Major & Minor Requirements
The Africana Studies Program offers the depth of humanistic though (including philosophical, interoperative, creative, and fine arts) alongside training in the skill sets of the social and natural sciences. The major and minor programs are designed to introduce students to the history, politics, and culture of people of African descent. This includes an examination of the global African diaspora, including the United States, the continent of Africa, the Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latino regions, and areas in Europe and Asia.
Students will study the breadth and depth of the global experience through a variety of methods and mediums including: Anthropology, Art and Art History, Communication, English, Geography, History, Journalism, Language, Media, Political Science, Sociology, Theatre and Dance, and the Sciences.
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Major
The Africana Studies Major
The grade point average of the coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.70). At least two elective units must be at the 300-level or higher
10 units, including
AFST101 Introduction to Africana Studies
AFST201 The Rumors of War Seminar
AFST301 Seminar in Africana Studies
AFST400 The W.E.B. DuBois Senior Seminar
2 units from Group A – Gender and Sexuality
1 unit from Group B – Research Methods
ANTH211 Field Methods in Ethnography
ENGL376 Modern Literary Theory
HIST398 Historiography
PSYC200 Methods and Analyses
PSYC300 Core Methods
SOC211 Sociological Research Methods and Data Analysis
VMAP112 Introduction to Drawing
VMAP113 Introduction to Painting
VMAP114 Introduction to Sculpture;
VMAP115 Introduction to Printmaking
VMAP116 Introduction to Photography
VMAP117 Introduction to Film, Sound and Video
3 units from Group C – Electives
AMST201 Introduction to American Studies
AMST381 Richmond Seminar
ARTH319 Medieval Africa
DANC204 Hip-Hop Dance
DANC210 Salsa Dance
DANC312Contemporary African Movement Practices (CAMP)
DANC319 Collaborative Arts Lab Dance, Humanities, and Technology
EDSO220 Education in America
EDSO345 Urban Education
EDSO 376 Social Justice in Education
ENGL206 The Harlem Renaissance Then and Now
ENGL299 Black Style
ENGL299 Black Protest Literature and Culture
ENGL299 Black Vernacular in Richmond
ENGL299 African-American Theater
ENGL299 American Identities and Mythologies
ENGL299 Literatures of Empire (Bridge to Success Program)
ENGL337 Postcolonial Literature
ECON370 Slavery and the Post-Black Imagination
FREN328 Introduction to Maghrebian Literature and Culture
FREN471 Francophone Studies
HS397 Health and Housing
HS397 Health Disparities
HIST214 The Scottsboro Trials
HIST203 Slavery and Freedom in Early America
HIST240 Human Rights in the Atlantic World, 1750-1850
HIST260 Colonial Latin America
HIST262 The Making of Modern Brazil
HIST270 Early Islamic World
HIST272 The Ottoman Empire, 1299-1808
HIST280 Changing South Africa
HIST281 Africa c1500-c1900—Kings, Slaves, Trade, Jihad, and Conquest
HIST291 Histories of Public Health and Biomedicine in the Global South
HIST299 Women & Gender in African History
LAIS314 Luso-Brazilian Studies-A Global Perspective
LAIS397 Contemporary Novel in Francophone, Hispanophone, and Lusophone Africa
LAIS421 Christians, Jews, and Muslims from Frontier to Empire Medieval Spain
LAIS431 Imperial Spain The Age of Conflict
LAIS475 Writing Sex and Gender in Latin America
LAIS483 The Art of Embodiment Space and Body in Colonial Spanish America
LAIS497 Gender, Race & Performance Across the America
MUS114 Popular Music of the 1970s and 1980s
MUS122 America’s Music and Media
MUS235 “I Want My MTV” Music Video and the Transformation of the Culture Industry
MUS238 Popular Music and the Margins
PHIL120 Contemporary Moral Issues
PLSC367 Black Politics and Policy
PLSC338 Critical Race Theory
PLSC359 African-American Psychology
RELG294 Islam in America
RHCS354 Communication Theory and Race
RHCS349 Memory and Memorializing in the City of Richmond
SOC218 Sociology of the Black Experience
SOC316 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
SOC320 Race, Class, and Schooling
SOC379 Sociology of Hip-Hop
ANTH328 Anthropology of Race
THTR210 Performing Diversity A Cultural Odyssey
THTR239 Latinx on Stage From the Barrios to Broadway
THTR312/HIST391/LAIS497 Gender, Race, and Performance Across the Americas
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Minor
The Africana Studies Minor
The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.70).
5 units, including
AFST101 Introduction to Africana Studies
AFST201 The Rumors of War Seminar
3 elective units chosen from those listed below
AFST301 Seminar in Africana Studies
AMST201 Introduction to American Studies
AMST381 Richmond Seminar
ANTH211 Field Methods in Ethnography
ANTH328 Anthropology of Race
ARTH319 Medieval Africa
DANC204 Hip-Hop Dance
DANC210 Salsa Dance
DANC312Contemporary African Movement Practices (CAMP)
DANC319 Collaborative Arts Lab Dance, Humanities, and Technology
EDSO220 Education in America
EDSO345 Urban Education
EDSO 376 Social Justice in Education
ENGL206 The Harlem Renaissance Then and Now
ENGL230 Women and Modern Literature
ENGL299 Black Style
ENGL299 Black Protest Literature and Culture
ENGL299 Black Vernacular in Richmond
ENGL299 African-American Theater
ENGL299 American Identities and Mythologies
ENGL299 Literatures of Empire (Bridge to Success Program)
ENGL337 Postcolonial Literature
ENGL376 Modern Literary Theory
ECON370 Slavery and the Post-Black Imagination
FREN328 Introduction to Maghrebian Literature and Culture
FREN471 Francophone Studies
HS397 Health and Housing
HS397 Health Disparities
HIST214 The Scottsboro Trials
HIST203 Slavery and Freedom in Early America
HIST240 Human Rights in the Atlantic World, 1750-1850
HIST260 Colonial Latin America
HIST262 The Making of Modern Brazil
HIST270 Early Islamic World
HIST272 The Ottoman Empire, 1299-1808
HIST280 Changing South Africa
HIST281 Africa c1500-c1900—Kings, Slaves, Trade, Jihad, and Conquest
HIST291 Histories of Public Health and Biomedicine in the Global South
HIST299 Women & Gender in African History
HIST398 Historiography
LAIS314 Luso-Brazilian Studies-A Global Perspective
LAIS397 Contemporary Novel in Francophone, Hispanophone, and Lusophone Africa
LAIS421 Christians, Jews, and Muslims from Frontier to Empire Medieval Spain
LAIS431 Imperial Spain The Age of Conflict
LAIS475 Writing Sex and Gender in Latin America
LAIS483 The Art of Embodiment Space and Body in Colonial Spanish America
LAIS497 Gender, Race & Performance Across the America
MUS114 Popular Music of the 1970s and 1980s
MUS122 America’s Music and Media
MUS235 “I Want My MTV” Music Video and the Transformation of the Culture Industry
MUS238 Popular Music and the Margins
PHIL120 Contemporary Moral Issues
PLSC367 Black Politics and Policy
PLSC338 Critical Race Theory
PLSC359 African-American Psychology
PSYC200 Methods and Analyses
PSYC300 Core Methods
RELG294 Islam in America
RHCS354 Communication Theory and Race
RHCS349 Memory and Memorializing in the City of Richmond
SOC211 Sociological Research Methods and Data Analysis
SOC218 Sociology of the Black Experience
SOC316 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
SOC319 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
SOC320 Race, Class, and Schooling
SOC379 Sociology of Hip-Hop
THTR210 Performing Diversity A Cultural Odyssey
THTR239 Latinx on Stage From the Barrios to Broadway
THTR312/HIST391/LAIS497 Gender, Race, and Performance Across the Americas
VMAP112 Introduction to Drawing
VMAP113 Introduction to Painting
VMAP114 Introduction to Sculpture;
VMAP115 Introduction to Printmaking
VMAP116 Introduction to Photography
VMAP117 Introduction to Film, Sound and Video
WGSS200 Introduction to Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
WGSS379/ Care, Touch, & Collectivities