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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2011-2012 EIU Undergraduate Catalog Program: Africana Studies (B.S.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Africana Studies (B.S.)

Major
Through the arts, humanities and social sciences, the Africana Studies program at EIU explores key aspects of the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world. Its broad educational purposes are to engender among all students an intellectual appreciation of Black life and to enrich EIU curriculum and increase the relevance of an EIU education by providing our students with an appreciation of all cultures. The program offers both a major and a minor.

Total Major Semester Hours: 42

Summary of Program Requirements

• 7 courses from the core - 21 hours
• 3 courses from a single area of concentration - 9 hours

Plus 4 Courses (one course from four different areas of concentration) - 12 hours

Core: Total Semester Hours - 21

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AFR 1000G - Introduction to Africana Studies. Credits: 3
AFR 2000G - African American Social Movements. Credits: 3
AFR 2200G - Pan Africanism. Credits: 3
AFR 2500 - Introduction to Research Methods in Africana Studies. Credits: 3
AFR 3500 - The African American Intellectual Tradition. Credits: 3
AFR 4300 - Capstone Seminar. Credits: 3
HIS 3750 - African-American History: A Survey. Credits: 3

Concentration:

9 Semester hours from a single area of concentration.

Electives: Total Semester Hours - 21

12 Semester hours from four different areas of concentration.

Concentration in History and Culture:

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ANT 3611 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa. Credits: 3
GEG 3050 - Geography and Culture of Africa. Credits: 3
HIS 1510G - Roots of the Modern World: Slavery and Freedom. Credits: 3
HIS 3250 - African History. Credits: 3
JOU 3951 - Minorities and the Media. Credits: 3
SOC 2840 - Racial and Cultural Minorities. Credits: 3

Concentration in Fine Arts (art, music, theater and dance):

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AFR 3000 - Special Topics in Africana Studies. Credits: 3
AFR 3300 - African Cinema. Credits: 3
ART 2300 - African-American Art. Credits: 3
ART 3610G - African Art. Credits: 3
MUS 3562G - Non-Western Music. Credits: 3
THA 3755G - African-American Theatre. Credits: 3

Concentration in Literature:

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG 2705 - African-American Literature. Credits: 3
ENG 2850 - Postcolonial Literatures in English. Credits: 3
ENG 3705 - American Multicultural Literatures. Credits: 3
ENG 4750 - Studies in African-American Literature. Credits: 3
ENG 4850 - Studies in Third World Literatures. Credits: 3

Concentration in Politics and International Development:

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AFR 3600 - HIV/AIDS and Development in Africa. Credits: 3
AFR 3700 - Race and Neighborhood Development. Credits: 3
AFR 3970 - Study Abroad. Credits: 1 to 15

(Only 3 hours will count towards the Africana Studies Major)

PLS 2253G - Introduction to International Relations. Credits: 3
PLS 3223 - International Organizations. Credits: 3
PLS 3373 - International Political Economy. Credits: 3

Concentration in Gender:

 

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AFR 2400 - Black Women in the Diaspora. Credits: 3
AFR 2600 - African American Men. Credits: 3
AFR 3150 - Women and Development in Africa. Credits: 3
AFR 4275 - Internship in Africana Studies. Credits: 1 to 15

(Only 3 hours will count towards the Africana Studies Major)

AFR 4400 - Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 3

(Only 3 hours will count towards the Africana Studies Major)

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