Africana Studies, B.A.

Major Courses (30 hours)

• AST 2100 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
• AST 4600 - Topics in Africana Studies 3 credit hours
• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)

• (selected topics only - during registration search for courses using Attribute: Africana Studies)

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• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)

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• HIST 4160 - Black Religious History 3 credit hours
• HIST 4750 - African American Social and Intellectual History 3 credit hours
• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours

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• GEOG 3470 - Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 4430 - Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credit hours

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• PS 3420 - African American Politics 3 credit hours OR
• PS 4180 - Contemporary African Politics 3 credit hours

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• ART 4870 - African Art 3 credit hours OR
• ART 4880 - African American Art 3 credit hours OR
• DANC 4200 - Women in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Dance 3 credit hours OR
• MUHL 4530 - History of Jazz 3 credit hours OR
• MUHL 4540 - History of Black Gospel Music 3 credit hours

Africana Studies Electives (9 hours)

To be selected in consultation with advisor according to student interest, career ambitions, and learning goals

• ART 4870 - African Art 3 credit hours *
• ART 4880 - African American Art 3 credit hours *
• AST 4990 - Independent Study in Africana Studies 3 credit hours
• COMM 2560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours
• DANC 4200 - Women in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Dance 3 credit hours *

• (selected topics only - during registration search for courses using Attribute: Africana Studies)

• EMC 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media 3 credit hours
• ENGL 3340 - African American Literature 3 credit hours
• ENGL 3450 - Studies in Narrative 3 credit hours

• (selected topics only - during registration search for courses using Attribute: Africana Studies)

• ENGL 3735 - Black Women as Writers 3 credit hours
• GEOG 3470 - Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credit hours *
• GEOG 4500 - Geography of the Middle East and North Africa 3 credit hours
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours *
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours *
• HIST 3030 - Topics in African American History 3 credit hours
• HIST 3070 - Topics in World History 3 credit hours

• (selected topics only - during registration search for courses using Attribute: Africana Studies)

• HIST 3075 - History Abroad 3 to 6 credit hours

• (selected topics only - during registration search for courses using Attribute: Africana Studies)

• HIST 4425 - Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa 3 credit hours
• HIST 4430 - Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credit hours *
• HIST 4435 - African Slave Trade 3 credit hours
• HIST 4440 - The Middle East 3 credit hours
• HIST 4560 - Ancient Egypt 3 credit hours
• HIST 4755 - Race and Place: The Struggle for Fair Housing Since 1900 3 credit hours
• JOUR 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media 3 credit hours
• MUHL 4530 - History of Jazz 3 credit hours *
• MUHL 4540 - History of Black Gospel Music 3 credit hours *
• PHIL 3500 - Philosophy, Race, and Society 3 credit hours
• PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics 3 credit hours
• PS 3420 - African American Politics 3 credit hours *
• PS 4180 - Contemporary African Politics 3 credit hours *
• PSY 3250 - Perspectives on Black Psychology 3 credit hours
• PSY 4720 - Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 credit hours
• SOC 4240 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 credit hours
• SOC 4511 - Social Movements and Social Change 3 credit hours
• SW 3200 - Cultural Diversity: Competency for Practice 3 credit hours
• Additional elective courses as approved by program for specific course/instructor by semester

*Available as elective if not taken in core

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