African American Studies B.A.
Degree Requirements
A major in African American Studies is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:
Required Core Courses
Choice of one (1) of the following:
Required Foundational Courses
| AFR 103/HIS 103 | Survey of African His (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 167 | Survey Africana Womanism | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 222 | Intro to African-Amer Studies | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 350 | Sem in Afr & Afr-Amer Std | 1 Course Credit |
Required Distribution Courses
Five (5) additional one-credit AFR courses. At least one (1) course must be from the 100 level, two (2) approved courses must be from the 200 level, and two (2) approved courses must be from the 300 level.
| AFR 200/PSY 200 | Readings in Black Psy (PSY) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 204 | African Amer Intellect Thought | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 207 | Black Education | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 214 | Black Medicine & Technology | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 230/APS 230 | African Amer-Appalachia(APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 242/HIS 242 | African American Cinema (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 245/HIS 245 | Black Urban History (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 255 | Readings Moorish History | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 306 | Black Resistance-Black Futures | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 309 | Black Power Beyond Borders HIS | 1 Course Credit |
| AFR 356/HIS 356 | Sem-African-Amer History (HIS) | 1 Course Credit |
| Other courses approved by the Department | |
| ANR 201 | Food & Agriculture in Africa | 1 Course Credit |
| COM 305 | Interracial Communication | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 135/WGS 135 | Afr-Amer Women Writers (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 141 | African-American Literature | 1 Course Credit |
| ENG 212/WGS 212 | Lit-Caribbean Women (WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| MUS 135 | Black Music Ensemble | 1/4 Course Credit |
| MUS 234 | Afri-Amer Mus:Overview | 1 Course Credit |
| REL 136 | African Trad Religion | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 202/WGS 202 | Women Afr Amer-Pol (PSJ/WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| PSJ 225/SENS 225 | Environmental Justice (SENS) | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 232/WGS 232 | Feminist Solo Performance(WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
| AFR 450 | Sem in Afr & Afr-Amer Std II | 1 Course Credit |
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