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Africana Studies Program
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
The Africana Studies major offers courses in the social sciences, humanities, and the arts as they relate to the experiences of peoples of African descent. The major provides an epistemological basis for the understanding of the social, political, and cultural reality of Africans, African Americans, and other African peoples in the Diaspora.
Africana Studies Major
Major requirements (33 units)
Lower-division requirements (12 units)
AFRS 10, 15,
27 or 36;
SOC 125 or PLSI
90
Upper-division requirements (15 units)
AFRS 137, 104W,
144, 150
or 164, 189
(3 units)
Approved Africana electives (6 units)
Consult your academic adviser for approval.
General Education requirements (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (36 units)*
(See Degree Requirements); it is recommended
that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.
Total units (120)
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* This total indicates that AFRS 1 in G.E. Breadth D3 also may be applied
to the Africana Studies major.
Advising Note
No General Education Integration or Multicultural/International course
offered by the Africana Studies Program may be used to satisfy the General
Education requirements for Africana Studies majors.
Double B.A. Major in Africana Studies
A double B.A. major in Africana Studies will consist of 33 units, of which 24 units will be in Africana studies. Fifteen units of the 24 units must be upper division. Units can be double counted. Students are strongly encouraged to see an Africana Studies academic adviser for assistance in planning the major.
Africana Studies Minor
Lower-division requirements (6 units)
AFRS 10, 27,
36
Upper-division requirements (6 units)
AFRS 137, 144
Approved Africana Studies electives (6 units)
Total (18 units)
Note: For students interested in the general dimensions of the Africana
experience, the following courses are recommended:
For students interested in the following careers, the following courses are recommended:
- Education: AFRS 38, 110, 130T, 135
- Performing Arts: AFRS 21, 24, 27, 35, 121, 130T, 144, 189
- Business: AFRS 38, 130T, 135, 189, 190
- Preprofessional (nursing, criminology, prelaw, etc.): AFRS 56, 130T, 135, 142, 144, 146, 189, 190
- Writing: AFRS 104W, 127, 190
- Social Sciences: AFRS 27, 38, 135, 140, 178, 189
Ethnic Studies Minor
Lower-division requirements (6 units)
AFRS 1, 42
Upper-division requirements (6 units)
AFRS 104W, 144
Approved electives (6 units)
Select electives from two of the following areas listed or by departmental
approval: Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies,
Asian Studies, and Chicano and Latin American Studies
Total (18 units)
A student intending to pursue the Minor in Ethnic Studies should see the
coordinator for assignment to a faculty adviser who assists the student
in planning his or her program.
Certificate in Racial Understanding
The Africana Program and the Department of Social Work Education jointly offer the Certificate of Special Study in Racial Understanding. This 12-unit program consists of three required courses and one related interdisciplinary elective. The certificate is designed to prepare students and practicing professionals to develop knowledge and skills necessary to understand racial difference and underlying racism and manage conflict resulting from it. The special study seeks to promote racial awareness and racial harmony, diversity competency, and cultural understanding in our multiracial and multicultural society.
Upper-division requirements (9 units)
AFRS 104W, 144;
SWRK 136
Electives (3 units)
Select one of the following courses: AFRS
137 (same as WS 137); AFRS 189;
ANTH 120; CLS
170; CRIM 175, 176;
SOC 111; SSCI
180; SWRK 137; WS
120
Total (12 units)
In addition, three units of field experience may be available from the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Train-the-Trainer seminar offered through the Women's Resource Center.
Advising Notes
- Open to all students.
- Coursework must be completed with a minimum grade of 2.5.
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