General Education Courses (31-32 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . Total hours to satisfy General Education Requirements may vary as some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.

The Africana Studies department offers the Global Social Science (AFRS 1501 ) and the Local Humanities (AFRS 1512 ) general education courses. These are open to all students within and outside the department. Majors may apply 3 credits from general education courses to their degree requirements.

Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences Foreign Language Requirement . 

Major Courses (15 credit hours)

• AFRS 1100 - Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 3290 - Research Methods (3)
• AFRS 4100 - African Diaspora Theory (3)
• AFRS 4600 - Senior Seminar in Africana Studies (3)

Restricted Elective Courses (15 credit hours)

Select five of the following:

• AFRS 1501 - Global Social Science: Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 1512 - Local Arts/Humanities: Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 2050 - Topics in Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 2103 - Introduction to Hip Hop (3)
• AFRS 2105 - Black Images in the Media in the U.S. (3)
• AFRS 2107 - Global Hip Hop (3)
• AFRS 2111 - Yoruba Language and Culture I (3)
• AFRS 2112 - Yoruba Language and Culture II (3)
• AFRS 2120 - African American Women (3)
• AFRS 2156 - African Civilization (3)
• AFRS 2160 - The African American Experience through Civil War (3)
• AFRS 2161 - The African American Experience: Civil War to Civil Rights (3)
• AFRS 2170 - Introduction to Health and Environmental Issues in the Africana World (3)
• AFRS 2172 - Black Sexuality and Health (3)
• AFRS 2174 - Environmental Literature in Africa and the Caribbean (3)
• AFRS 2206 - African Literature, Music, and Art (3)
• AFRS 2207 - Pan-Africanism (3)
• AFRS 2215 - Black Families in the United States (3)
• AFRS 2221 - Modern Africa (3)
• AFRS 2301 - Introduction to African American Literature (3)
• AFRS 3050 - Topics in Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 3121 - Contemporary African Art (3)
• AFRS 3150 - The African American Church and Civil Rights (3)
• AFRS 3154 - Globalization in African History (3)
• AFRS 3155 - Health and Healing in Africa (3)
• AFRS 3159 - African American Poetry (3)
• AFRS 3179 - African American Political Philosophy (3)
• AFRS 3190 - Political Economy of the Caribbean (3)
• AFRS 3192 - African Cinema (3)
• AFRS 3200 - Folklore of Africa and the African Diaspora (3)
• AFRS 3218 - Racial Violence, Colonial Times to Present (3)
• AFRS 3220 - The Caribbean from Slavery to Independence (3)
• AFRS 3230 - Poverty and Discrimination in African Diaspora in the Modern Era (3)
• AFRS 3240 - Race and the Law (3)
• AFRS 3250 - African Americans and Health Communication (3)
• AFRS 3260 - Slavery, Racism, and Colonialism in the African Diaspora (3)
• AFRS 3261 - Psychology of the Black Experience (3)
• AFRS 3262 - Philosophy and Race (3)
• AFRS 3264 - Business Culture and Entrepreneurship in Africa (3)
• AFRS 3265 - African Economic Development (3)
• AFRS 3270 - Afro-Latin American History (3)
• AFRS 3278 - Race in the History of Brazil (3)
• AFRS 3280 - Blacks in Urban America (3)
• AFRS 3328 - West African Art and Display (3)
• AFRS 3395 - African American Art (3)
• AFRS 3692 - Colloquium (3)
• AFRS 3895 - Independent Study (1 to 3)
• AFRS 3990 - Senior Project in Africana Studies (2 to 15)
• AFRS 4050 - Topics in Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 4105 - African International Relations (3)
• AFRS 4401 - Professional Internship in Africana Studies (3)
• AFRS 4630 - Environmental and Public Health in Africa (3)
• AFRS 4640 - Environment, State, and Society in the Caribbean and Latin America (3)
• AFRS 4652 - Race, Health, and the African Diaspora (3)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.