General Requirements

Major in African American Studies

The Department of African American Studies currently offers a major in African American Studies. Students must complete ten (10) courses, totaling a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours, and must choose a concentration: Literature, Language, Arts, and Culture (LLAC) or History, Behavioral Science, and Social Inquiry (HBSSI). Courses that deeply and substantively examine African American culture, history and experience in the United States, study African culture, history, people, and politics as pretext and context to African American experience, and explore the Black Atlantic diaspora satisfy the major’s requirements. Students are encouraged to select at least nine credit hours of course work specifically related to African American experience in the United States.

Required courses for Majors:

• 5 courses within area of concentration (at least one must be above 200-level and one must be above 300-level)
• 2 courses in non-concentration area (one course must be above the 200 level)
• 1 elective above the 200 level

Overlay requirements that can be satisfied by any of the above:

• 1 pre-twentieth century course
• 1 non-US course

Major course tracking sheet (new window)

Minor in African American Studies

The Department of African American Studies has implemented the following requirements for the minor in African American Studies.  Students must successfully complete six (6) courses, totaling a minimum of eighteen (18) credit hours. Courses that deeply and substantively examine African American culture, history and experience in the United States, study African culture, history, people, and politics as pretext and context to African American experience, and explore the Black Atlantic diaspora satisfy the minor’s requirements. Students are encouraged to select at least nine hours of course work specifically related to African American experience in the United States.

New required courses for Minors:

• 4 additional courses, with at least two above 200 level

*Under exceptional circumstances, the Department may approve a different course to satisfy this requirement.  All students graduating by Spring 2017 are exempt from this requirement.

Minor course tracking sheet (new window)

For questions regarding the major or minor, or to declare a major or minor, please contact the Department Chair.

Concentration: Language, Literature, Arts, and Culture (LLAC)

Concentration: History, Behavioral Science, and Social Inquiry (HBSSI)

Non-United States Diaspora Focused Courses

Pre-20th Century Focused Courses