Africana Studies, B.A.

Africana Studies Program

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (33 units)

Lower-Division Requirements (12 units)

AFRS 10 - Introduction to Africana Studies: Beginnings, Political Struggle, and Academic Warfare Units: 3
AFRS 15 - Slavery and the American Experience Units: 3
AFRS 27 - Black Popular Culture Units: 3
OR
AFRS 36 - Contemporary African Societies Units: 3
SOC 125 - Statistics for the Social Sciences Units: 4
OR
PLSI 90 - Methods of Analysis of Quantitative Political Data Units: 3

Upper-Division Requirements (15 units)

AFRS 137 - African American Women Units: 3
AFRS 104W - Writing About American Inequality Units: 3
AFRS 144 - Race Relations Units: 3
AFRS 150 - South Africa Units: 3
OR
AFRS 164 - African Cultural Perspectives Units: 3
AFRS 189 - Fieldwork in Community Relations Units: 3

Approved Africana Electives (6 units)

Consult your academic advisor for approval.

Other Degree Requirements

In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 )
General Education Requirements (48 units)
Multicultural and International (MI)
Upper-division Writing
Sufficient Elective Units to Meet Required Total Units (varies); it is recommended that units in this area be utilized to complete a second major or minor.

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

Total Units: 120*

* General Education, MI, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.

Double B.A. Major in Africana Studies

A double B.A. major in Africana Studies will consist of 33 units, of which 24 units will be in Africana Studies. Fifteen units of the 24 units must be upper division. Units can be double counted. Students are strongly encouraged to see an Africana Studies academic advisor for assistance in planning the major.