Requirements
Requirements for the Major in Africana Studies
The major in Africana Studies consists of five required core courses, a concentration of four additional courses, and a one-semester research project, for a total of ten courses. The core courses—Africana Studies 101, 102, or 103; Sociology 208 or Anthropology 233; English 260, 261, 263, or 275; History 236, 237, or 243; and History 262 or 264—have been chosen to give the student a thorough background for the study of the black experience and to provide an introduction to the varied disciplines of Africana studies. The four-course concentration is intended to bring the methodologies and insights of several disciplines to a single problem or theme. Suggested concentrations are Race and Class in American Society, Cultures of the African Diaspora, Political Economy of Blacks in the Third World, and the Arts of Black America. Appropriate courses to be taken should be worked out by the student and the director of the Africana Studies Program. No more than one sub-100-level course may count toward the major. Neither courses taken Credit/D/Fail, nor courses in which the student receives a grade of D are accepted for the major.
In addition, the research project, normally completed in the senior year, allows students to conduct research into a particular aspect of the black experience. Students may complete their research project as part of a 300-level course, or as an independent study under the direction of one of the program’s faculty. Students should consult with the director concerning courses offered in previous years that may satisfy the program requirements.
Requirements for the Minor in Africana Studies
The minor in Africana Studies consists of five courses in the Africana Studies Program, one of which will be an introductory course (either Africana Studies 101, 102 or 103) and one of which will be a research course (either a 300-level seminar or an independent study) as a capstone course. In order to ensure that the minor will be multidisciplinary, no more than three of the courses can be from the same department. Neither courses taken Credit/D/Fail, nor courses in which the student receives a grade of D are accepted for the minor.
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