Required Credit Hours: 36

Major Declaration:

Prospective majors in AFST should discuss their plan-of-study with a faculty advisor by the end of the sophomore year. Declaration forms and instructions for majors and minors are available at the websites of Africana Studies and the University Registrar.

Major Computing Requirement (MCR):

Each major must fulfill the MCR by earning a grade of C- or better in one of the courses listed under Methods (see below) or take CSCI 131  or higher.

Major Writing Requirement (MWR):

The following writing-intensive courses satisfy the MWR for Africana Studies:

• AFST 301 -  Critical Debates in Africana Studies (3-4)
• AFST 306 -  Topics in Africana Studies (1-4)
• AFST 406 -  Advanced Topics in Africana Studies (3-4)
• AFST 480 -  Independent Study (3-4)

• or

• AFST 495 -  Senior Honors (3)
• AFST 496 -  Senior Honors (3)

Common Core:

All majors, regardless of concentration, will take a gateway course:

• AFST 205 -  Introduction to Africana Studies (3)

Methods:

The 3 credit methods course may be selected from any of the participating departments. The choices include, but are not limited to:

• ANTH 302 -  Ethnographic Research (3)
• Any statistics course (ECON, PSYC, or SOCL)
• ENGL 209 -  Critical Approaches to Literature (3)
• GOVT 301 -  Research Methods (3)
• RELG 391 -  Theory and Method in the Study of Religion (3)
• SOCL 352 -  Methods of Social Research (3)

Concentrations:

The remaining 27 credits are to come from courses that are specific to each of the three Concentrations that constitute the Major: African-American, African, and Diaspora. These are described in a menu format below. The most up-to-date list of offerings of eligible courses is published each semester by the University Registrar.