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

• 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:

• 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):

• 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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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)