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.
