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AFRICAN AMERICAN & AFRICAN STUDIES MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
REQUIRED LOWER DIVISION COURSES, Preparatory Subject Matter
(28 UNITS)
A. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
African American Studies 10_______
African American Studies 12_______
B. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
African American Studies 15_______
African American Studies 16_______
African American Studies 17_______
African American Studies 18 _______
African American Studies 50_______
African American Studies 51_______
African American Studies 52_______
African American Studies 80_______
C. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Anthropology 2 _______
Economics 1A, 1B _______
Geography 2 _______
Sociology 1 _______
Political Science 1, 2 _______
Psychology 1 _______
D. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Chicana/o Studies 10 _______
Native American Studies 1, 10_______
American Studies 10 _______
Asian American Studies 1, 2 _______
Women & Gender Studies 50_______
E. TWO OF THE FOLLOWING
History 15, 17A, 17B _______
F. FOUR UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING
African Amer. Studies 16, 51, 155A
54, and 154 _______
Music 105, 106
Music 28 _______
Dramatic Arts 41A, 41B
2
44A, 44B _______
African American Studies 165_______
African American Studies 176_______
REQUIRED UPPER DIVISION COURSES, Depth Subject matter
(36 Units)
A. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
African American Studies 100_______
African American Studies 101_______
African American Studies 107A,B,C ________
African American Studies 110_______
African American Studies 145B_______
African American Studies 172_______
African American Studies 180_______
B. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
African American Studies 150A, B_______
African American Studies 151
African American Studies 152_______
African American studies 153_______
African American Studies 155A_______
African American Studies 156 _______
African American Studies 157_______
African American Studies 160_______
3
African American Studies 169_______
African American Studies 170_______
African American Studies 171_______
African American Studies 175A, B_______
African American Studies 181_______
African American Studies 182_______
African American Studies 185_______
C. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
African American studies 111_______
African American Studies 123_______
African American Studies 130_______
African American Studies 133_______
African American Studies 141_______
African American Studies 145A_______
African American Studies 145B_______
African American Studies 156_______
African American Studies 162_______
African American Studies 163_______
African American Studies 165_______
African American Studies 172_______
African American Studies 176_______
African American Studies 177_______
D.Thirty six additional upper division units chosen to reflect the student’s major
emphasis. Possible areas of emphasis include the following: Creative arts in the black
community worldwide (film, literature, performance); Social and political trends in
the global black community (education, gender, intellectual history, religion, race and
ethnicity, social organization); African-American society and culture; Africa; African
Diasporas. Consult with the major or minor advisor to develop an emphasis plan or to
develop a new emphasis. As appropriate, AAS 190, Education Abroad and Washington
Center course work can be used towards major requirements.