Major

 

Students will choose from two emphases/tracks:

 

Black Americana Studies Option

36 hours

1. Core Requirements (16-19 hrs):

Class                                                       Title                                                                                           Hours

 

AFS 2000                                                Introduction and Foundations to Africana Studies          3

AFS 3000                                                Black Experience: From the African Beginnings to 1865  3

AFS 3010                                                 Black Experience: From 1866 to the Present                       3

AFS 3800                                                Special Topics in Africana Literature and Culture

                                              (satisfies Proficiency 2, Baccalaureate-level writing requirement)   4

AFS 4650                                                Internship in Africana Studies                                             3-6

 

 

2. Foreign language/foreign study requirement (3-8 hrs):

This requirement can be met by:

• earning foreign language credit through foreign study (INTL 3300-3310) OR

• taking at least one course beyond the 101-level in any foreign language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese recommended).

 

 

3. Electives (sufficient to bring major total to 36 hours)

Other elective courses that focus on the African American experience must be approved by the Africana Studies advisor.

 

 

African Studies Option

36 hours

1. Core Requirements (13 hrs):

Class                                                      Title                                                                                            Hours

 

AFS 2000                                                Introduction and Foundations to Africana Studies         3

AFS 3000                                                Black Experience: From the African Beginnings to 1865 3

AFS 3010                                                 Black Experience: From 1866 to the Present                      3

AFS 3800                                                 Special Topics in Africana Literature and Culture                                                                            (satisfies Proficiency 2, Baccalaureate-level writing requirement)   4

 

 

2. Foreign language/foreign study requirement (3-8 hrs)

This requirement can be met by:

• earning foreign language credit through foreign study (INTL 3300-3310) OR

• taking at least one course beyond the 101-level in any foreign language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese recommended).

 

 

3. Electives (sufficient to bring major total to 36 hours)

Other elective courses that focus on the African experience must be approved by the Africana Studies advisor from among courses offered at WMU. At least one of these courses must be at the 3000-level or higher.

 

 

Students in the African Studies track are strongly encouraged to look into the study abroad opportunities available through the Haenicke Institute for International and Area Studies.