Concentration Requirements: Africana & Black Studies
Africana & Black Studies Concentration Requirements
The School of Professional Studies: Undergraduate, Online
In addition to concentrations which are based on a student’s major, a student in any degree program may add a concentration in Africana & Black Studies. A concentration consists of at least twelve credits in a particular area of study within a major. A minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average is required to complete the concentration.
The accelerated 7 week semester online Professional Studies undergraduate Africana & Black Studies program offers a concentration that requires 18 credits (6 courses) including 3 required courses and 3 elective courses with the opportunity for interdisciplinary substitutions to be granted for two elective courses:
Concentration Courses: 9 credits (3 courses).
Elective Courses: 9 credits (3 courses).
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Transfer credit or credit by examination is acceptable in lieu of all Core Curriculum requirements except College Writing I (ENG-0160) and College Writing II (ENG-0170). These two courses are required of all students enrolled in the School of Professional Studies.
Africana & Black Studies Concentration Courses (18 Credits)
In addition to concentrations which are based on a student’s major, a student in any degree program may add a concentration in Africana & Black Studies.
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
AFS 0100: Introduction to Africana Studies*
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Africana Studies and to the foundational concepts and institutional experiences upon which the field is built. Intro to Africana Studies provides a basic understanding of the history of the field and how various American interest groups fought to establish and develop academic programs that focused on the study of Africa and its diaspora populations.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Global Awareness, or Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
AFS 0110: We Were Kings and Queens*
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces students to the kingdoms and queendoms of Africa prior to the Atlantic Slave Trade. We Were Kings and Queens provides a basic understanding of the great civilizations throughout the continent of Africa and their ways of life, ruling, organization, technological advancements, and more.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
AFS 0250: Social Responsibility in Eliminating Systemic Racism*
Prerequisite: AFS 0100 Introduction to Africana Studies or AFS 0110 We Were Kings and Queens
This course challenges and transforms the student into a change agent. Social Responsibility in Eliminating Systemic Racism develops a sense of social responsibility and strong intellectual and practical skills. This course fulfills the Multiculturalism and Gender or Global Awareness-Culture requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Ethics in Action, Global Awareness, or Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
Africana & Black Studies Elective Courses (9 Credits)
*Course can be applied toward more than one requirement.
Choose 3 of the Following 5 Courses:
AFS 0150: The Atlantic Slave Trade*
Prerequisite: AFS-0110 We Were Kings and Queens
This course explores the arrival of European traders, the Triangular Slave Trade, and the Middle Passage. The Atlantic Slave Trade provides an understanding of how Africans were captured, transported, and sold into slavery.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Global Awareness, or Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
AFS 0200: The Black Experience*
Prerequisite: None
This course investigates the African beginnings of Black people in America, how black identity evolved from disparate and diverse origins, and how people built a new culture from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. The Black Experience provides an overview of the cultural influence of Black lives and broader issues of the African Diaspora as it pertains to the advancement of the United States.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
AFS 0210: Black Contributions to the Development of the United States*
Prerequisite: None
This course journeys through centuries of Black inventions and innovations that have led to the advancement of the United States. Black Contributions to the Development of the United States provides an overview of Black persons, groups, and establishments that have spearheaded or aided in technological, educational, political, social, scientific, and/or health advancements.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
AFS 0220: The New Jim Crow*
Prerequisite: None
This course addresses mass incarceration of Black people and the concept of school to prison pipeline. The New Jim Crow provides an examination of different pieces of literature, such as Michelle Alexander’s book The New Jim Crow, to explore real-life experiences that demonstrate the rebirth of a caste like system in the United States.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
AFS 0300: Special Topics in Africana Studies*
Prerequisite: None
This course in “special topics” addresses specific issues within Africana Studies and current events that are not currently explored in other existing courses within the discipline. The course subject matter or content may vary within specific sections across terms as indicated by that course’s title and description.
Offered fall/spring semester. (3 Credits)
*This course fulfills the Humanities requirement in the SGPS General Education program.
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