Department Chair

Dr. Marquita Gammage


Santa Susana Hall (SN) 324
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8315

Phone: (818) 677-3311 Fax: (818) 677-3619

Undergraduate Programs

The Africana Studies (AFRS) major is a multidisciplinary academic major (45 units) designed for students who wish to gain an understanding of the history, psychology, sociology, literature, culture and education of African Americans and other Africans in the diaspora and the continent.

There are two components to the Africana Studies Major:

 

  1. The completion of the core requirements (21 units)
  2. The completion of one of three specific options (24 units). For each of the options, there are specific Lower and Upper Division core courses and electives that are relevant to that concentration. All students who major in Africana Studies must select one of the three options, each of which is designed to prepare students for graduate study or for a career of their choice. The three specific options within the major enable students to concentrate their efforts on certain aspects of this broad subject.
     

(45 Units)

Core Requirements for all Options: (21 Units)

Required Courses in Option 1 (21 Units)

  • AFRS 301 (3) Economics of the African American Community II
  • AFRS 320 (3) African American Personality Development OR AFRS 322 (3) African American Family
  • AFRS 350 (3) Advanced Writing
  • AFRS 361 (3) African American Politics
  • AFRS 392A-Z (3) Fieldwork in the African American Community OR AFRS 486SOC (3) Social Science Career Internship
  • AFRS 398 (3) Research Methods and Paradigms in Pan African Studies
  • AFRS 498 (3) Proseminar in Pan African Studies

Electives (3 Units) Select from the following:

  • AFRS 161 (3) American Political Institutions: A Black Perspective
  • AFRS 165 (3) Introduction to Pan Africanism
  • AFRS 311 (3) Black Psychology
  • AFRS 367 (3) African American Social Movements
  • AFRS 466A (3) The United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, and Africa
  • AFRS 466B (3) Model Organization of African Unity Practicum
  • AFRS 488 (3) Sustainability and Environmental Justice in African and Diaspora Communities
  • AFRS 490 (3) Statistical Research and Methods in Pan African Studies

(45 Units)

Core Requirements for all Options: (21 Units)

Required Courses in Option 2 (18 Units)

Complete 6 units from either the Humanities or Cultural Studies Track

Humanities Track Electives (6 units)
Select two courses from the following:

Cultural Track Electives (6 units)
Select two courses from the following:

Department Chair

Dr. Marquita Gammage


Santa Susana Hall (SN) 324
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8315

Phone: (818) 677-3311 Fax: (818) 677-3619

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