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Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Tel: 740-593-4546
Fax: 740-593-0671
E-mail: African American Studies
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Degree Programs
African American Studies Major (B.A.)
Students completing the major program receive a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in African American Studies. Courses can include communications, education, history, political science, psychology, social sciences, art, literature, and music as they reflect and provide insight into the African American and the African experiences in the Americas.
The minimum grade-point average for graduation is 2.0 (C) in all courses attempted. A grade of C is also required in each major course.
Advising is an essential element in the African American Studies program. Each student works closely with a faculty member whose expertise and interests are related to the student's academic pursuits. The current requirements for a major consists of 56-quarter hours including:
| AAS 100: |
Freshman colloquium |
2 hours |
AAS 101
or AAS 102: |
African American History I
African American History II |
4 hours
4 hours |
| AAS 106: |
Introduction to African American Studies |
4 hours |
| AAS 300: |
Research Methods for African American Studies |
4 hours |
| AAS 400: |
Senior Capstone Seminar |
4 hours |
| One course from: |
| AAS 110: |
Introduction to African American Literature |
4 hours |
| AAS 150: |
Introduction to Black Media |
5 hours |
| AAS 180: |
Introduction to African American Education |
4 hours |
Within the 56 hours, at least 28 hours must be in one of two focal areas-either social sciences or arts and humanities. The focal area must include at least one course from four of the groups below and at least 16 hours at or above the 300 level.
| Social Sciences Group |
| History |
| AAS 225: |
History of the Black Worker |
4 hours |
| AAS 235: |
Comp. Neocolonialism |
4 hours |
| AAS 254: |
History of Injustice in U.S. |
5 hours |
| AAS 340: |
The Black Community in Post-WWII |
4 hours |
| AAS 364: |
Comp. Study of Injustice |
4 hours |
| Sociology/Psychology |
| AAS 341: |
African American Personality |
4 hours |
| AAS 345: |
The Black Woman |
4 hours |
| AAS 430: |
Social Theories of Underdevelopment |
4 hours |
| AAS 440: |
The Black Child |
5 hours |
| AAS 482: |
The Black Family |
4 hours |
| Political Science |
| AAS 360: |
Black Politics in U.S. |
4 hours |
| AAS 368: |
Black Political Thought |
4 hours |
| AAS 370: |
Urban Violence |
4 hours |
| AAS 430: |
Social Theories of Underdevelopment |
4 hours |
| Economics |
| AAS 432: |
Third World National Movements |
4 hours |
| AAS 460: |
Social Processes: Third World Urbanization |
4 hours |
| Education |
| AAS 380: |
Seminar in African American Education |
4 hours |
| Arts and Humanities Group |
| Literature (African American) |
| AAS 210: |
African American Literature I |
4 hours |
| AAS 211: |
African American Literature II |
4 hours |
| AAS 310: |
Contemporary African American Literature |
4 hours |
| AAS 311: |
African American Literature Special Topics |
4 hours |
| AAS 411: |
Literature Seminar |
4 hours |
| Literature (Intercultural) |
| AAS 315: |
Literature of West Africa |
4 hours |
| AAS 316: |
Literature of South Africa |
4 hours |
| AAS 317: |
Caribbean Literature |
4 hours |
| Arts |
| AAS 250: |
Foundation of African American Arts and Culture |
4 hours |
| AAS 350: |
African American Arts and Artists |
4 hours |
| Music |
| AAS 355: |
History of African American Music I: Slavery to 1926 |
4 hours |
| AAS 356: |
History of African American Music II: 1926-Present |
4 hours |
| AAS 357: |
Black Music Seminar I |
3 hours |
| Media |
| AAS 352: |
Blacks in Contemporary Cinema |
4 hours |
| AAS 353: |
Survey of Black Independent Cinema |
4 hours |
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