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Twin Cities Campus
African American and African Studies B.A.African-Amer & African Studies
College of Liberal Arts
African American & African Studies (AA&AS) is a place to make connections across the complexities of Africa, Black America, and the African diaspora. Multidisciplinary in its approach to learning, AA&AS students are exposed to the pressing challenges of the modern world, as well as possibilities for transformations through the study of African American and African history, literature, and culture, and the study of Africa in global perspectives. The courses present students with the tools of inquiry from multiple liberal arts disciplines to make known tremendous diversities and overlapping histories and experiences within the wider black world. AA&AS also offers two African languages, Swahili (spoken throughout East, Central, and South Africa) and Somali, in its undergraduate curriculum. The major curriculum consists of three core courses and seven upper-division elective courses. Many AA&AS graduates have not only been accepted to professional and graduate schools, but have also cultivated their career paths in exciting directions including education, business, medicine, law, the arts, journalism, local and transnational advocacy work, and foreign affairs.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
At least 13 program credits must be completed at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus. All major courses must be taken A-F, and grades of C- or better must be earned. Students are encouraged to meet with the AA&AS departmental adviser at least once a year. Students who double major and choose to complete the senior project requirement in their other CLA major must take an additional AFRO upper-division elective in order to complete the minimum 30 credits required for graduation. Students may earn a B.A. or a minor in African American and African studies, but not both.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Core Courses
Take one AFRO 1xxx and AFRO 4105 for a total of six credits.
AFRO 1012 {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 1021 - Introduction to Africa
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 1023W - Introduction to African World Literature
[GP, LITR, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 1201 {Inactive}
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 1902 {Inactive}
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
AFRO 4105 - Ways of Knowing in Africa and the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
Electives
Take a minimum of 7 courses for 21 credits, including at least one gender-focused course.
Take 6 or more course(s) totaling 18 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AFRO 3xxx
·
AFRO 4xxx
·
AFRO 5xxx
Gender-focused Elective
Other courses that do not appear on this list may count with prior approval from the departmental adviser.
AFRO 3251W - Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 3592W - Introduction to Black Women Writers in the United States
[LITR, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 3625W - Women Writers of Africa and the African Diaspora
[LITR, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 3626 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Senior Capstone Course
The senior capstone consists of a research paper of 25-40 pages in length. Choose to complete this paper by enrolling in AFRO 4991W, or any AFRO 4xxx/5xxx course (excluding AFRO 4105) that is not being taken as an elective. Students who are interested in rigorous research and one-on-one work with department faculty should take AFRO 4991W. The senior capstone must be chosen in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies.
AFRO 4991W - Thesis Research and Writing
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 4xxx
or
AFRO 5xxx
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AAS 3251W/Afro 3251W/Soc 3251W |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3592W/EngL 3592W |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3625W/Afro 5625 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |