Course Offerings for Africana Studies Majors
Flexible Core
- AFST 3135 Black Political Identity
- AFST 3265 (Re)presenting Black Men
College Option
- AFST 3247 Literature of the African Diaspora
- AFST 3349 Caribbeanization of North America
Semester Schedule
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| AFST 1001 Introduction to Contemporary Africa (SEEK) AFST 1020 Introduction to African American Studies AFST 1025 Introduction to Contemporary African American Culture AFST 3101 States, Kingdoms and Trade: Africa to 1800 *AFST 3107 Southern Africa AFST 3120 African American History to 1865 AFST 3135 Black Political Identity in a Transnational Context AFST 3205 African Literature AFST 3220 African American Literature to 1930 AFST 3228 Reading Race AFST 3230 African American Folklore AFST 3240 Caribbean Literature AFST 3243 Caribbean Carnival: History, Performance, Resistance *AFST 3245 Intro to Postcolonial Literature and Theory AFST 3247 Literature of the African Diaspora AFST 3265 (Re)presenting Black Men AFST 3324 The Black Urban Experience *AFST 3328 Race and Ethnicity AFST 3330 Black and the Law AFST 3335 The Black Child and the Urban Education AFST 3349 Caribbeanization of North America AFST 3362 Race, Gender and Inequality AFST 5403W Independent Research and Writing |
AFST 1001 Introduction to Contemporary Africa AFST 1020 Introduction to African American Studies AFST 1040 Introduction to the Caribbean AFST 3102 Contact, Contest and Independence: Africa Since 1800 AFST 3121 African American History From 1865 *AFST 3125 The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements AFST 3135 Black Political Identity in a Transnational Context AFST 3138 The Black Diaspora in New York AFST 3201 African Oral Literature AFST 3215 Performing Blackness AFST 3221 Modern African American Literature AFST 3230 African American Folklore *AFST 3236 or AFST 3237 African American Music/History of Jazz AFST 3247 Literature of the African Diaspora AFST 3260 Black Women’s Fiction AFST 3265 (Re)presenting Black Men AFST 3324 The Black Urban Experience *AFST 3328 Race and Ethnicity *AFST 3331 Blacks and the Criminal Justice System AFST 3349 Caribbeanization of North America AFST 3360 The Black Woman in America *AFST 3364 Writing on African Women and Feminism AFST 5403W Independent Research and Writing |
* Cross-listed course taught by Faculty in another department.
** Additionally, we add these courses to our schedule depending on the availability of full-time faculty/or adjuncts:
- 3112 Political Systems of Africa
- 3130 The Struggle for Liberation
- 3145 Caribbean Political Systems
- *3246 Caribbean Sexualities
- 3320 The Black Family
- 7050X Social Change in Africa
Summer courses may include:
- AFST 3135 Black Political Identity
- AFST 3349 Caribbeanization of North America
- Study Abroad to Ghana (courses are determined by the instructor leading the program)
