Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies

The interdisciplinary major in Africana Studies approaches the historical, cultural, and intellectual development of people of African descent from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Students are expected to follow a cross-disciplinary program with a strong research skill development emphasis. The B.A. requires 128 hours including completion of the Arts & Sciences distribution, the University of New Mexico Core Curriculum and other requirements of the University of New Mexico. Thirty-nine of the 128 hours must be taken from Africana Studies (15 of the 39 must be 300 level and above) distributed as follows:

I.  
Foundational (3 hours)
  AFST 103 Foundations of Africana Studies (required)
II.  
Language (3 hours)
  AFST 101 Swahili I
  AFST 106 Elementary Arabic I
   AFST 107 Elementary Arabic II
  AFST 206 Intermediate Arabic I
  AFST 207 Intermediate Arabic II
 
 
History (12 hours)
  AFST 284 African-American History I (required)
  AFST 285 African-American History II (required)
  AFST 388 Blacks in Latin America I (required)
  AFST 396 Emancipation and Equality
  HIST 474 Slavery and Race Relations
   
Political Science (9 hours)
  AFST 299 Black Leaders in the U.S.
  AFST 309 Blacks in Politics
  AFST 329 Introduction to African Politics (required)
  AFST 333 Black Political Theory (required)
   
Feminist Studies (6 hours)
  AFST 250 Black Woman (required)
  WMST 234 Her Own Voice: Black Women Writers
  WMST 331 Third World Women
   
Literature and Culture (6 hours)
  AFST 251 African American Literature I
  AFST 380 African Literature
  AFST 385 The African World
  AFST 381 African American Literature II
  AFST 399 Culture and Education
III.   Eighteen hours of relevant courses which must be taken from other departments. Relevant courses are courses that address the issues of concern to African Americans in particular and minorities in general. (See the Director for a list of acceptable courses.)
IV.   Eighteen hours of research and analytical skill development courses. (See the Director for a list of acceptable courses.)

  
Students in Africana Studies take a distributed minor through requirements III and IV. Students interested in minoring in a specific related field should contact the program director.

B.A. in Africana Studies as a second  major will require 27 credit hours. Plan of study will be designed by student and a faculty advisor to respond to student's academic and professional needs. AFST 384 and 285 are required.

The program includes in its academic mission strong community based projects such as the Team of Excellence Mentorship program.


Minor Degree–General

The General Minor requires 24 hours of Africana Studies courses which include AFST 101, 103, 284, 299 or 309 and 12 hours of 300 level or above courses of which not more than 3 hours may be earned through independent study or problem courses. Substitution of courses from other disciplines is possible with prior departmental approval.

  Plan A  
AFST 101 Swahili I 3
AFST 103 Foundation of African-American Studies 3
AFST 284 African-American History I 3
AFST 299 Black Leaders in the U.S. 3
  -or-  
AFST 309 Blacks in Politics 3
AFST 300
and above 
Electives
9
AFST 391 Problems 3
  Total 24

Minor Degree–Specialized

The Specialized option requires 24 hours and must focus their studies in economics, anthropology, history or other disciplines offering adequate relevant courses. Students are required to take 12 hours of AFST courses and the remaining 12 hours to be taken from the department in which the student focuses. A minimum of 6 of the 12 hours from each of the two departments must be 300 level or above. AFST 284 and 285 are required for this option.

  Plan B  
AFST 284 African-American History I 3
AFST 285 African-American History II 3
AFST 300 & above
electives (AFST) 6
AFST 300 & above
electives (concentration) 6
  Areas of focus: history, economics, anthropology, psychology, political science, sociology, etc. (300 & above)  
  Total 24
  

Plan C (Arts and Sciences majors only)

The Africana Studies minor requires 24 hours, 15 hours of core courses and 9 hours of electives in the College of Arts & Sciences.

    Required Core Courses (15 hours):
1. a. AFST 284 African-American History I
  b. AFST 285 African-American History II
2.   The following courses must be cross-listed with Arts and Sciences department or be taken as courses in such department
  a. AFST 329 African Politics (Political Science)
  b. AFST 333 Black Political Theory (Political Science)
  c. AFST 397 African-American Literature (English)
    -or-
    AFST 392 Black Liberation and Religion (English)
    -or-
    ENGL 411 (when topic is appropriate)
    Electives (9 hours)
Nine  hours of electives must be taken in one of the following departments: Political Science, Economics, Anthropology, History, English. A list of approved courses is on file with the Africana Studies department.

Courses

AFST 101. Swahili I. (3)



AFST 102. Swahili II. (3)



AFST 103. Foundation of Africana Studies. (3)



AFST 106. Elementary Arabic I. (3)



AFST 107. Elementary Arabic II. (3)



AFST 115. Communication Across Cultures. (3)



AFST 206. Intermediate Arabic I. (1)



AFST 207. Intermediate Arabic II. (3)



AFST 250. Black Woman. (3)



AFST 251. African-American Literature I. (3)



AFST 280. African-American Culture. (3)



AFST 284. African-American History I. (3)



AFST 285. African-American History II. (3)



AFST 297. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3)



AFST 299. Black Leaders in the U.S.. (3)



AFST 301. Advanced Arabic I. (3)



AFST 303. Introduction to Black Liberation and Religion. (3)



AFST 307. Blacks in the U.S. West. (3)



AFST 309. Black Politics. (3)



AFST 318. Civil Rights Politics and Legislation. (3)



AFST 320. Arabic Study Abroad. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



AFST 329. Introduction to African Politics. (3)



AFST 333. Black Political Theory. (3)



AFST 380. African Literature. (3)



AFST 381. African-American Literature II. (3)



AFST 385. The African World. (3)



AFST 386. Peoples and Cultures of the Circum-Caribbean. (3)



AFST 388. Blacks in Latin America I. (3)



AFST 391. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



AFST 392. Black Liberation and Religion. (3)



AFST 395. Education and Colonial West Africa. (3)



AFST 396. Emancipation and Equality. (3)



AFST *397. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3, no limit Δ)



AFST 399. Culture and Education. (3)



AFST 453. African American Art. (3)



AFST *490. Black Liberation and Religion. (3)



AFST *491. African-American Religious Traditions. (3)



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