The Major
Major Requirements
The major in Africana requires ten courses and a thesis.
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Introductory Course(s) | |
| Complete one option from the following: | |
Option 1 | |
AFR 100 | Introduction to Africana |
Option 2 | |
Complete at least two courses from the following: | |
AFR 162 | White Redemption: Cinema and the Co-optation of African American History |
AFR 249 | African American Popular Music |
AVC 288 | Visualizing Race |
EDUC 242 | Race and Justice in American Education |
| Methods of Inquiry | |
| AFR 250 | Interdisciplinary Studies: Methods and Modes of Inquiry |
| Gender | |
| Africana: Gender – Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Gender) attribute. | |
| Blackness from a Historical Perspective | |
| Africana: Historical Perspective – Complete at least one course designated with the (Africana: Historical Perspective) attribute. | |
| Diaspora | |
| Africana: Diaspora – Complete at least two courses designated with the (Africana: Diaspora) attribute. | |
| Seminar | |
| Complete one Junior-Senior Seminar. | |
| Senior Thesis | |
| Complete at least one course from the following: | |
AFR 457 | Senior Thesis |
AFR 458 | Senior Thesis |
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