African and African American Studies B.A.

Degree Requirements

A major in African and African American Studies is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:

Required Core Courses

AFR 103/HIS 103Survey of African His (HIS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 165/HIS 165Intro to Afr-Amer History(HIS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 222Intro to African-Amer Studies

1 Course Credit

AFR 350Sem in Afr & Afr-Amer Std

1 Course Credit

Required Capstone Course

AFR 450Sem in Afr & Afr-Amer Std II

1 Course Credit

Required Distribution Courses

Four (4) additional one-credit AFR courses. At least one (1) of these course credits must be chosen from a Social Science area and at least one (1) from a Humanities area, as follows or as approved by the AFR Department Chair

Social Science Area

AFR 132/SOC 132Intro to Race in America (SOC)

1 Course Credit

AFR 200Readings in Black Psy (PSY)

1 Course Credit

AFR 201Food/Agriculture Africa (ANR)

1 Course Credit

AFR 202/PSC 202/WGS 202Women Afr Amer-Pol(PSC/PSJ/WGS

1 Course Credit

AFR 204African Amer Intellect Thought

1 Course Credit

AFR 225/APS 225/PSJ 225/SENS 225/WGS 225Envr Justice(SENS/APS/PSJ/WGS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 242/HIS 242African American Cinema (HIS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 245/HIS 245Black Urban History (HIS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 255Readings Moorish History

1 Course Credit

AFR 356/HIS 356Sem-African-Amer History (HIS)

1 Course Credit

Humanities Area

AFR 100Models & Mentors for Success

1 Course Credit

AFR 135/ENG 135/WGS 135Afr-Amer Women Writer(WGS/ENG)

1 Course Credit

AFR 136/REL 136African Trad Religion (REL)

1 Course Credit

AFR 138/MUS 135Black Music Ensemble(MUS 135)

1/4 Course Credit

AFR 141/ENG 141African-American Lit (ENG)

1 Course Credit

AFR 212/ENG 212Lit-Caribbean Women(ENG/WGS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 230/APS 230African Amer-Appalachia(APS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 234/MUS 234Afr-Amer Mus:Overview(MUS)

1 Course Credit

AFR 238African Amer Rel Traditn (REL)

1 Course Credit

NOTE: AFR 138 (also MUS 135) is a .25-credit course that must be repeated to equal one full credit; only one (1) total course credit for Black Music Ensemble may be counted in the major.

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