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African-American Studies
(BS)
Major
AFR 1000G
Introduction to African American Studies. (3 credits)
AFR 2000G
African American Experience. (3 credits)
AFR 3000
Special Topics in African-American Studies. (3 credits)
AFR 3100
African Aesthetics and Cosmology. (3 credits)
AFR 3200
African-American Identity. (3 credits)
AFR 3300
African Cinema. (3 credits)
AFR 4000
Seminar on African-American Leadership. (3 credits)
AFR 4100
From Negritude to Afrocentricity and After. (3 credits)
AFR 4275
Internship in African-American Studies. (1 to 15 credits)
AFR 4400
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
HIS 3750
African-American History: A Survey. (3 credits)
SOC 2840
Racial and Cultural Minorities. (3 credits)
One of the following courses:
ENG 2705
African-American Literature. (3 credits)
or
ENG 4750
Studies in African-American Literature. (3 credits)
One of the following courses:
GEG 3050
Geography and Culture of Africa. (3 credits)
or
HIS 3250
African History. (3 credits)
or
PLS 3353
Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. (3 credits)
Three hours of electives chosen from the following:
AFR 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
ANT 3611
Peoples and Cultures of Africa. (3 credits)
JOU 3951
Minorities and the Media. (3 credits)
PLS 3543
Civil Liberties in America. (3 credits)
PLS 3723
Public Opinion and Political Participation. (3 credits)
PSY 4700
Prejudice and Discrimination. (3 credits)
THA 3755G
African-American Theatre. (3 credits)
Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
A suggested plan of study follows:
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15-16
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4
AFR 1000G
Introduction to African American Studies. (3 credits)
ENG 1001G
Composition and Language. (3 credits)
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15-16
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- Foreign Language. Credits: 3-4
AFR 2000G
African American Experience. (3 credits)
ENG 1002G
Composition and Literature. (3 credits)
GEG 3050
Geography and Culture of Africa. (3 credits)
or
HIS 3250
African History. (3 credits)
or
PLS 3353
Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. (3 credits)
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Elective. Credits: 3
AFR 3000
Special Topics in African-American Studies. (3 credits)
ENG 2705
African-American Literature. (3 credits)
or
ENG 4750
Studies in African-American Literature. (3 credits)
SPC 1310G
Introduction to Speech Communication. (3 credits)
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
- Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - Elective. Credits: 3
AFR 3100
African Aesthetics and Cosmology. (3 credits)
AFR 3200
African-American Identity. (3 credits)
SOC 2840
Racial and Cultural Minorities. (3 credits)
or AFR Elective
(See footnote *)
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- AFR Elective. Credits: 3
AFR 3300
African Cinema. (3 credits)
HIS 3750
African-American History: A Survey. (3 credits)
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
AFR 4000
Seminar on African-American Leadership. (3 credits)
AFR 4275
Internship in African-American Studies. (1 to 15 credits)
(See footnote 1)
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
AFR 4100
From Negritude to Afrocentricity and After. (3 credits)
AFR 4400
Independent Study. (1 to 3 credits)
(See footnote 1)
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
- Elective. Credits: 3
Footnotes
GPA based on all AFR courses, and listed electives taken at EIU.
1 Only three semester hours from each of AFR 4275 and 4400 may be counted toward major.
* Choose AFR electives from the following list:
AFR 3970
Study Abroad. (1 to 15 credits)
ANT 3611
Peoples and Cultures of Africa. (3 credits)
JOU 3951
Minorities and the Media. (3 credits)
PLS 3543
Civil Liberties in America. (3 credits)
PLS 3723
Public Opinion and Political Participation. (3 credits)
PSY 4700
Prejudice and Discrimination. (3 credits)
THA 3755G
African-American Theatre. (3 credits)
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.