The Department of Africana Studies
“A Place Where Scholars, Thinkers and Leaders are Nurtured”

Minor Requirements (18 units)

The minor in Africana Studies provides a solid factual and conceptual foundation of the history and the development of the African people and their societies. The program can serve as a valuable component in the education of all students.

Recommended Courses:

AFS 212. Introduction to Comparative Ethnic and Global Societies (3)

A. General Requirement (3 units)
AFS 200. Introduction to Africana Studies (3)

B. Core Requirements (6 units)
AFS 201. African World Civilizations (3)
AFS 220. African World Peoples and Cultures (3) or
AFS 241. History of African World People: 1450 to 1888 (3)

C. Capstone Requirement (3 units)
AFS 490. Seminar in Africana Studies (3)

D. Concentration Requirements (6 units)
Students will be required to select courses from one concentration with the approval of an advisor and the chair of Africana Studies.

1. General Africana Studies Concentration
   Coordinator: W. Little
   Faculty: H. Caldwell, R. Davis, M. Furusa, W. Little, S. Parham, R. Vanterpool
   This concentration allows students to design their own concentration areas. However, a student selecting the General Africana Studies Concentration must have his or her program approved by the advisor and chair of Africana Studies.

   NOTE: AFS 395, AFS 494, AFS 495, AFS 497, AFS 498 and courses offered in other departments may be used to satisfy the concentration's requirements with approval of the advisor and chair.

2. Historical and Political Development Concentration
   Coordinator: W. Little
   Faculty: H. Caldwell, W. Little, R. Vanterpool
   This concentration focuses on examining African peoples, societies, and nations from the perspective of their historical and political experiences from antiquity to the present. The concentration covers ancient civilizations, institutional formation, political thought, political and economic systems; leadership, ethnicity, race, color and gender relationships; and local, national, and Diasporic politics in Africana communities.
   AFS 423. Africana Leaders (3)
   AFS 424. Africana Political Thought (3)
   HIS 343. The African American from Africa through Reconstruction (3)
   HIS 344. The African American from Reconstruction to Present (3)
   HIS 360. Africa: Pre-Colonial Period (3)
   HIS 361. Africa: Colonialism to Independence (3)
   PHI 370. African and African Diaspora Philosophies (3)
   SBS 318. Cultural Pluralism: African Diaspora in Caribbean and Latin America (3)
   SBS 318. Cultural Pluralism: African Diaspora in the United States (3)

   NOTE: AFS 395, AFS 494, AFS 495, AFS 497, AFS 498 and courses offered in other departments may be used to satisfy the concentration's requirements with approval of the advisor and chair.

3. Language and Literary Traditions Concentration
   Coordinator: M. Furusa
   Faculty: H. Caldwell, T. Chin, M. Furusa, R. Vanterpool
   This concentration focuses on examining modes of Africana literary productions and various forms of communication. It covers Africana oral and written traditions associated with key literary and historical movements.
   AFS 301. Africana Music through the 19th Century (3)
   AFS 330. Africana Literature and Culture (3)
   ENG 343. African American Poetry and Drama (3)
   ENG 344. African American Prose (3)
   HUM 312. Key Movements: Africana Arts, Religions & Culture (3)
   MUS 401. Afro-American Music (3)
   PHI 371. African World Religions (3)

   NOTE: AFS 395, AFS 494, AFS 495, AFS 497, AFS 498 and courses offered in other departments may be used to satisfy the concentration's requirements with approval of the advisor and chair.

4. Socio-Psychological Behavior
   Coordinator: W. Little
   Faculty: R. Davis, W. Little
   This concentration examines the socio-psychological behaviors and organizational dynamics of Africana society and community life. The concentration focuses on the study of individual and collective identity, family relations, social organization and cultural practices as bases for intellectual exploration into the Africana social and cultural system.
   AFS 423. Africana Leaders Seminar (3)
   PHI 371. African World Religions (3)
   PSY 382. Psychological Development of the Black Child (3)
   PSY 383. Psychology of the Black Experience (3)
   SOC 331. Minority Racial and Ethnic Relations (3)
   SOC 383. Black Communities: Class, Status and Power (3)

   NOTE: AFS 395, AFS 494, AFS 495, AFS 497, AFS 498 and courses offered in other departments may be used to satisfy the concentration's requirements with approval of the advisor and chair.

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