African American Studies, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 33+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

• AAST 200 Introduction to African American Studies (3)
• AAST 395 African American Research Methods (3)
• AAST 401 Capstone in African American Studies (3)
• HIST 216 African American History to 1865 (3)
• HIST 217 African American History since 1865 (3)

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• Complete at least 3 credit hours from one of the following courses:

• AAST 381 African American Studies Internship (1-4)
• DCSP 395 DC Internship (6) *

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• Complete three credit hours from one of the following courses:

• ENGL 216 Introduction to African American Literature (3)
• ENGL 313 African American Literature (3)

Elective Requirement

Complete 12 additional elective credit hours from any AAST 200+ level course or the following, including at least 9 credit hours at the 300-level or above: 

• AFST 101 Introduction to African Studies (3)
• ANTH 322 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
• ANTH 323 African American Society and Culture (3)
• ANTH 327 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
• DCSP 350 Democracy, Culture, and the Arts (3)
• ENGL 313 African American Literature (3)
• ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 341 Literature of the American South, 1900-Present (3)
• ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (3)
• GRST 221 The African Diaspora in German-speaking Cultures (3)
• HIST 211 American Urban History (3)
• HIST 272 Pre-Colonial Africa (3)
• HIST 273 Modern Africa (3)
• HIST 304 History of the United States: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1845-1877 (3)
• HIST 321 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)
• HIST 366 Comparative Slavery in the Americas (3)
• MGMT 351 Minority Entrepreneurship (3)
• PEAC 139 African Dance (2)
• POLI 330 Southern Politics (3)
• PSYC 330 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3)
• RELS 270 African-American Religions (3)
• SOCY 326 African American Culture and Society (3)
• SOCY 337 Prejudice (3)
• SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
• THTR 316 African American Theatre (3)
• WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)

Notes:

• No More than 9 credit hours of AAST 290  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours of AAST 400  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.