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 coursework with grade of "C" or better:
- One AFST course at any level.
Degree Offered
- Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies (B.A.)
A Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Africana Studies is designed to sharpen and develop student's critical thinking, research, and writing skills through an interdisciplinary approach. Consequently, students are required to take an array of courses in the humanities and social sciences, as well as courses that center on civil and human rights and Diaspora studies.
The requirements listed below emphasize the historical agency of African Americans and other peoples of African descent and the centrality of race, racism, and racial formation across the Black Diaspora, with specific emphasis on the Southwest United States. Substitutions must be approved by the Africana Studies Program.
Major Study Requirements
The B.A. in Africana Studies requires 120 credit hours which includes completion of the University of New Mexico Core Curriculum, the College of Arts and Sciences requirements, and other requirements of the University of New Mexico. 36 credit hours are required for the major, distributed as follows:
| Credit Hours |
||
| AFST 104 | Introduction to Africana Studies | 3 |
| AFST 250 | Survey of African American History | 3 |
| AFST 307 | Blacks in the Southwest | 3 |
| AFST 398 | Africana Philosophy and Methods | 3 |
| AFST 498 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Foreign Language (choose from): | ||
| AFST 101 | Swahili I | 3 |
| AFST 102 | Swahili II | 3 |
| AFST 108 | Intensive Elementary Arabic I | 6 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French II | 3 |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Electives | ||
| Chosen from AFST courses | 15 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total | 36 |
Second Major Requirements
Africana Studies as a second major for a B.A. degree requires 30 credit hours, distributed as follows:
| Credit Hours |
||
| AFST 104 | Introduction to Africana Studies | 3 |
| AFST 250 | Survey of African American History | 3 |
| AFST 307 | Blacks in the Southwest | 3 |
| AFST 398 | Africana Philosophy and Methods | 3 |
| AFST 498 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Foreign Language (choose from): | ||
| AFST 101 | Swahili I | 3 |
| AFST 102 | Swahili II | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French II | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Electives | ||
| Chosen from AFST courses | 12 | |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Total | 30 |
Minor Study Requirements
The undergraduate minor in Africana Studies requires 24 credit hours, distributed as follows:
| Credit Hours |
||
| AFST 104 | Introduction to Africana Studies | 3 |
| AFST 250 | Survey of African American History | 3 |
| AFST 307 | Blacks in the Southwest | 3 |
| AFST 398 | Africana Philosophy and Methods | 3 |
| Subtotal | 12 | |
| Foreign Language (choose from): | ||
| AFST 101 | Swahili I | 3 |
| AFST 102 | Swahili II | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French II | 3 |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Electives | ||
| Chosen from AFST courses | 9 | |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Total | 24 |
Courses
AFST 102. Swahili II. (3)
AFST 104. Introduction to Africana Studies. (3)
AFST 108 [111]. Intensive Elementary Arabic I. (6)
AFST 109. Introduction to Comparative Global and Ethnic Societies. (3)
AFST 249. Race and the Black Male. (3)
AFST 250. Survey of African American History. (3)
AFST 251. African-American Literature I. (3)
AFST 255. Black Women and the Diaspora. (3)
AFST 280. African-American Culture. (3)
AFST 297. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3)
AFST 299. Black Leadership [Black Leaders in the U.S.]. (3)
AFST 303. Black Liberation and Religion [Introduction to Black Liberation and Religion]. (3)
AFST 307. Blacks in the Southwest [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 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 335. Sociology of Black Communities. (3)
AFST 340. Race and Globalization. (3)
AFST 345. Foundations in Critical Race Theory. (3)
AFST 360. The Harlem Renaissance [Introduction to Harlem Renaissance]. (3)
AFST 380. African Literature. (3)
AFST 381. African-American Literature II. (3)
AFST 385. The African World. (3)
AFST 388. Blacks in Latin America [Blacks in Latin America I]. (3)
AFST 391. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 12 Δ)
AFST 395. Education and Colonial Africa [Education and Colonial West Africa]. (3)
AFST 396. Emancipation and Equality. (3)
AFST *397. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3, no limit Δ)
AFST 398. Africana Philosophy and Methods. (3)
AFST 399. Race, Culture and Education [Culture and Education]. (3)
AFST 453. African American Art. (3)
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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