Department of African American & African Studies Revised Curriculum
Current Major (Ending 12-31-06):
The major in African American and African Studies consists of forty-five (45) credit hours. All majors must take African American and African Studies 101 and take five (5) credit hours from each of the four (4) core areas: African American and African History, African American and African Literature, African American and African Culture, and African American and African Politics and Society. Majors then have to select another twenty (20) elective credit hours from one or more of the four core areas. Courses in the core areas are listed below:AAAS Major
Prerequisite:AAAS 101
05 hrs
05 hrs
Core Areas:
African American and African History: 323.01, 323.02, 350, 555.01, 555.02, 575.
05 hrs
African American and African Literature: 251, 254, 351, 367.02, 367.03, 367.04, 451, 460, 582.
05 hrs
African American and African Culture: 208.20 (one hour), 244 (three hours), 310, 342, H342, 376, 378, 571
05 hrs
African American and African Politics and Society: 218, 230, 326, 327,345, 361,485.01, 485.02, 485.03, 485.04, 495, 504, 527, 561.
05 hrs
20 hrs
Concentration/Electives:
(Chosen from core areas above)
20 hrs
Total Credit Hours
45 hrs
Current Minor (Ending 12-31-06):
The minor in African American and African Studies consist of twenty-five (25) credit hours including AAAS 101: Introduction to African American and African Studies. The remaining twenty credit hours can be chosen from one or more of the four (4) core areas.Prerequisite:
AAAS 101
05 hrs
05 hrs
Course Requirements
(Chosen from core areas above)
20 hrs
20 hrs
Total Credit Hours
25 hrs
Revised Major (Beginning 1-1-07):
The major in African American and African Studies consists of 55 credit hours. All majors must take 3 Core Courses: AAAS 201, an introduction to the discipline and two analytic/methodological courses, AAAS 310, and AAAS 545 or 595), preferably in sequence. In addition, majors must complete a minimum of 30 hours in the chosen Area of Concentration (African American, African or Diaspora); and, a minimum of 5 hours each in the areas Outside the concentration. No single course can be counted more than once to fulfill the requirements of the major. Moreover, the 55 credit hours must satisfy the Distribution Requirement: a) 10 to 15 credit hours at the 200-level; b) 10 to 20 credit hours at the 300-level; c) 5 to 15 hours at the 400-level; and d) 15 credit hours at the 500-level or above. All majors must complete a minimum of 25 credit hours at the 400 and 500 levels. A maximum of 10 hours in individual/independent studies and/or outside of the department can count towards the major.AAAS Major
Core CoursesAAAS 201 Introduction to AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS 310 Perspectives on the African Diaspora
05 hrs
(Select one)
AAAS 545 Intersections: Approaches to Race, Gender, Class, Sexuality
05 hrs
AAAS 595 Theorizing Race
05 hrs
15 hrs
Area of Concentration:
AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS
05 hrs
30 hrs
Outside Areas (5 Hours in each deselected area):
AAAS
05 hrs
AAAS
05 hrs
10 hrs
Total Credit Hours
55 hrs
Revised Minor (Beginning 1-1-07):
The minor in AAAS consists of 25 credit hours which must include 2 core courses (AAAS 201 and 310) and a minimum of 10 credit hours at the upper divisional, 400- to 500-level. No area of concentration is required to fulfill the minor program.AAAS Minor
Core Courses: AAAS 201 Introduction to AAAS05 hrs
AAAS 310 Perspectives on the African Diaspora
05 hrs
10 hrs
Additional Courses:
AAAS 400/500 Open
05 hrs
AAAS 400/500 Open
05 hrs
AAAS No restrictions
05 hrs
15 hrs
Total Credit Hours
25 hrs
