Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies

Students majoring in Africana Studies are required to complete a program consisting of core courses and electives with emphases in the areas of the humanities and behavioral and social sciences. The core courses (30 units) provide the students with an appreciation of the historical development and intellectual foundation of the discipline as well as the critical knowledge base, intellectual skills, and methodological techniques essential to the field of Africana Studies. The courses offered in the emphases (9 units each) allow the student to gain a deeper intellectual grasp of the field within one of two important emphases. Core Requirements (30 units) Course List Code AFRS 101 Introduction to Africana Studies 3 AFRS 200 Introduction to Black Psychology 3 AFRS 210 Introduction to Africana Literature 3 AFRS 266 Black On-line: Cyberspace, Culture, and Community 3 AFRS 300 From Africa to Olmec America: Ancient African Prehistory and History 3 AFRS 303 African American History 3 AFRS 345 Blacks in Urban America 3 AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community 3 AFRS 515 Black Family Studies 3 AFRS 516 Research Methods3.