Africana Studies

DR. KATHLEEN CASEY DR. REBECCA HOOKER DR. MODUPE OSHIKOYA, Program Coordinator

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program that engages students in critical analyses of current and historical sociological, economic, political, psychological and cultural issues concerning the African American experience, Africa, and the African Diaspora - the global dispersion of peoples of African descent. Using an interdisciplinary approach to coursework and research, the program introduces students to a wide range of historical and contemporary perspectives, promoting a critical engagement with the whole of human culture. It examines the contributions and influence of the black experience on society as well as society’s impact on the black experience. The program offers students the opportunity to develop an individualized program of studying black people’s religions, literatures, philosophy, artistic and cultural expressions, music, politics, sociologies, cultures, and history throughout the world. Students who major in Africana Studies are eligible for many different careers, particularly in the fields of education, non-profit work & advocacy, business, government & law, management & industry, communications & media, public policy, marketing, sales, scientific research, health care, and consulting.

Minor Requirements: Africana Studies

COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE

AFRS 111: Introduction to Africana Studies

Select one of the following:

HIST 101: Introduction to U.S. History - Topic: American Slavery HIST 103: Introduction to Non-Western History - Topic: Global/Atlantic Slave Systems HIST 103: Introduction to Non-Western History - Topic: The Pageant of African History

Select three electives:

ARTH 333: Art of Africa, Asia, and the Americas ENG 250: Studies in Literature (Pre-Approval of Topics Needed) ENG 251: Diversity in American Literature (Pre-Approval of Topics Needed) ENG 258: Topics in African-American Literature ENG 303: Topics in American Literature (Pre-Approval of Topics Needed) ENG 305: Postcolonial Literature (Pre-Approval of Topics Needed) ENG 375: Africana Literature ENG 385: The American Protest Tradition HIST 233: African American History to Reconstruction HIST 234: African American History since the Civil War HIST 349: Topics in U.S. History - Topic: Race in the American City HIST 400: The American Civil Rights Movement MUS 110: A World of Music MUS 210: Music and Art Around the World POLS 300: Topics in Comparative Politics (Pre-Approval of Topics Needed) RELST 338: African-American Religious Experience SOC 235: Diversity in Society SOC 395: Africa in Transition SOC 345: Ethnic Nationalist Social Movements TH 410: Theatre of Diversity

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS:

Two electives must be at the 300 level or above.

SEMESTER HOURS

4 4

12

20

AFRICANA STUDIES COURSES (AFRS)

111: Introduction to Africana Studies (4)

This course introduces students to the content and contours of Africana Studies as a field of study – its genealogy, antecedents, development, and future challenges. It focuses on historic and contemporary experiences of Africandescended peoples, particularly in the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.