Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in African American Studies

African American Studies is a broad and varied academic discipline that focuses primarily on studying the history, culture, and politics of African-descended people in the United States.

About This Program

Students will examine fundamental concepts such as the social, legal, and economic systems that came to be as a result of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and African migration, as well as the cultures, communities, and artistic expression that emerged as a result throughout the African diaspora.

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in African-American Studies 120 semester hours to complete.


This program is designed to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, and social service agency employment, as well as provide pre-professional training for graduate study.

An African-American Studies major must take thirty-six (36) semester hours of interdisciplinary African-American course cognates. 

See your advisor for course sequences in: mathematics, social science, humanities, statistics, and computers.


All students — majors and minors — must have at least a 2.0 GPA overall to qualify for graduation with a degree in any of the programs.

All courses — other than natural sciences  must be passed with a grade of “C” or better. 


Total Credit Hours for Degree: 120 hrs

Academic Course Curriculum

Your map to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in African-American Studies Degree

 

  • AMH 4573 - Black Americans in the 20th Century
  • AMH 4575 - The Civil Rights Movement
  • AML 4276 - African American Novel I
  • AML 4604 - Legacy of African American Literature I
  • AML 4605 - Legacy Of African American Literature II
  • AML 4610 - African American Novel II
  • AML 4934 - Seminar in African American Literature
  • ANT 3340 - Caribbean Cultural Patterns
  • ANT 3351 - South African Ethnography
  • ANT 3352 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa
  • ARH 4520 - African Art
  • ARH 4633 - African American Art
  • CCJ 4662 - Race, Class, and Justice
  • CPO 3204 - Contemporary African Politics
  • CPO 4202 - Politics and Government of African States
  • GEA 3600 - Geography of Africa
  • HUM 3421 - African Americans in Film
  • HUM 3425 - African Humanities
  • LIT 3196 - African-Caribbean Literature
  • LIT 3353 - Introduction to African Literature
  • MMC 4601 - Black Media and America
  • MUH 3116 - Jazz History
  • MUH 3561 - African American Music
  • MUH 4930 - Special Topics Seminar: Hip Hop
  • PHM 3120 - Contemporary Black Social Philosophy
  • PUP 3313 - Blacks and the Political Process
  • REL 2135 - Black Religion in America
  • REL 3156 - Religion, Personality, and Race
  • REL 3383 - Caribbean Religion and Culture
  • SOP 3724 - Psychology of Prejudice and Racism
  • SOP 3782 - Black Psychology
  • SYD 3770 - Race and Culture
  • SYD 4730 - Sociology of the Black Experience
  • THE 3235 - Contemporary Black Theatre

 

Program Faculty

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