African-American Studies B.A.
General Degree Requirements
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BACHELOR OF ARTS - AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
- At least 9 credits of the 15 credits of elective courses must be upper-division (300- or 400-level).
- Each student must complete a 3-credit capstone project as an independent study in which they conduct a research project, service project, activist/organizing project, or artistic project focused on an issue pertinent to the African-American community. All projects must be approved by the African-American Studies Director.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| AAST 141H | Black: From Africa to Hip-Hop | 3 |
| ANTY 122S | Race and Minorities | 3 |
| HSTA 342H | African American History to 1865 | 3 |
| or HSTA 343H | African American History Since 1865 | |
| SOCI 220S | Race, Gender & Class | 3 |
| SOCI 325 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 15 credits (including at least 9 upper-division credits) from the following courses: | 15 | |
| Africa: From Ancient Egypt to Apartheids Origin | ||
| Race, Inequality & Education | ||
| Human Rights and Mass Incarceration | ||
| White Supremacy - History/Defeat | ||
| African-American Identity | ||
| Black Women: Race, Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of World | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Film Directors | ||
| Survey of African Cinema | ||
| Geography of World Regions | ||
| African American History to 1865 (only if not used to complete the core requirement) | ||
| African American History Since 1865 (only if not used to complete the core requirement) | ||
| Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion | ||
| The American South | ||
| Women in America: Colonial Period to Civil War | ||
| Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present | ||
| History of American Law | ||
| Families & Children in America | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| The Black Radical Tradition | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| Special topics | ||
| Islamic Civilization: Classical Age | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| U.S. Writers of Color | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| Politics of Africa | ||
| US Multicultural Politics | ||
| Politics of Social Movements | ||
| Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice | ||
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Work, Labor, and the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Feminist and Queer Theories and Methods | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| AAST 499 | Capstone/Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |