Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies (120 units)
Requirements
A minimum of 39 units is required for the major in Africana Studies; 12 lower division and 27 upper-division units. The distribution of courses within Africana Studies affords the students the opportunity for in-depth exploration of African American Studies, in Continental African Studies or a combination of the two, as well as other Diasporan studies, e.g., Caribbean basin.
Lower Division (12 units)
Take the following course:
- AFRS 110 Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.
Take one of the following:
- AFRS 120 African American History to 1865 (3)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.
- AFRS 121 African American Hist 1865-Present (3)
Prerequistie/Corequistie: One GE Foundation course.
Take 6 units electives, select one course from the following groups:
- Group A (Social Science):
- AFRS 120, AFRS 150, AFRS 154, AFRS 200, AFRS 201, AFRS 210
- Group B (Humanities):
- AFRS 140, AFRS 155, AFRS 160, AFRS 170A, AFRS 170B, AFRS 240, AFRS 255
Upper-division Core (27 units):
Take all of the following courses:
- AFRS 330 Politics of the African American Community (3)
Prerequisites: AFRS 110 and AFRS 121.
- AFRS 335 Economic Development in the African American Community (3)
Prerequisites: AFRS 110 and AFRS 121.
- AFRS 495 Research Methods in Africana Studies (3)
Prerequisites: AFRS 110 and 6 units upper-division work in Africana Studies. For Department majors.
Take one of the following:
- AFRS 332 Civil Rights and the Law (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
- AFRS 354 African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement (3)
Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
Take electives (15 units), one or more selected from the following groups:
- Group A (Social Sciences):
- AFRS 310, AFRS 319, AFRS 325, AFRS 332, AFRS 410, AFRS 430
- Group B (Humanities):
- AFRS 343A, AFRS 343B, AFRS 346, AFRS 353, AFRS 363, AFRS 415
- Group C (Theory):
- AFRS 400, AFRS 454, AFRS 475, AFRS 498
