Students must take the following courses:
50:014:130 Introduction to African-American Studies (3)
50:512:203 African-American History I (R) (3)
50:512:204 African-American History II (R) (3)
50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3)
Students must take one course from the following:
50:510:241 Precolonial Africa (3) or 50:070:356
Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
50:510:242 Africa since 1800 (3) or 50:790:335
Government and Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
Students must take one course from the following:
50:352:250 African-American Literature I (3)
50:352:251 African-American Literature II (3)
50:352:350 African-American Writing in Its Social Context (3)
50:352:451 Major African-American Writers (3)
Students must take one course from the following list of courses:
50:790:391 Quantitative Methods in Political Science (3)
50:830:215 Statistics for Social Science (3)
50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3)
50:960:183 Elementary Applied Statistics (R) (3)
Students must take a minimum of 6 credits from the following list of
courses in the humanities. (Students may not use the same course(s) to
meet both the major requirements and the humanities requirement.)
50:014:300 The Slave Narratives (3)
50:014:301 The Era of the Harlem Renaissance (3)
50:014:364 The African-American Political Tradition (3)
50:014:381 Special Topics in African-American Studies (3)
50:070:344 Dance of the African Diaspora (3)
50:082:285 Art of Africa (3)
50:352:250 African-American Literature I (3)
50:352:251 African-American Literature II (3)
50:352:350 African-American Writing in Its Social Context (3)
50:352:451 Major African-American Writers (3)
50:420:243 African and Caribbean Literature in Translation (3)
50:510:241 Precolonial Africa (3)
50:510:242 Africa since 1800 (3)
50:510:265 Imperialism (3)
50:512:340 The Civil Rights Movement (3)
50:730:216 Africana Philosophy (3)
50:840:216 African-American Religion (3)
50:920:430 African-American Culture (3)
50:965:215 Black Theater I (3)
In addition, appropriate special topics, independent study, and new
courses may be substituted for the above courses with the approval of
the director.
Students must take a minimum of 6 credits from
the following courses in the social sciences. (Students may not use the
same course(s) to meet both the major requirements and the social
science requirement.)
50:070:356 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
50:202:337 The Poor, Minorities, and Justice (3)
50:220:339 Economic Development (3)
50:790:242 Urban Social Ecology (3)
50:790:335 Government and Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
50:790:364 Politics of Minority Groups (3)
50:830:203 The Psychology of Minority Groups (3)
50:910:352 Groups at Risk in Contemporary Society (3)
50:920:321 Urban Sociology (3)
50:920:370 Globalization and Social Change (3)
50:975:103 Urban and Regional Ecological Planning (3)
50:975:204 Poverty and Urban Environmental Systems (R) (3)
50:975:219 History of the Ghetto and American Slums (R) (3)
50:975:369 Communications and Urban Problems (3)
In addition, appropriate special topics, independent study, and new
course offerings may be substituted for the above courses with the
approval of the director.
Additional courses that are recommended for African-American Studies majors are the following:
50:070:341 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
50:198:110 Introduction to Computing (R) (3)
50:790:332 Urban Political Systems (3)
50:790:346 Urban Legal Problems (3)
50:790:360 Urban Public Policy (3)
50:790:469 Rich Nations/Poor Nations (3)
50:790:480 Radical Politics (3)
