Elective course options for Africana Studies

The proposed Africana Studies degree allows a maximum of nine (9) elective credit courses. AFS majors will be encouraged to participate in study abroad courses and internships to complete this requirement. However, other elective options are as follows:

  1. Advanced Language courses – Students could opt for a French or Spanish minor. Students seeking a language minor would have to add one additional language course (3 credit hours) to fulfill the Language minor option.
  2. Advanced Philosophy courses – Students could opt for a minor in Philosophy. Students seeking this option would have to add one additional Philosophy course (3 credit hours) to fulfill the Philosophy minor option.
  3. Fine Art courses – A new elective is proposed for AFS majors, THE 308 Black Theatre. This course has been put on hold pending creation of a syllabus. Students have several options to fulfill the Fine Arts requirement of the AFS major. Students could select other course options with this requirement as electives. With close monitoring and consultation with a Fine Arts advisor and an AFS advisor, students could pursue minors in either Speech Communications or Theatre.
  4. Sociology courses – A minor in Sociology is an option for AFS minors. The Sociology minor requires the completion of 18 credit hours. AFS majors are required to take 6 of these courses (GEO 102 and SOC 304). AFS majors will be encouraged to take SOC 203 as part of their Liberal Studies core. Therefore, the remaining nine credits could result in the Sociology minor.
  5. International Studies – Students could enroll in courses approved for the International Studies minor. This minor requires 21 credit hours for completion. The required courses are GEO 102 and a two semester language sequence. The remaining 12 credit hours are options from an approved list of course offerings. It is conceivable that AFS students could successfully pursue this minor.
  6. Liberal Studies Special Topics courses - These courses are inherently interdisciplinary and have been used to “pilot” Africana Studies courses. For example, the course entitled the American Civil Rights Movement has been offered as LST 331 and LST 332 for the past several semesters.

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