African American Studies

African American Studies


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	African American Studies Dr. James Ochwa-Echel, Coordinator 3165 Blair Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920 Phone: (217) 581-5719 Fax: (217) 581-6598 E-mail: jrochwaechel@eiu.edu

Degrees

A student may either earn a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in African American Studies or select African American Studies as a double major and still graduate within the normal 120-hour requirement. A minor also is available in African American Studies.

African American Studies Major

AFR 1000G: Intro to African American Studies, 3 credit hours
AFR 2000G: The African American Experience, 3 credit hours
AFR 3000: Special Topics: African American Studies, 3 credit hours
AFR 3100: African Aesthetics and Cosmology, 3 credit hours
AFR 3200: African-American Identity, 3 credit hours
AFR 3300: African Cinema, 3 credit hours
AFR 4000: Seminar on the African-American Leadership, 3 credit hours
AFR 4100: From Negritude to Afrocentricity, 3 credit hours
AFR 4275*: Internships (1-12 hours), 3 credit hours
AFR 4400*: Independent Study (1-12 hours)
HIS 3750: African-American History: A Survey, 3 credit hours
SOC 2840: Racial and Cultural Minorities, 3 credit hours

One of the following courses:

ENG 2705: African-American Literature, 3 credit hours
or
ENG 4750: Studies in African-American Literature, 3 credit hours

One of the following courses:

GEG 3050: The Geography and Culture of Africa, 3 credit hours
or
HIS 3250: African History, 3 credit hours
or
PLS 3353: Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, 3 credit hours

Three hours of elective chosen from the following:

AFR 3970: Study Abroad, 1 to 15 credit hours
ANT 3611: Peoples and Cultures of Africa, 3 credit hours
JOU 3951: Minorities and the Media, 3 credit hours
PLS 3543: Civil Liberties in America, 3 credit hours
PLS 3723: Public Opinion and Political Participation, 3 credit hours
PSY 4700: Prejudice and Discrimination, 3 credit hours
THA 3755: African-American Theatre, 3 credit hours

Total Requirements: 45 credits

Footnotes:

GPA based on all AFR course, and listed electives taken at EIU.
*only 3 credits each for both the independent study and the internship will count within the major.

African American Studies Minor

AFR 1000: Intro to African American Studies, 3 credit hours
AFR 2000: The African American Experience, 3 credit hours

Electives
select two:

ENG 2705: African-American Literature, 3 credit hours
HIS 3750: African-American History: A Survey, 3 credit hours
SOC 2840: Racial and Cultural Minorities, 3 credit hours

Select two:

AFR 3000: Special Topics: African-American Studies, 3 credit hours
AFR 3100: African Aesthetics and Cosmology, 3 credit hours
AFR 3200: African-American Identity, 3 credit hours
AFR 3300: African Cinema, 3 credit hours
GEG 3050: The Geography and Culture of Africa, 3 credit hours

Total Requirements: 18 credits

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