa (3.00)
AFST 320 - Contemporary African Politics (3.00)
AFST 323 - Economic Development in Africa (3.00)
AFST 368 - African Religions in Africa and the Diaspora (3.00)
AFST 411 - American Foreign Policy and Africa (3.00)
AFST 415 - Music, Art and Society in West Africa (3.00)
AFST 430 - Health Care in Africa (3.00)
AFST 439 - Women in Africa and the Diaspora (3.00)
AFST 440 - Topics in African and African-American Studies (3.00)

African-American culture and experience

AFST 344 - Black Folklore (3.00)
AFST 345 - Black American Music (3.00)
AFST 347 - Gender, Race, and Media (3.00)
AFST 350 - Psychology of Racism (3.00)
AFST 351 - Black Political Thought (3.00)
AFST 352 - African-American History to 1865 (3.00)
AFST 353 - African American History Since 1865 (3.00)
AFST 354 - African American Women’s History (3.00)
AFST 360 - Studies in Black Fiction (3.00)
AFST 361 - Studies in Black Drama (3.00)
AFST 362 - Studies in Black Poetry (3.00)
AFST 363 - Literature, Society and Blacks: Regional (3.00)
AFST 364 - Advanced Writing in Africana Studies (3.00)
AFST 367 - Workshop in Black Theatre (6.00)
AFST 369 - Black Families in the United States (3.00)
AFST 370 - Black Women: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (3.00)
AFST 375 - The Black Church (3.00)
AFST 420 - Comparative Slavery: Africa and the New World (3.00)
AFST 442 - African-Caribbean Music (3.00)
AFST 445 - Black Music in the New World (3.00)
AFST 450 - Black Philosophical Thought in the Twentieth Century (3.00)
AFST 453 - Topics in the Psychology of the Black Experience (3.00)
AFST 460 - Seminar in Black Hair and Body Politics (3.00)
AFST 465 - Seminar in African and African-American Literature (3.00)

Individual study and directed research for a senior paper or project (6 credits)

Double Major

The foundation core requirements are the same as for the standard major. In addition, nine upper-level credits must be completed. Those who choose the double major must complete six credits of individual study and directed research for a senior paper or community internship project.

Students who opt for the double major must meet requirements for the double major requirements in the second department of their choice. They should make selections of courses in both departments in close consultation with their advisors in both departments.