African-American Concentration Major
B.A., B.G.S. Degrees Requirements
- Total undergraduate hours required: Minimum of 33 (see A & B below)
- Students must also take General Education courses required by the University
(see C below for our recommended departmental language list for the B.A.
Degree)
- Students are required to see a departmental advisor. Consult with the
Undergraduate Coordinator or with the Chair of the Department.
|
A. Required Courses
|
Credit Hours
|
| (In order in which they should be taken) |
|
| AAAS 103 Introduction to Africa
|
3 |
| AAAS 106 The Black Experience
in the Americas |
3 |
| AAAS 300 African Traditional Religion & Thought |
3 |
| AAAS 306 The Black Experience
in the US Since Emancipation |
3 |
| AAAS 550 Senior Seminar |
3 |
| *AAAS 496 Field Experience |
3 |
| *AAAS 690 Investigation and Conference |
3 |
| +AAAS 695 Honors Project |
3 |
| B. Electives |
15 |
(Select five AAAS courses numbered 300
level or above. A least one of these must be African area)
|
|
| C. Language Requirement for B.A. |
16 |
|
We recommend one of these languages, but may also approve others:
Arabic
KiSwahili
Haitian
Hausa
Wolof
|
|
* Choose AAAS 496 or AAAS 690
+ For honors only. May also count toward the
elective for honors students only.
