Undergraduate Program

College of Arts and Sciences and Africana Studies Program Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
  • Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
  • Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Africana Studies Program admission course work with grade of "C" or better:

  • One AFST course at any level.

Major Study Requirements

The interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 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 120 credit hours including completion of the Arts and Sciences distribution, the University of New Mexico Core Curriculum and other requirements of the University of New Mexico. 39 of the 120 credit hours must be taken from Africana Studies (15 of the 39 must be 300-level and above), distributed as follows:

Credit
Hours
I. Foundational 3
  AFST 103 Foundations of Africana Studies
II. Language 3
Choose one from:
  AFST 101 Swahili I
  AFST 106 Elementary Arabic I
AFST 207 Intermediate Arabic II
  ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic I
History 12
  AFST 284 African-American History I
  AFST 285 African-American History II
  AFST 388 Blacks in Latin America I
  AFST 396
-or-
HIST 474
Emancipation and Equality

Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas
  Political Science 9
  AFST 299
-or-
AFST 309
Black Leaders in the U.S.

Black Politics
  AFST 329 Introduction to African Politics
  AFST 333 Black Political Theory
  Women Studies 6
  WMST 250 Black Women
  WMST 331 Transnational Feminisms
  Literature and Culture 6
Choose two from:
  AFST 251 African-American Literature I
  AFST 380 African Literature
AFST 381 African-American Literature II
  AFST 385 The African World
  AFST 399 Culture and Education
III.   Eighteen credit 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.) 18
IV.   Eighteen credit hours of research and analytical skill development courses. (See the Director for a list of acceptable courses.) 18


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 requires 27 credit hours. Plan of study is designed by student and a faculty advisor to respond to student's academic and professional needs. AFST 284 and 285 are required.

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


Minor Study Requirements

Plan A (General)

The Africana Studies minor general option requires 24 credit hours of AFST courses as outlined below, of which not more than 3 credit hours may be earned through independent study or problems courses. Substitution of courses from other disciplines is possible with prior departmental approval.

Credit
Hours
AFST 101 Swahili I 3
AFST 103 Foundations of Africana Studies 3
AFST 284 African-American History I 3
AFST 299
-or-
AFST 309
Black Leaders in the U.S.

Black Politics
3
AFST 300 & above Electives 9
AFST 391 Problems 3
  Total 24


Plan B (Specialized)

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

Credit
Hours
AFST 284 African-American History I 3
AFST 285 African-American History II 3
AFST 300 & above Electives (AFST) 6
AFST 300 & above Electives (area of focus) 6
  Areas of focus: history, economics, anthropology, psychology, political science, sociology, etc. (300-level and above)  
  Total 24


Plan C (Arts and Sciences majors only)

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

Credit
Hours
Required Core  
AFST 284 African-American History I 3
AFST 285 African-American History II 3
The following courses must be cross-listed with Arts and Sciences department or be taken as courses in such department:
AFST 329  Introduction to African Politics (Political Science) 3
AFST 333  Black Political Theory (Political Science) 3
AFST *397 
-or-
ENGL 411
Interdisciplinary Topics (English)

Special Topics: Criticism and Theory, Literary and Cultural Movements (appropriate topics)
3
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. 9
Total 24




Courses

AFST 101. Swahili I. (3)



AFST 102. Swahili II. (3)



AFST 103. Foundation of Africana Studies. (3)



AFST 104. Introduction to Africana Studies. (3)



AFST 106. Elementary Arabic I. (3)



AFST 109. Introduction to Comparative Global and Ethnic Societies. (3)



AFST 111. Intensive Elementary Arabic I. (6)



AFST 112. Intensive Elementary Arabic II. (6)



AFST 211. Intensive Intermediate Arabic I. (6)



AFST 212. Intensive Intermediate Arabic II. (6)



AFST 249. Race and the Black Male. (3)



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



AFST 255. Black Women and the Diaspora. (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 315. Race and the Law. (3)



AFST 317. Civil Rights Movement. (3)



AFST 319. Focus on Contemporary Egypt. (3)



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



AFST 322. Africana Study Abroad. (1-6 to a maximum of 9 Δ)



AFST 329. Introduction to African Politics. (3)



AFST 333. Black Political Theory. (3)



AFST 334. Black Public Intellectuals. (3)



AFST 355. Black Womanist and Feminist Theories. (3)



AFST 360. Introduction to Harlem Renaissance. (3)



AFST 375. Topics in Arabic Literature and Culture in Translation. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



AFST 379. North African Literature and Culture. (3)



AFST 380. African Literature. (3)



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



AFST 385. The African World. (3)



AFST 386. Caribbean Peoples and Cultures. (3)



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



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



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 475. Topics in Literature and Culture in Arabic. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



AFST *495. Topics in Africana Studies. (1-3 to a maximum of 24 Δ)



AFST 497. Advanced Community Organizing. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



AFST 498. Research Seminar. (3)



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