The Department offers a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), a B.G.S. (Bachelor of General Studies), a minor in African & African-American Studies, and a minor in African & African Diasporic Languages.
Within the AAAS major or minor, students can select coursework that concentrates in one of these areas: African Studies, African-American Studies, Arabic & Islamic Studies, and Haitian Studies. AAAS students can also choose a blended path, by taking courses from the various concentrations within the field. The minor in African & African Diasporic Languages is meant for students pursuing advanced language study in one of the following languages: Arabic, Haitian-Creole, KiSwahili, and Wolof.
African & African-American Studies Major Requirements
Students pursuing the either the BA or BGS degree must complete the following requirements:
Code | Title | Hours |
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Introduction to African & African-American Studies | 6 | |
Choose one course from two areas: | ||
Arabic & Islamic Studies | ||
Arabic and Islamic Studies | ||
African Studies | ||
Introduction to Africa | ||
Introduction to African History | ||
or AAAS 115
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Introduction to African History, Honors | |
Introduction to West African History | ||
African-American Studies | ||
Introduction to African-American Studies | ||
The Black Experience in the Americas | ||
or AAAS 116
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The Black Experience in the Americas, Honors | |
African and African-American Studies Core Knowledge & Skills | 6 | |
Historical Context (choose one course from the following): |
3 | |
African Traditional Religion and Thought | ||
Haiti: Culture and Identity | ||
The Black Experience in the U.S. Since Emancipation | ||
Islamic Literature | ||
The History of Islam in Africa | ||
Contemporary Context (choose one course from the following): |
3 | |
Contemporary Haiti | ||
Peoples and Cultures of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
Modern Africa | ||
or AAAS 307
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Modern Africa, Honors | |
or HIST 307
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Modern Africa, Honors | |
The Black Experience in the U.S. Since Emancipation | ||
Ministers and Magicians: Black Religions from Slavery to the Present | ||
Required Electives |
15 | |
Select five of the following courses not fulfilling a requirement above. One course may be numbered 100-299 for this requirement; the rest must be 300 or higher. Two courses may be Advanced Language courses. See a full list of electives: Here |
African Language Proficiency (required for BA degree only) |
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Students pursuing the AAAS BA degree must complete proficiency in an approved African language. Satisfied by one of the following: | ||
Intermediate Arabic II | ||
Intermediate Haitian II | ||
Intermediate KiSwahili II | ||
Intermediate Somali II | ||
Intermediate Wolof II | ||
or other approved African language
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Capstone Requirements | ||
Students must complete both of the following: | ||
AAAS 496 | Field Experience | 3 |
or AAAS 690 | Investigation and Conference | |
AAAS 550 | Senior Seminar in: _____ | 3 |
- B.A., B.G.S. Degrees Requirements (African Concentration)
- B.A., B.G.S. Degrees Requirements (African-American Concentration)
- B.A., B.G.S. Degrees Requirements for a combined African and African-American Studies concentration
- B.A., B.G.S. Degrees Requirements for Arabic & Islamic Studies
- B.A., B.G.S. Degrees Requirements (Haitian concentration) *By petition approval only*