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Dec 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
African-American Studies BA
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Make an even greater impact, whatever you plan to do in life. This program is for anyone who wants to increase their cultural awareness and gain invaluable insights about some of today’s most talked-about issues, including race, class and gender.
The African-American Studies program-perhaps the first interdisciplinary program at UB-offers a comprehensive view of the Black world. If you want to understand global history, migrations, religions, economics, politics, popular culture and other key factors that shape society, start right here.
Visit the African-American Studies academic program page for more information about the academic experience, who you will learn from, opportunities outside of class and what you can do with this degree.
Visit the Africana and American Studies department page for contact information, a brief overview of the department and the curricular options.
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African-American Studies Core (25 credits)
Four AAS Electives (12 credits)
- No more than 3 credit hours of Independent Study.
- No more than 3 credit hours from outside AAS without permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
- A maximum of 6 out of the 12 credits may be at the 100 and 200 level.
Total Credits Required for Major: 37
Additional Degree Requirements Include:
- Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
- Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
Total Credits Required for Graduation: 120
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.
Program Honors
Students in the honors program must complete AAS 497 . This advanced level is reflected in the course’s 4-credit-hour value for honors students (1 credit hour beyond that required for majors outside the honors program). The senior research project must be awarded at least a B+ (3.330) to be accepted as an honors project. Students must also meet the remaining criteria outlined in the Academic Honors policy. Students who successfully complete the honors program and meet the criteria will have the appropriate notation on their official transcript.
Program Distinction
A student in this major is eligible for Program Distinction upon degree conferral if the criteria are met. Criteria are found under Academic Honors in the Policy and Procedure section of this Catalog. Program Distinction is noted on the official transcript.
Curricular Plan
A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.
Second Year Fall
- AAS 300/400 Level Elective Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1 Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab Credits: 1
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Pathway Credits: 3
- Elective Course Credits: 3
Second Year Spring
- AAS 358SEM - African Diaspora Credits: 3
- Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2 Credits: 3
- AAS 300/400 Level Elective Credits: 3
- Elective Course Credits: 3
- Pathway Course Credits: 3
Total Credits Required: 120
Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge of:
- The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: broad thematic periodizations and chronology (from the perspectives of empire, race, diaspora, and resistance) of African history, and the place of Africa in world history from antiquity to the present.
- The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: the broad parameters (from the perspectives of internal developments as well as external relations) of the current socio-economic, political, and cultural circumstances of the people of the African continent.
- The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: Broad thematic periodizations and chronology (from the perspectives of identity, oppression and resistance, and democracy and social justice) of the socio-economic, political, and cultural history of the African diaspora in the Americas, and the role of the African diaspora in the history of the Americas up to the present.
- The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: The role of African Americans (together with other minorities) in the evolution of U.S. constitutional democracy through their struggles for democratic participation and inclusion.
- Upon successful completion of all program requirements, the student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: major descriptive and analytical themes in the CURRENT socioeconomic, political, and cultural circumstances of the African diaspora in the Americas (including their relations with other racial minorities).
- The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: major descriptive and analytical themes in the historical role of the women of the African diaspora in the Americas, and in their current socio-economic, political, and cultural circumstances.
- The student should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: the major literary and audio/vidual texts - both fiction and non-fiction - that document aspects of past and/or present socio-economic, political, and cultural circumstances of the African diaspora in the Americas (including their relations with other racial minorities)
- Develop effective written communication skills to be able to effectively, clearly and coherently communicate intellectual thought.
(HEGIS: 22.11 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES, CIP: 05.0201 African-American/Black Studies)
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