Program of Study


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Majors Requirements

Students who choose to major in African and African American Studies must complete 30 s.h. to fulfill the requirements of the program.

Requirement 1

9 s.h. in the core courses.

  • AAAS 1000 – Introduction to African and African American Studies
  • AAAS 2500 – Theory and Methods in African and African American Studies
  • AAAS 4000 – Senior Seminar

Requirement 2

21 s.h. in electives must be chosen from African and African American Studies in any combination concentration courses.  Students must choose 9 s.h. from any of one of the concentrations and a total of 12 s.h. from any combination of courses from the three concentrations to complete the 21 s.h. requirement.

  • Africa
  • African American
  • Caribbean, Latin America and the Diaspora

*See concentration listing for a complete list of courses to choose from.


Minors Requirements

Students who choose to minor in African and African American Studies must complete 18 s.h. to fulfill the requirements of the program.

Requirement 1

6 s.h. in the core courses.

  • AAAS 1000 – Introduction to African and African American Studies
  • AAAS 2500 – Theory and Methods in African and African American Studies

Requirement 2

12 s.h. in electives must be chosen from African and African American Studies in any combination concentration courses.

  • Africa
  • African American
  • Caribbean, Latin America and the Diaspora

*See concentration listing for a complete list of courses to choose from.


Current Schedules

Spring 2024 (PDF)

Fall 2023 (PDF)

Summer 2023 (PDF)

Fall 2022 (PDF)

Spring 2022 (PDF)

Fall 2021 (PDF)

 


Degree Information

Study Abroad

AAAS 2000 – Study Abroad

On-site exploration of Africana fine arts, health, science, social science, and/or humanities topics.

Current Study Abroad Opportunity