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African American Studies Degree

Local African American Studies Degree  Requirements

Core Courses: Select 3 courses to equal 9 units

  • AFRAM 001: Introduction to African American Studies
  • AFRAM 030 African American History: Africa to 1865 OR AFRAM 031:  African American History: 1865-1945
  • AFRAM 035: Women of Color OR AFRAM 023: Perceptions of African American Women*
    • If you are also pursuing the Ethnic Studies transfer degree, Women of Color is a required course

Arts and Humanities: Select a minimum of one course from the following list to equal 3 units

  • AFRAM 011: Perceptions of the African American Male in America
  • AFRAM 012: Psychology of African Americans
  • AFRAM 014A: Social Psychology of African American Male/Female Relationships
  • AFRAM 023: Perceptions of African American Women **
  • AFRAM 026: African American Culture: Black Music, Art, and Literature
  • AFRAM 029: African American Experience Through Films

History and Social Sciences: Select a minimum of one course from the following list to equal 3 units

  • AFRAM 002: Black Economics
  • AFRAM 005: The African American Family in the United States
  • AFRAM 008: African-American Politics
  • AFRAM 016: The Prison Industrial Complex: African American Incarceration
  • AFRAM 018 or M/LAT 032: African Heritage of Latin America ***
  • AFRAM 029: African American Experience Through Films
  • AFRAM 038:  Environmental Racism and Justice
  • AFRAM 045: Religion and the African American Church in America

Comparative Ethnic Studies: Select a minimum of one course from the following list to equal 3 units (ETHS 01 is recommended)

  • ETHST 001: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
    • If you are also pursuing the Ethnic Studies transfer degree, ETHST 001 is a required course
  • ETHST 003: Race, Gender and Sports
  • ETHST 014: Community Building and Transformation in Urban America
  • ETHST 030: Introduction to Race, Gender and Health
  • ETHST 050: Introduction to Race, Class and Schools

Total Major Units: 18

*:Students may substitute MLAT 035 OR ASAME 035 OR NATAM 035 for AFRAM 035, but AFRAM 035 is preferred.

**: AFRAM 023 can only be used for Core Courses or Arts and Humanities, not both.

***: Students may substitute M/LAT 32 for the requirement, but AFRAM 18 is preferred.