Students must take the following courses:
50:014:400 The Capstone Project (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:
50:070:356 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 Survey of African-American Literature I (3)
50:352:251 Survey of African-American Literature II (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 three elective courses (9 credits) from the following list. Students may not use the same course(s) to meet both the major requirements and the elective requirement.
50:014:300 The Slave Narratives (3) (crosslisted as 50:352:352)
50:014:301 The Era of the Harlem Renaissance (3) (crosslisted as 50:512:380 and 50:352:351)
50:014:310 Independent Study (BA)*
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)
50:014:400 The Capstone Project (3)**
50:014:401 Special Topics: Service Learning (BA)
50:070:344 Dance of the African Diaspora (3)
50:070:356 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
50:082:285 Art of Africa (3)
50:202:337 The Poor, Minorities, and Justice (3)
50:220:339 Economic Development (3)
50:352:250 Survey of African-American Literature I (3)
50:352:251 Survey of African-American Literature II (3)
50:352:451 Major African-American Writers (3)
50:420:243 African and Caribbean Literature in Translation (3)
50:512:320 Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
50:512:336 America in the 1960s (3)
50:512:340 The Civil Rights Movement (3)
50:512:342 America Since the 1970s (3)
50:512:392 American Lives: History and Biography (3)
50:516:241 Precolonial Africa (3)
50:516:242 Africa Since 1800 (3)
50:730:216 Africana Philosophy (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)
50:790:469 Rich Nations/Poor Nations (3)
50:790:480 Radical Politics (3)
50:830:203 Psychology of Minority Groups (3)
50:920:208 Contemporary Social Problems (3)
50:840:216 African-American Religion (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)
50:920:430 African-American Culture (3)
50:965:306 African Story Theater (3)
50:975:204 Poverty and Urban Environmental Systems (3)
* 50:014:310 Independent Study (BA) - Independent readings under the supervision of a faculty member in the African American studies program. For juniors and seniors only. Permission of the director of the African American studies program required. Credits and hours are by arrangement only.
** 50:014:400 The Capstone Project (3) - An independent research project supervised by a faculty member on a topic of interest to the student, culminating in a major paper 25-30 pages in length. Student must be at least a junior.
(Students who declared their major in African
American studies after September 2008 do not have to take the Capstone
Project, but must take four elective courses, the equivalent of 12
credits.)
In addition, appropriate special topics, independent study, and new courses may be substituted for the above courses with approval of the director.
