Requirements
Major Requirements
Lower Division:
AFAM 115
AFAM 150
AFAM 155
One course in research methods chosen from the following:
AFAM 208
POLS 210
SOCL 109
Upper Division:
24 semester hours in upper division courses must include AFAM 335 (SOCL 335) and AFAM 497. AFAM 335 should be taken in the first semester of the junior or senior year. AFAM 497 should be taken in the senior year. The remaining 18 hours are to be chosen from the five focus areas in which the upper division courses in African American Studies are grouped: I) Sociology, II) History, III) Literature/English, IV) Economics and Urban Studies, V) Senior Seminar. An average grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in courses included in the major.
I. Sociology
II. History
| AFAM |
390 |
African Kingdom* |
| AFAM |
392 |
Colonial Africa 1860-1960* |
| AFAM |
490 |
The Nile Quest* |
| AFAM |
491 |
South Africa* |
| AFAM |
590 |
Seminar in African History* |
III. Literature/English
| AFAM |
337 |
Black Arts Movement |
| AFAM |
395 |
Black Drama |
| AFAM |
396 |
Survey of African American Literature |
IV. Economics and Urban Studies
| AFAM |
326 |
Econ. Dev. Minority Communities* |
| AFAM |
365 |
Metropolitan L.A.* |
V. Senior Seminar
* cross-listed courses
Minor Requirements
18 semester hours, including AFAM 115, 150 or 155, and 335 and nine (9) semester hours in upper division courses. An average grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in the courses included in the minor.
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