Major Requirements

Students must take the following courses:

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:

50:070:356  Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)

50:516:241  Precolonial Africa (3) 

50:516:242  Africa since 1800 (3) 

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:

50:509:299  Perspectives in History (3)

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)

50:014:382 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)

50:510:265  Imperialism (3)

50:512:340  The Civil Rights Movement (3)

50:516:241  Precolonial Africa (3)

50:516:242  Africa since 1800 (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.)

50:014:401  Special Topics: Service Learning (BA)

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)

50:790:332  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)