Black/Africana Studies (A.A.)
The Black/Africana Studies degree program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to critically study the lived experience, life history, and culture of Black people. Undergirded by the three basic areas of focus of the discipline of Africana Studies – which are cultural grounding, academic excellence, and social responsibility – this program is comprised of courses that meet the general education requirements for an associate of arts degree.
Courses
- AFRS 100 — Introduction to Black/Africana Studies
- AFRS 101 — Theories and Methods in Black/Africana Studies
- AFRS 103 — The History of the Black World I: From Ancient Africa to 1888
- AFRS 104 — The History of the Black World II: From 1888 to the Present
- AFRS 106 — Africana Political Thought
- AFRS 107 — Black Womanist & Feminist Thought
- AFRS 108 — Black Politics: Social and Racial Justice Movements
- AFRS 111 — The Rhetoric of Black Resistance
- AFRS 113 — Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- AFRS 215 — Hip-Hop as Cultural Expression
- AFRS 220 — African Gender Systems
- AFRS 222 — African Spirituality
- AFRS 225 — African American Ebonics
- AFRS 230 — Black Characters in Japanese Anime and Manga