Africana Studies Programs

*Certificate in Africana Studies (code B/STCT01)

Students majoring in other departments of the University but interested in Africana Studies may at the same time pursue a program leading to a Certificate in Africana Studies. Courses used to meet the certificate requirement may, where applicable, also be used simultaneously to meet General Education requirements or the major and minor requirements of cooperating departments.

Requirements
1. A bachelor’s degree with a major in a traditional discipline. (Certificate can be completed prior to or simultaneously with completion of the B.A. requirement.)
2. A minimum of 24 units of which at least 12 must be in upper-division courses, with two or more courses selected from each of the following:

Group A: AFRS 110, 210, 325, 330, 332, 335, 370, 420
Group B: AFRS 160, 340, 343A, 346, 363, 450
Group C: AFRS 120, 121, 200, 201, 304, 337, 400, 410

* (Will be Revised) MAJOR IN Africana STUDIES (Code 2-8425)
The MAJOR requires a minimum of 45 units chosen as follows:

LOWER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (12 UNITS)

AFRS 110 Introduction to Africana Studies

Select one Course from each of the following groups:

GROUP A:
AFRS 120 African American History to 1865
AFRS 121 African American History 1865 to Present
AFRS 200 Ancient African Civilizations

GROUP B:
AFRS 140 Introduction to African-American Literature
AFRS 155 African American Music
AFRS160 Introduction to Africana Arts

GROUP C:
AFRS 190 Racism in the American Military
AFRS 210 African American Community
AFRS 240 African and African American Folklore and Culture
AFRS 170A Elementary Swahili
AFRS 170B Elementary Swahili

UPPER DIVISION REQUIREMENTS (33 UNITS)

AFRS 330 Politics of the African American Community
AFRS 332 Civil Rights and the Law
AFRS 335 Economic Development in the African American Community
AFRS 495 Research Methods in Africana Studies

Select 15 additional units with one or more courses selected from each of the following groups:
GROUP A:
AFRS 310 African American Male and Female Relationships
AFRS 325 Psychology of the Minorities
AFRS 331 African American Juvenile
AFRS 337 Cultures of the Pan-African Peoples
AFRS 410 The African American Family

GROUP B:
AFRS 340 Research Topics in African-American Literature
AFRS 343 African and Caribbean Literature
AFRS 346 Africana Theatre
AFRS 353 Religions of African Peoples Religion
AFRS 363 History of African Art

GROUP C:
AFRS 304 African Colonial Experience
AFRS 345 Politics of Black Power
AFRS 380 African Political Theory
AFRS 475 Racism and Sexism: An Analytical Approach

MINOR IN Africana STUDIES (Code BSTU M01)

The minor in Africana Studies requires a minimum of 24 units of which at least 12 units must be in upper division courses with two or more courses selected from Group A and

Group B.
Core Courses:
AFRS 110 Introduction to Africana Studies
AFRS 495 Research Methods in Africana Studies

Group A:
AFRS 120 African American History to 1865
AFRS 121 African American History 1865 to Present
AFRS 200 Ancient African Civilizations
AFRS 201 History of Slavery
AFRS 210 African American Community
AFRS 304 The African Colonial Experience
AFRS 310 African American Male and Female Relationships
AFRS 325 Africana Psychology
AFRS 330 Politics of the African American Community
AFRS 332 Civil Rights and the Law
AFRS 335 Economic Development in the African American Community
AFRS 370 African and African American Images in the Mass Media
AFRS 400 African American Social Thought
AFRS 410 The African American Family
AFRS 420 African American Children in Public Schools
AFRS 430 African Political Leadership in the 20th Century

Group B:
AFRS 140 Introduction to African American Literature
AFRS 155 African American Music
AFRS 160 Introduction to Africana Arts
AFRS 180 African American Language in America
AFRS 205 Modern Religions of African Peoples South African Literature
AFRS 255 Introduction to Hip Hop
AFRS 337 Cultures of the Pan-African Peoples
AFRS 340 Research Topics in African American Literature
AFRS 343A African Literature
AFRS 343B Caribbean Literature
AFRS 346 Africana Theatre
AFRS 363 History of African Art
AFRS 370 African and African American Images in the Mass Media
AFRS 415 International Africana Children’s Literature
AFRS 450 Africana Writer’s Workshop
AFRS 475 Racism and Sexism, An Analytical Approach

Certificate Requirements in Africana Studies (code AFRSCT01)

Students majoring in other departments of the University but interested in Africana Studies may at the same time pursue a program leading to a Certificate in Africana Studies. Courses used to meet the certificate requirement may, where applicable, also be used simultaneously to meet General Education requirements or the major and minor requirements of cooperating departments.

Requirements
1. A bachelor’s degree with a major in a traditional discipline. (Certificate can be completed prior to or simultaneously with completion of the B.A. requirement.)
2. A minimum of 24 units of which at least 12 must be in upper-division courses, with two or more courses selected from each of the following groups:

GROUP A:

AFRS 110 Introduction to Africana Studies
AFRS 210 African-American Community
AFRS 325 Psychology of the Minorities
AFRS 330 Politics of the African American Community
AFRS 332 Civil Rights and the Law
AFRS 335 Economic Development in the African American Community
AFRS 370 African and African American Images in the Mass Media
AFRS 420 African American Child in the Public Schools

GROUP B:

AFRS 160 Introduction to Africana Arts
AFRS 340 Research Topics in African American Literature
AFRS 343 African and Caribbean Literature
AFRS 346 Africana Theatre
AFRS 363 History of African Art
AFRS 450 Africana Writers Workshop

GROUP C:

AFRS 120 African American History to 1865
AFRS 121 African American History 1865 to Present
AFRS 200 Ancient African Civilizations
AFRS 201 History of Slavery
AFRS 304 African Colonial Experience
AFRS 337 Cultures of Pan-African People
AFRS 400 African American Social Thought
AFRS 410 The African American Family