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 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 the following:

• AAST 395 African American Research Methods (3)
• COMM 301 Communication Research Methods (3)
• ENGL 299 Introduction to English Studies (3)
• HIST 299 The Historian’s Craft (3)
• POLI 205 Doing Research in Politics (3)
• PSYC 220 Research Methods (3)
• SOCY 271 Introduction to Social Research (3)
• WGST 250 Approaches to Research and Practice in WGS (3)

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• Complete at least 3 credit hours from the following:

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

• *Permission of the program director must be granted for this course to count toward the program.

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• Complete at least 3 credit hours from the following:

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

Elective Requirement

Complete 12 additional elective credit hours, with at least 9 credit hours at the 300-level. 

Electives credit hours from any AAST 200-level and above, or additional courses below:

• AAST 270 Folklore of the African Diaspora (3)
• AAST 280 Introduction to African American Music (3)
• AAST 290 Special Topics (3)
• AAST 300 Special Topics (3)
• AAST 305 Visiting Artist Practicum (1-3)
• AAST 310 The Black Intellectual Tradition (3)
• AAST 315 Black Women Writers (3)
• AAST 319 Contemporary Constructions of Black Womanhood (3)
• AAST 320 Studies in Hip-Hop Culture (3)
• AAST 330 Black Images in the Media (3)
• AAST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)
• AAST 335 Race in American Film & Media (3)
• AAST 340 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)
• AAST 345 Race and Sports in America (3)
• AAST 350 Comparative Black Identity (3)
• AAST 355 Black Masculinity and Manhood (3)
• AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3)
• AAST 365 The Black Queer South (3)
• AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3)
• AAST 370 Afro-Caribbean Literature (3)
• AAST 380 Racism in America (3)
• AAST 381 African American Studies Internship (1-4)
• AAST 395 African American Research Methods (3)
• AAST 400 Independent Study (3)
• 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)
• ARTH 254 African American Art (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)
• LACS 340 Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin Studies (3)
• MGMT 351 Minority Entrepreneurship (3)
• PALM 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.