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• Core Course Requirement
• History Requirement
• Bachelor of Science Track Requirements
• Bachelor of Arts Track Requirements
  
• African American Studies Supplementary Course List
  
• A Double Major
  

• Fulfilling and Understanding the Major Requirements
  

  The total hours requirements for a major are a minimum of thirty-six (36) hours of coursework within the major. Students may not overlap more than 6 hours of coursework used to satisfy Liberal Studies requirements with courses used to fulfill major requirements. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree may specialize in economics, political science, or sociology. Students pursing 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 African and/or African American history, plus twenty-one (21) hours of elective courses from a chosen specialty area. An overall grade of “C” (2.0) average in African American Studies course requirements is required of majors and minors. Majors and minors will not receive credit toward the major or minor requirements for African American Studies courses in which a grade less than “C–” has been received. A minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours in African American Studies course requirements must be taken at The Florida State University.

  1. Core Course Requirement.

     Completion of nine (9) hours in African American Studies core courses.

  • Core Courses (9 hours):
    AFA 2000 Introduction to the Afro-American Experience
    and AFA 3101 Theory and Dynamics of Racism and Oppression or
    SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations
    and ANT 4352 Peoples and Culture of Africa or
    SOP 3782 Psychology of the African-American
  
  

  2. History Requirement.

     Completion of six (6) hours in African and/or African American history courses.

  • History Courses (6 hours):
    AFH 3451 Sub-Sahara Africa Since 1800
    AFH 4302 North Africa History: A Survey
    AMH 1091 African American Experience in the United States
    AMH 2096 Black Women in America
    AMH 2097 Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States
    AMH 4571 Black America to 1877
    AMH 4572 Black America Since 1877
    LAH 4470 History of the Caribbean
    LAH 4723 Race and Class in Colonial Latin America
    HIS 4930r Special Topics in History (with approved topic)

  3. Bachelor of Science Track Requirements.

     Completion of an economics, political science, or sociology specialty area, which shall consists of twenty-one (21) hours as described below.

  • Economics Specialty Area. Completion of six (6) hours of required courses, nine (9) hours of specialty courses, and six (6) hours of supplementary courses:
    • Required Courses (6 hours):
      ECO 4421 Introduction to Econometrics
      and ECO 3104 Applied Microeconomic Analysis or
      ECO 4101 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
    
    
    • Specialty Courses (9 hours):
      ECo 4704 International Trade
      ECP 3143 African Americans in the American Political Economy
      ECP 3203 Labor Economics
      ECP 4613 Urban Economics
      ECS 4013 Economics of Development
      
      Supplementary Courses (6 hours) from approved list

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  • Political Science Specialty Area.

    Completion of three (3) hours of required courses, twelve (12) hours of specialty courses, and six (6) hours of supplementary courses:

    • Required Courses (3 hours):
      POS 3713 Research Methods in Political Science
    
    
    • Specialty Courses (12 hours):
      OPO 3034 Politics of Developing Areas
      POS 3142 Urban Politics
      POS 3931 Special Topics in Government
      POS 4624 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights
      PUP 3002 Introduction to Public Policy
      PUP 4024 Interest Groups, Social Movements, and Public Policy
      Introduction to URP 4741 Issues in Housing and Community Development
    
    Supplementary Courses (6 hours) from approved list
  
  

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  • Sociology Specialty Area. Completion of six (6) hours of required courses, nine (9) hours of specialty courses, and six (6) hours of supplementary courses:
    • Required Courses (6 hours):
      SYA 4010 Sociological Theory
      SYA 4400 Social Statistics
    
    
    • Specialty Courses (9 hours):
      SYA 4930 Selected Topics in Sociology
      SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations
      SYD 4730 African Americans in Modern Society
      SYO 3530 Social Classes and Inequality
      SYP 3350 Collective Action and Social Movements
    
    Supplementary Courses (6 hours) from approved list
  
  

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  4. Bachelor of Arts Track Requirements.

     Completion of a humanities specialty area, which shall consists of completing a modern foreign language through the intermediate level and twenty-one (21) hours as described below.

     • Humanities Specialty Area. Completion of fifteen (15) hours of specialty courses and six (6) hours of supplementary courses:
     • Specialty Courses (15 hours):
       AFH 3451 Sub-Sahara Africa Since 1800
       AFH 4302 North African History: A Survey
       AMH 1091 The African American Experience in the United States
       AMH 2096 Black Women in America
       AMH 2097 Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States
       AMH 4571 Black America to 1877
       AMH 4572 Black America Since 1877
       AML 2600 Introduction to African-American Literature
       AML 3682 American Multi-Ethnic Literature
       AML 4604 The African-American Literary Tradition
       ARH 2630 Survey in African-American Art and Aesthetics
       ARH 4118 Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
       DAN 3185 African American Dance in American Culture
       HIS 4930r Special Topics in History (with approved topic)
       LAH 4470 History of the Caribbean
       LAH 4723 Race and Class in Colonial Latin America
       LIT 4329 African American Folklore
       MUH 4801 History of Jazz I
       MUH 4802 History of Jazz II
       PHM 2121 Philosophy of Feminism
       REL 3936r Special Topics in Religion (with approved topic)
       REL 4190r Undergraduate Religion and Culture Seminar(with approved topic)

     Supplementary Courses (6 hours) from approved list

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  5. African American Studies Supplementary Course List

  • African American Studies
    AFA 3101 Theory and Dynamics of Racism and Oppression
    AFA 3330 Black Families in America
    AFA 3930r Special Topics
    AFA 4905r Black Studies Directed Individual Study
  
  
  • Anthropology
    ANT 4352 Peoples and Culture of Africa
  
  
  • Art History
    ARH 4118 Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
  
  
  • Communications
    SPC 4710 Interracial/Intercultural Communication
  
  
  • Criminology
    CCJ 4662 Minorities, Crime, and Social Policy
    CCJ 4938 Special Topics in Ciminology
  
  
  • Dance
    DAN 3185 African American Dance in American Culture
  
  
  • Economics
    ECO 4704 International Trade
    ECP 3143 African Americans and the American Political Economy
    ECP 3203 Labor Economics
    ECP 4613 Urban Economics
    ECS 4013 Economics of Development
  
  
  • English
    AML 2600 Introduction to African-American Literature
    AML 3682 American Multi-Ethnic Literature
    AML 4604 The African-American Literary Tradition
    LIT 4329 African American Folklore
  
  
  • History
    AFH 3451 Sub-Sahara Africa Since 1800
    AFH 4302 North African History: A Survey
    AMH 1091 African American Experience in the United States
    AMH 2096 Black Women in America
    AMH 2097 Nationality, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States
    AMH 4571 Black America to 1877
    AMH 4572 Black America Since 1877
    HIS 4930r Special Topics in History (with approved topic)
    LAH 4470 History of the Caribbean
    LAH 4723 Race and Class in Colonial Latin America
  
  
  • Music
    MUH 4801 History of Jazz I
    MUH 4802 History of Jazz II
  
  
  • Philosophy
    PHM 2121 Philosophy of Feminism
  
  
  • Political Science
    CPO 3034 Politics of Developing Areas
    POS 3142 Urban Politics
    POS 3931 Special Topics in Government
    POS 4624 The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights
    PUP 3002 Introduction to Public Policy
    PUP 4024 Interest Groups, Social Movements, and Public Policy
  
  
  • Psychology
    SOP 3782 Psychology of the African-American
  
  
  • Religion
    REL 3936r Special Topics in Religion (with approved topic)
    REL 4190r Undergraduate Religion and Culture Seminar (with approved topic)
  
  
  • Sociology
    SYD 3600 The Community in Urban Society
    SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations
    SYD 4730 African Americans in U. S. Society
    SYG 2010 Social Problems
    SYO 3530 Social Classes and Inequality
    SYO 4352 The Sixties: Social Change, Social Movement
    SYP 3350 Collective Action and Social Movements
  
  
  • Textiles and Consumer Sciences
    HHD 2152 Multicultural Perspectives in Residential Environments
  
  
  • Urban and Regional Planning
    URP 4741 Introduction to Issues in Housing and Community Development

  Double Majors:

  Students pursuing a Double Major or a Dual Degree may overlap up to 6 hours with another major. Students double majoring in Sociology, Political Science, or Economics may not pursue an African American Studies specialty area in the same department as their other major/s (i.e. you may not choose Economics as a specialty area if you also intend to graduate with a major in Economics or Applied Economics.

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