Undergraduate Programs

Enrollment is currently closed for courses in Africana Studies.

Program Requirements

Students who complete the major requirements for a bachelor of arts (BA) in Africana studies will be able to analyze the Black experience from perspectives that include history, theology, and sociology. The program is designed to nurture students’ intellectual, social, and political development by examining the cultures, literatures, religions, and histories of Blacks in Africa and the African diaspora.

Major Requirements (BA)

Course descriptions for all AS courses are available at the bottom of this page.

36 semester hours (sh) of major courses:

  • Prerequisite: AS 2500
  • Required core Africana studies courses (20 sh) — AS 3010, 3020, 4970
  • Required sociology course (4 sh) — SOC 2090 or 2100
  • One course from AS 3030 or AS 3040
  • Choose 3 elective courses from the following (12 sh) — AS 2220, 2840, 3910, 3920; HIST 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3250, 3260, 3290

Minor Requirements

  • 20 semester hours (sh):
  • Prerequisite (4 sh) — AS 2500
  • Required core courses (12 sh) — AS 3010, 3020, SOC 2090 or 2100
  • Choose 1 course from the following (4 sh) — AS 2220, 2840, 3030, 3040, 3910, 3920; HIST 3210, 3220

Course Descriptions

Click on the links below for course descriptions of all Africana studies courses. For a complete list of all North Park’s programs and course offerings, review the academic catalog.














 

Please refer to the Internship Section of the catalog for internship requirements and guidelines.