The major and minor in Afro-American Studies is designed to introduce students to central methodological, theoretical and historical foundations. This introduction is achieved through an interdisciplinary, curriculum where a student engages various disciplines (for example, history, sociology, and literature).

   Requirements for the major

Adviser: All Afro-American Studies faculty

Eleven four-credit courses as follows:
1.  Three basis courses:  111, 112, and 117.

2.  General concentration:  four 100- and 200-level courses at least one of which must have a primary focus on the African diaspora.  Courses at the 300-level may also be used when appropriate.

3.  Advanced concentration:  three courses organized thematically or by discipline.  Of the three courses, at least one must be at the 300-level; and at least one must have primary focus on the African disapora.

4.  The designated capstone seminar in the junior or senior year.  This course is required of all majors including honors thesis students. 

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   Requirements for the minor

Six four-credit courses as follows:
1.  Two of the three required courses:

     111, 112, or 117.

2.  Four elective courses, at least one of of which must be a seminar or a 300-level class; and at least one of which must have a primary focus on the African diaspora.

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   Honors   

Director: Kevin Quashie

430d Thesis

8 Credits
Full-year course; offered each year

431 Thesis

8 credits

Offered each Fall

Requirements: the same as those for the major, including the required capstone course, and a thesis, normally pursued in the first semester of or throughout the senior year, which substitutes for one or two of the courses in the major requirements listed above.

Please click here for honors guidelines.

African Diaspora Studies

African Diaspora Studies is an essential aspect of the Afro-American Studies cirriculum.  Two courses on the African Diaspora are required for the major and students may choose African Diaspora Studies.  Interested students are also encouraged to consider the minor in African studies or the Five-College Certificate in African Studies as a supplement to their major. 

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   Internships and Study Abroad

Internships and study abroad may be offered where appropriate, and with the necessary permissions of the department, the Committee on Academic Policy, and/or the Committee on Study Abroad.

Adviser for Study Abroad: Louis Wilson

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