Africana Studies, B.A.

Foundations (9 Hours)

Field Electives

Select additional elective courses from the following to complete 18 hours in the Field of Study Area:

• AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours

• (if not taken as a Major Elective above)

• AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours

• (if not taken as a Major Elective above)

   

• AAS 2140 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hours

• or

• ENGL 2140 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hours

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• 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 Lifespan 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

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

Select one of the following Critical Thinking Through Writing Courses:

• AAS 3980 - Research Methods in Africana Studies-CTW 3 Credit Hours
• AAS 4980 - Seminar and Practicum in Africana Studies-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Global Competency (3 Hours)

Select the following global competency course:

• AAS 3120 - African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours

Gender and Sexuality (3 Hours)

Select one gender and sexuality course from the following:

• AAS 3010 - Narratives of Race, Gender and Sexuality: Quare Readings 3 Credit Hours
• AAS 3115 - Gender and Race in AI and Gaming 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 4975 - Race, Class and Gender in Contemporary South Africa 3 Credit Hours

Intellectual Foundations (3 Hours)

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

AAS Literature (3 Hours)

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

General AAS Electives (15 Hours)

Complete 15 hours of AAS courses at the 3000-4000 level if not choosing a concentration area.

Arts and Aesthetics Concentration Electives (15 Hours)

Complete 9 hours from the following, with at least one course taken from each area:

Health and Human Development Concentration Electives (15 Hours)

Pre-Education Concentration (15 Hours)

The Department of Africana Studies offers a pre-education track with a concentration in history for students who wish to become public school teachers and to be certified to teach by completing the initial teacher preparation for the M.A.T. Program in Social Studies Education in the College of Education and Human Development (or a similar master’s level initial preparation program at another university). The pre-education track in Africana Studies develops teachers to work effectively in multi-cultural classrooms. The pre-education track in Africana Studies prepares teachers to teach students from diverse ethnic, gender, cultural, and social class groups by offering curricula that examine the histories and experiences of people of African descent and aspects of cultural identity formation in the U.S., Africa, and the Caribbean. This track also prepares educators to develop their students to be citizens of a global community. 

Students who wish to pursue the pre-education track in Africana Studies must complete the major requirements above; must complete 9 credit hours of Education courses (EXC 4020; along with two of the following: LT 3210, EDCI 3200, EDUC 3010, EDUC 4982, EDSS 3400, or EDLA 3200); and must complete 6 credit hours of 3000 or 4000 level courses in one or more of the following allied fields: Anthropology, Economics, English, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, World Languages and Cultures.

Social Justice and Community Empowerment Concentration Electives (15 Hours)

Complete 9 hours of the following, with at least one course taken from each area.