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Africana Studies
Concentration / Minor
The interdisciplinary Africana Studies Programs at UNO are administered
by the College of Liberal Arts. The Program offers
a host of literature, history, and social science courses intended
to acquaint the student with current and historical knowledge of
the black experience in Africa, the Americas, and other parts of
the world, drawing from courses in the College of Liberal Arts
as well as approved courses offered by the other colleges.
The
BAIS Africana Studies Concentration:
This concentration seeks to foster a critical understanding of
the histories, cultures, societies, and politics of Africa and
the wider African diaspora.
The concentration will prepare BAIS students
for graduate study or careers in a number of areas, including
law, business, education, journalism, the public sector, and
the arts.
Language
Students in the BAIS program are
required to take at least 18 hours of course work (or to
pass equivalency exams)
in a foreign language relevant to her
or his chosen concentration. The Africana Studies concentration
encourages students to pursue African languages – including Swahili, Arabic,
Haitian Creole – that are taught through the Critical Languages
Program. Other relevant options include European languages that
are currently
widely spoken
in Africa and the diaspora, such as French and Portuguese.
Course Distribution
All students in the BAIS program are required
to take IS 4998 (International Studies Internship). In
addition, students with a concentration in Africana Studies
must take 21 hours of courses from the list below. Twelve of
these
hours
must
be
in the 2000-level
or above. In addition, the student must complete at least
15 hours of coursework in the
social sciences, though not all of these hours need to be
completed within the concentration itself. Students may only
take up
to 12 of the 21 credits
in a single discipline. Of the 21 credit hours in the concentration,
9 hours must come from the subconcentration on Africa (designated
by [A]) and 6 hours
from the subconcentration on the diaspora (designated by
[D]). Any course in the list below may be used to fulfill the
remaining
6 credit hours. Students
are required to take either HIST 2701 or 2702 (they may take
both) and either HIST 3551, 3552, or 4406 (they may take
more than one). Students are also required
to take POLI 4720.
In addition to the courses noted below, specific classes
may be added at the discretion of the Director of the BAIS
program.
Anthropology
ANTH 1292 Anthropology of Louisiana [D]
ANTH 3315 Caribbean Peoples and Cultures [D]
ANTH 3351 Peoples and Cultures of Africa [A]
ANTH 4767 Race and Racism
English
ENGL 2071 African-American Literature I [D]
ENGL 2072 African-American Literature II [D]
ENGL 4093 Studies in Black Literatures [D]
Fine Arts
FA 4210 African Art [A]
Geography
GEOG 1002 World Regional Geography
GEOG 2451: Geography of Africa [A]
History
HIST 1010 Intro to African American History [D]
HIST 2602 African Americans in Louisiana
HIST 2603 History of New Orleans
HIST 2701 Africa to 1830 [A]
HIST 2702 Africa 1830-Present [A]
HIST 3315 Contact and Conquest in the Americas [D]
HIST 3551 African-American History to 1860 [D]
HIST 3552 African American History since 1860
HIST 3603 History of New Orleans Music [D]
HIST 4406 Caribbean Civilization [D]
HIST 4551 African-American Slavery [D]
HIST 4552 Black Movements and Messiahs
HIST 4555 The Civil Rights Era
HIST 4991 Special Topics: France & North Africa [A]
Music
MUS 1003 Early Jazz
MUS 1004 Contemporary Jazz
MUS 2205 Jazz Profiles
Philosophy
PHIL 3095 Special Topics: African Philosophy [A]
Political Science
POLI 2158 Issues in Black Politics
POLI 4650 Southern Politics
POLI 4710 Politics of the Developing Areas
POLI 4720 African Politics [A]
POLI 4780 Comparative Democratization
Sociology
SOC 2994 Multiculturalism and Diversity in U.S.
Society [D]
SOC 4881 Urban Community
The Africana Studies Minor:
Students of the University of New Orleans
in any degree program may also complete the requirements for
a minor in Africana Studies. A minor differs from the BAIS
concentration by placing a heavier emphasis on the African
Diaspora experience in the U.S.
Minor Requirements
- Completion of the requirements of a degree in one of the
colleges at U.N.O.
- Completion of History 1010, Intro. to African-American History.
- Completion of one of the following courses:
English 2071, African American Literature I or
English 2072, African American Literature II
- Completion of one of the following courses:
History 3551, African American History (to 1860) or
History 3552, African American History (from 1860)
- Completion of nine (9) credit hours to be taken from an approved
list of courses. At least six (6) credit hours must consist
of courses at the 3000 level or above. The Director of the
Africana
Studies minor may permit substitution of as many as six (6)
of these eighteen (18) hours in U.N.O. Special Topic or Independent
Study courses.
- Students must have a 2.0 GPA in the courses taken in this
minor.
- Courses in the minor must be selected from a minimum of three
academic disciplines.
Among the many courses available to students minoring in Africana
Studies are African American Literature; Studies in Black Literature;
Introduction to African American History; Folklore, Ethnicity and
Contemporary Society; African Art; African Politics; Black Women
and Violence; Issues in Black Politics; Minority Peoples in America;
Introduction to Women's Literature; Black Political Thought; African
History 1830-present; and African History to 1830.
Courses on Africana Studies in the major field that are counted
as credit hours for that major may not be also counted toward this
minor.
For more information, contact us
John Hazlett, Director BA in International Studies
Tel: (504)280-6142
bais@uno.edu |
