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- What is African American Studies?
African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers two major tracks and a minor. Located in the College of Social Sciences,
the program utilizes faculty from several departments within and beyond the College. African American Studies offers students the opportunity to understand American society and the international arena from the unique vantage-point of the African Diaspora, most especially Americans of African descent.
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- What are the requirements for an
African American Studies Major?
The major consists of 36 hours of approved course work with a grade of C- or better in each
course and an overall grade average of “C” (2.0) or higher in the major. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree
may specialize in economics, political science, or sociology. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree may specialize
in humanities. In each case, the student selects nine (9) hours from African American Studies core courses, six (6) hours
of either African or African American history, plus twenty-one (21) hours of approved elective courses. Courses from the
African American Studies core provide the foundational knowledge and theoretical perspectives for the major. Utilizing the
electives, students may complete a specialty within a particular area of intellectual interest. A minimum of fifteen (15)
semester hours in the major must be taken at The Florida State University.
Click here to view Fulfilling and Understanding the Major Requirements.
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- Why major in African American
Studies?
The African American Studies program is an interdepartmental
and interdisciplinary study of the history, culture, and socio-economic
well being of African-Americans. Knowledge and research methods drawn
from several disciplines enable students to enhance their understanding
of African-Americans’ unique social circumstances and heritage,
and acquire a deeper comprehension of the history and culture of the
nation as a whole.
African American Studies is a classical liberal arts
minor. That is, the minor enhances a student’s ability to engage
in critical reasoning and analytical thought, with a premium placed
on written and oral communication skills.
Just as African history is world history, African
American Studies is American Studies. Successful minors examine America
and the world community through the prism of the contemporary and
historical experiences, culture expressions, and socioeconomic outcomes
of African Americans and the collective African Diaspora.
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Derrick Alexander Endowment in African American Studies
Program:
To establish the student assistant stipend with the
African American Studies Program. It will be awarded to economically-disadvantage
students in any degree-earning program at Florida State University
in compensation for work in the activities of the African American
Studies Program. This will solve one the society’s important
problems, the retention of economically-disadvantaged students in
higher education.
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