Humanities Track

 

Required Courses for the Major (15 units)

  • AFAM 101: Intro to Ethnic Studies
  • AFAM 107: Intro to African American Studies
  • AFAM 280: Intro to African American History
  • AFAM 307: Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies
  • AFAM 490: Capstone

 

Humanities Track Requirements (6 Units)

  • AFAM 160: Intro to Black Creative Expression

AND

  • AFAM 260: Black Lives Matter Creative and Critical Ideas

 

MID-UPPER LEVEL PREPARATION 9 Units

  • AFAM 314: Pan-African Dance and Movement
  • AFAM 324: Intro to African American Literature
  • AFAM 356: African American Music Appreciation
  • AFAM 357: Blacks in the Performing Arts
  • AFAM 388: Hip Hop Culture
  • Three (3) of the below mid-upper level electives from the Humanities Track]

 

UPPER LEVEL PREPARATION (3 units)

One (1) of the below upper level 400-level electives from the Humanities Track

  • AFAM 405: Black Representation in Film
  • AFAM 456: Black Sounds and Media (possible rename)
  • AFAM 410 Language and Power in African American Culture

 

SOCIAL SCIENCES REQUIREMENT (3 units)

One (1) upper division courses from the Social Sciences Track