Africana Studies

 Professor Burton, director

The Major in Africana Studies

The major requires a minimum of ten courses, distributed according to the following plan.  Seven courses must be beyond the 100 level, two of which must be 300-level courses from different departments.  Students majoring in Africana Studies are encouraged to carry out honors work or Individual Study in the senior year.  In consultation with an adviser during the junior year, students also will develop a thematic focus within the major. Contact Professor John Burton, director of the program, with questions.

Core Courses in African Topics (six required courses)

Six courses from the following (from at least three departments):

                Anthropology 245

                Government 493, 494 Seminars in African Politics

                History 103, 250, 410, 411

Two core courses in African-American fields:

                English 226

                History 255

Two electives drawn from two different departments:

                Anthropology 104

                Art History 211

                Economics 210, 234

                Sociology 223

The Minor in Africana Studies

The minor consists of a minimum of five courses, one of which must be a 300-level seminar or Individual Study from any of the social science fields listed below during the senior year.  The remaining four or more electives are to be drawn from the courses listed below.  At least two of the four fields must be included.  The minor must be designed in consultation with one of the advisers in the program.  With the permission of the adviser, a student may apply one course taken elsewhere toward the minor.

               Anthropology 245, Economics 234

               Government 493, 494 Seminars in African Politics

               History 103

Africana Studies 497-498 Honors Study