Africana Studies

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies (120 units)

Requirements

A minimum of 39 units is required for the major in Africana Studies; 12 lower division and 27 upper-division units. The distribution of courses within Africana Studies affords the students the opportunity for in-depth exploration of African American Studies, in Continental African Studies or a combination of the two, as well as other Diasporan studies, e.g., Caribbean basin.

Lower Division (12 units)

Take the following course:

AFRS 110 Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

Take one of the following:

AFRS 120 African American History to 1865 (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.
AFRS 121 African American Hist 1865-Present (3)
Prerequistie/Corequistie: One GE Foundation course.

Take 6 units electives, select one course from the following groups:

Group A (Social Science):

AFRS 115, 120, 150, 154, 200, 201, 210

Group B (Humanities):

AFRS 140, 155, 160, 170A, 170B, 180, 205, 240, 255

Upper-division Core (27 units):

Take all of the following courses:

AFRS 330 Politics of the African American Community (3)
Prerequisites: AFRS 110 and 121.
AFRS 335 Economic Development in the African American Community (3)
Prerequisites: AFRS 110 and 121.
AFRS 495 Research Methods in Africana Studies (3)
Prerequisites: AFRS 110 and 6 units upper-division work in Africana Studies. For Department majors.

Take one of the following:

AFRS 332 Civil Rights and the Law (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
AFRS 354 African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.

Take electives (15 units), one or more selected from the following groups:

Group A (Social Sciences):