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Africana Studies

Professor teaching Black American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Africana Studies

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MASTER COMPARATIVE CULTURAL ANALYSIS

Africana Studies is a multidisciplinary program with its basic content in the social sciences and humanities. The B.A. prepares a student to develop a complex and critical assessment of the social, political, intellectual and artistic dimensions of the African American and African Diasporic experience through comparative analyses of articles, books, film, art and archival material, to effectively communicate that knowledge orally and in written work and to apply their skills in projects that provide service to black communities in the region. This knowledge and these skills may be effectively incorporated into virtually any career path the student chooses.

AREAS OF STUDY

African Culture
Caribbean Culture
African American Literature
Hip Hop
African American History
Law, Public Policy and Social Justice
Gender Studies
Social Studies Education

CAREER OPTIONS

Education
Legislative and Public Affairs
Counseling and Community Organizations
Journalism
Advertising and Marketing
Human Resources
Personnel Management
Social Services
Fashion Industry

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Africana Studies
Business
Medicine
Education
Literature

What’s special about this program?

We have created a major that is flexible and that promotes skills of analysis, research, writing, speaking, service and learning. We offer three different opportunities for study abroad in South Africa, Ghana and Barbados. Students who major in Africana Studies often also major in English, History, Sociology, Education, Political Science and Psychology. They go to graduate school, law school, journalism school and they also teach. Students have also obtained jobs in government and otherwise pursue useful and productive careers.

Sample curriculum

FRESHMAN

AFRA110	Introduction to African American Studies
AFRA134	History of Africa
ENGL110	Seminar in Composition
MATH113	Contemporary Mathematics or higher
UNIV101	First Year Experience
	University Breadth Courses
	Foreign Language Course
	Elective Courses

SOPHOMORE

AFRA205	Contemporary African American Issues
or AFRA206	Survey of African American Culture
	University Breadth Course
	Foreign Language Course
	Concentration Course
	Discovery Learning Experience

JUNIOR

AFRA304	African American History to the Civil War
or AFRA306	African American History since the Civil War
	Elective Courses
	2nd Writing Course
	Concentration Course
	University Breadth Course

SENIOR

AFRA391	Interdisciplinary Approaches to African American Studies
AFRA490	Senior Colloquium
	University Breadth Courses
	Concentration Courses
	Elective Courses