Africana Studies, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major Field (18 Hours)

A grade of C or higher is required for all courses counting toward the major.

Required Courses (6 Hours)

AAS 2010 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credit Hours

Select one of the following

AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours
World language at the 1002 level or higher (3 Hours)

Electives

Select additional elective courses from the following to complete 18 hours in Area F

AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 1 above)
or
AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in section 1 above)
AAS 2140 - Africana Literature in the Americas 3 Credit Hours or
ENGL 2140 - Africana Literature in the Americas 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
AH 1850 - Art of the Global South 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
GERO 2000 - Introduction to Gerontology 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History since 1500 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 2401 - Global Issues 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 2103 - Introduction to Human Development 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 1160 - Introduction to Social Problems 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours

Area G: Major Courses (33 Hours)

AAS 4980 - Seminar and Practicum in Africana Studies-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Required course to fulfill CTW requirement (3 Hours)

AAS 3980 - Research Methods in Africana Studies-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Major Requirements (12 Hours)

Global Competency

Select the following global competency course

AAS 3120 - African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours

Intellectual Foundations

Select one intellectual foundations course from the following

AAS 3975 - Concepts and Theories in Africana Studies 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4120 - African-American Political Thought 3 Credit Hours

Gender and Sexuality

Select one gender and sexuality course from the following

AAS 3010 - Narratives of Race, Gender and Sexuality: Quare Readings 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4110 - Black Women and Health 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4125 - Black Feminist Thought 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4140 - Black Women Politics 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4285 - Womanism and Social Change 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4660 - African-American Women 4 Credit Hours
AAS 4771 - Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4772 - Women in Africa 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4780 - African-American Lesbian and Gay Activism 3 Credit Hours

AAS Literature

Select one AAS literature course from the following

AAS 3010 - Narratives of Race, Gender and Sexuality: Quare Readings 3 Credit Hours
AAS 3880 - African-American Literature 3 Credit Hours
AAS 3960 - African-American Literature by Women 3 Credit Hours
AAS 4890 - Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours

Additional Courses

A minimum of 15 hours must be taken from Africana Studies courses at 3000-4000 level which must include: three courses from one of the three areas (1) Health and Human Development, (2) Social Justice and Community Empowerment, and (3) Arts and Aesthetics of concentration and two courses from the other two concentrations.

Concentration Recommendations

Area H: Minor and Additional Courses

Students majoring in Africana Studies:

Are not required to take a minor.
Must take additional courses as electives to complete a minimum of 120 hours.

Graduation with Distinction in the Major

This department offers undergraduate students with the opportunity to earn the designation of graduation with distinction in the major. In order to achieve distinction in the major, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher within the AAS major and an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.