The Specialization in African American History and Culture, which is administered by the Department of History, is designed to:
- Help students to better understand and appreciate African American art, history, literature, music, and religion.
- Help students to become more aware of the role of African Americans within the context of American history.
- Promote scholarship in African American history and culture.
Students who plan to complete the requirements for the specialization must contact the undergraduate advisor for African American History and Culture in the Department of History and sign a statement of interest in the specialization. The student's program of study for the specialization must be approved by that advisor.
With the approval of the department and college that administer the student's degree program, courses that are used to satisfy the requirements for the specialization may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor's degree.
Requirements for the Specialization in African American History and Culture
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Core (9 credits). The student must complete one of the following concentrations below: |
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English |
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ENG |
349 |
African–American Literature I1 |
3 |
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ENG |
350 |
African–American Literature II1 |
3 |
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ENG |
450 |
Studies in African American Literature1 |
3 |
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History |
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HST |
310 |
African American History to 18761 |
3 |
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HST |
311 |
African American History Since 18761 |
3 |
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HST |
312 |
African American Women1 |
3 |
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Electives. The student must complete a minimum of 11 credits in at least three of the courses listed below. A student who meets the Core requirement by completing the English concentration must complete at least three courses outside the Department of English. A student who meets the Core requirement by completing the History concentration must complete at least three courses outside the Department of History. |
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IAH |
211C |
Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: The Americas (D)2 |
4 |
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IAH |
241A |
Creative Arts and Humanities: Music and Society |
4 |
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in the Modern World (D)2 |
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ENG |
349 |
African–American Literature I1 |
3 |
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ENG |
350 |
African–American Literature II1 |
3 |
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ENG |
353 |
Women and Literature3 |
3 |
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ENG |
405 |
Language Use in the African–American Community |
3 |
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ENG |
450 |
Studies in African American Literature1 |
3 |
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ENG |
463 |
Studies in Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora |
3 |
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HST |
310 |
African American History to 18761 |
3 |
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HST |
311 |
African American History Since 18761 |
3 |
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HST |
312 |
African American Women1 |
3 |
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HST |
322 |
History of the American South |
3 |
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HST |
480 |
Seminar in American History4 |
3 |
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MUS |
130 |
Jazz Band |
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1 |
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MUS |
131 |
Jazz Combo |
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1 |
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MUS |
330 |
Advanced Jazz Improvisation I |
2 |
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MUS |
331 |
Advanced Jazz Improvisation II |
2 |
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WRA |
125 |
Writing: The American Ethnic and Racial Experience2 |
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1 This course may be used to satisfy either the requirement referenced in item 1. or the requirement referenced in item 2., but not both of those requirements.
2 Only one of the following three courses may be used to satisfy the requirements for the Specialization in African American History and Culture: Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures 125; Integrative Studies in Arts and Humanities 211C, 241A. That course may also be used to satisfy University requirements.
3 To be counted toward the requirements for the Specialization in African American History and Culture, the content of this course must focus on African American culture. The undergraduate advisor for African American History and Culture in the Department of History must approve in writing the content of this course before the student enrolls in the course.
4 To be counted toward the requirements for the Specialization in African American History and Culture, the content of this course must focus on African American history. The undergraduate advisor for African American History and Culture in the Department of History must approve in writing the content of this course before the student enrolls in the course.