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Majors & Minors

Major in Africana Studies

This course of study is for students who want to pursue a liberal arts major in Africana studies. Students who anticipate professional careers or graduate study in liberal arts should consider this major track. The major requires 36 semester hours comprising the following:



Core Courses

Course Name Number Credits Type
Total 3 Courses
African American Intell. Hist AST-240 4.00 Lecture
Intro to Africana Studies AST-101 4.00 Lecture
Social & Psych Dev Blacks Inam AST-102 4.00 Lecture

Required Courses

Course Name Number Credits Type
Total 8 Courses
Int. Fam. Violence:Multi Pers AST-340 4.00 Lecture
African American Fiction ENGL-276 4.00 Lecture
Black Struggle for Schooling AST-313 4.00 Lecture
African American Women AST-210 4.00 Lecture
Sem in Sel Top Africana Study AST-300 4.00 Lecture
Cross-Cultural Management MGMT-131 4.00 Lecture
Philosophy of Race & Gender PHIL-223 4.00 Lecture
Politics of Race & Ethnicity POLS-215 4.00 Lecture

Other Required Courses

Course Name Number Credits Type
Total 3 Courses
Independent Study AST-350 4.00 INS
Senior Thesis AST-355 8.00 Lecture
Internship AST-370 4.00 INT

Electives

Course Name Number Credits Type
Total 9 Courses
African Art 3000BC-Pres (CC) ART-251 4.00 Lecture
Independent Study AST-350 4.00 INS
Senior Thesis AST-355 8.00 Lecture
Internship AST-370 4.00 INT
Race & Ethnicity in Us History HIST-213 4.00 Lecture
Hist Latinos/Latinas in U.S. HIST-217 4.00 Lecture
Politics of Cities POLS-211 4.00 Lecture
Gov't & Politics of Africa POLS-242 4.00 Lecture
Inequality:race,class,gen SOCI-249 4.00 Lecture