Certificate in African and African Diasporan Studies

This certificate program is designed for those students who are interested in the study of the cultures of people of African descent. The histories of the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and North America are its key elements. Participating faculty will require students to engage in multidisciplinary approaches in studying the formation of racial and ethnic identities, among other topics, in African and African Diasporan cultures. The program will underscore the connection between the formation of those identities and their national and international political, cultural, and economic contexts.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Prerequisites
HIS 335	African American History	3
HIS 336	African American History Since 1865	3
Required Courses
HIS 490A	Special Topics in History	3
HIS 370	Early African History/Cultures to 1600	3
Electives
Select one course from each of the following Groupings:		15
Group 1
HIS 371	African History/Cultures 1600-PRESENT
HIS 490E	Special Topics in History
Group 2
HIS 365	Caribbean History
HIS 446	Colonial Latin American
HIS 448	Slavery in the Atlantic Basin
Group 3
ENG 383	African American Literature
Group 4
DRM 219	Black Drama
FIA 370	African/African-American Art
MUS 234	African American Music
MUS 335	Jazz Literature & Criticism
Group 5
GEO 337	Geography of Africa
REL 330	History & Theology of the Black Church
JRN 299	Multiculturalism and Mass Media
POS 315	African American Politics
POS 463	Politics of African Nations
PSY 340	Psychology of the African American
SOC 237	Racial & Ethnic Minorities
INT 412	Contemporary Globalization
Total Credits		27