The African American and African studies department offers an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the historical, socioeconomic, and cultural experiences of African Americans and African people in the worldwide diaspora. Courses also are designed to integrate scholarship on gender, race, and class.
Major Requirements
Thirty-nine credits are required for a major in the discipline.
The following courses are required:
21:014:111,112 Introduction to African-American and African Studies (3,3)
21:014:305 Black Women in the United States (3)
21:014:306 Comparative Race Relations: South Africa and the United States (3)
21:014:358 Black Writers of Africa and the Caribbean (3)
21:014:396 The African-American Community (3)
21:014:412 Senior Seminar (3)
Eighteen additional credits in electives are required for completion of the major. The following electives are strongly recommended:
21:014:220 Black Political Thought (3)
21:014:278 Black Subcultures of the U.S.A. (3)
21:014:302 Special Topics in Black Studies (3)
21:014:371 Internship (3)
Minor Requirements
Twenty-one credits are required for a minor in the discipline.
The following courses are required:
21014:111,112 Introduction to African-American and African Studies (3,3)
Five 014 electives (15 credits)
