About the Program
Majors in Africana Studies explore the meanings of Black liberation and thus a world where humans learn to live in harmony with each other and the earth. Offering multidisciplinary courses across the arts and sciences, majors develop cultural competence, critical and creative thinking skills, and research, writing, and presentation skills.
Africana Studies Interdisciplinary Unit
Dean's Office, School of Arts and Sciences
Marcus Watson, Coordinator
Rockwell 222
(716) 878-6329
africana.buffalostate.edu/
Learning Outcomes
1. recall the history and development of the discipline of Africana Studies, including its history, purpose, and unique African-centered lens that may apply to all matter of phenomena
2. analyze how pertinent issues and perspectives of Africana Studies apply to Buffalo and Western New York (neighborhood, city, region, nation, and global locale)
3. assess the multidisciplinary nature of Africana Studies and explain how its multiple lenses offer unique problem-solving ideas across various real-world problems and professions
4. identify and explain systems of inequity and its intersectional nature across Africa and the African diaspora
5. use course concepts to decenter oppressive ideology in theory and practice
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Required Foundational A Courses (12 credit hours)
AAS 100 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES 3
AAS 200 BLACKS IN BUFFALO 3
AAS 343 WHY AFRICA MATTERS 3
AAS 485 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN AFRICANA STUDIES 3
Required Foundational B Courses (6 credt hours) 6
Choose two from the following:
AAS 300 BLACK THOUGHT: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND LIBERATION
AAS/HIS 322 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
AAS/SOC 326 BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT
AAS/PHI 360 AFRICANA PHILOSOPHY
Histories and Cultures of Africa (3 credit hours) 3
Choose one from the following:
AAS/MUS 209 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURES
AAS/ANT 305 MOTHER AFRICA
AAS/HIS 337 AFRICA SINCE 1800
The Humanities (3 credit hour) 3
Choose one from the following:
AAS 234 THE POLITICS OF BLACK DANCE IN AMERICA
AAS 240 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1940
AAS 241 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1940
AAS 361 RACE AND PROGRESS
AAS 366 AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
The Social Sciences (3 credit hour) 3
AAS 218 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE
AAS 351 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
AAS 425 RACE, ETHNICITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Electives (6 credit hours) 6
Choose two from the following that have not been used to satisfy any of the above requirements:
AAS 189 TOPICS COURSE
AAS 209 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURES
AAS 218 AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE
AAS 221 THE HISTORY OF BLACK EDUCATION IN AMERICA
AAS 230 DANCE TECHNIQUES FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE
AAS 234 THE POLITICS OF BLACK DANCE IN AMERICA
AAS 240 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1940
AAS 241 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1940
AAS 300 BLACK THOUGHT: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND LIBERATION
AAS 305 MOTHER AFRICA
AAS 306 AFRICA TO 1800
AAS 321 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY
AAS 322 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
AAS 326 BLACK FEMINIST THOUGHT
AAS 333 AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
AAS 334/COM 333 RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IN MEDIA
AAS 337 AFRICA SINCE 1800
AAS 351 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
AAS 357 BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY: INNOVATING THE FUTURE
AAS 360 AFRICANA PHILOSOPHY
AAS 361 RACE AND PROGRESS
AAS 366 AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
AAS 373 "SAVING" AFRICA
AAS 380 ART OF AFRICA
AAS 389 TOPICS IN AFRICANA STUDIES (1-3)
AAS 421 DRAMA FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE
AAS 425 RACE, ETHNICITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
AAS 488 INTERNSHIP (1-6)
AAS 495 SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3)
AAS 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-9)
All College Electives
54 credit hours 54
Total Credit Hours 120