Interdisciplinary Studies - Africana Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
This major serves to equip students via a comprehensive interdisciplinary curriculum to investigate, comprehend and appreciate the various aspirations, achievements, struggles and contributions of those individuals and groups within the African and African American communities based on a deeper understanding and application of Afrocentricity, black nationalism, liberation ideology and Critical Race Theory—all within a rich historical context domestically and abroad. Consult with your advisor to choose a minor.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required for this major.
Note: this major requires the completion of a minor (15–16 credit) to reach a total of 60 credits.
| Required Courses | ||
| AAST 214 | AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND EXPRESSIONS | 5 |
| AAST 215 | EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: ANCIENT AFRICA TO THE END OF THE RECONSTRUCTION 1877 | 5 |
| or AAST 220 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: POST CIVIL WAR TO PRESENT | |
| AAST/HIST 315 | AFRICAN HISTORY: ANCIENT AFRICA TO MANDELA | 5 |
| AAST 318 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BLACK STUDIES | 5 |
| AAST 319 | BLACK PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| or AAST 320 | AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY | |
| or SOWK 320 | AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY | |
| Required Electives–choose upper-division AAST from the following: | 15 | |
| HARLEM RENAISSANCE: RECONSTRUCTION TO 1930 | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL AWARENESS | ||
| THE RISE OF MASS INCARCERATION | ||
| MEDICAL APARTHEID: EXPLORING MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION, IMPLICIT BIAS, HEALTH DISPARITY | ||
| ECONOMICS OF POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION | ||
| HISTORY AND DYNAMICS OF U.S. SLAVERY | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA: THE CREATION, POWER, & MEANING OF BLACK INDEPENDENT FILM | ||
| CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| THE 1000 MILE DEEP SOUTH CIVIL RIGHTS TOUR | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY | ||
| DR. KING AND MALCOLM X: A COMPARISON | ||
| Required Capstone | 4-5 | |
| INTERDISCIPLINARY SR CAPSTONE (or another capstone with your advisor's approval) | ||
Note: for students who select AAST as a second major, the capstone requirement will be met by the completion of the primary major capstone. | ||
| Total Credits | 44-45 | |