The Major

Major Requirements

The major in Africana requires ten courses and a thesis.

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 250Interdisciplinary 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