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African American Studies Programs
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African American Studies Major
The African American Studies interdisciplinary major consists of 42 semester hours, including 6 hours of basic core courses
(AAS 201 and 202), 33 hours fromt he three areas of specialization, and the 3 hour senior seminar course (AAS 480). At least 12 of the 33 hours must be in a designated area of specialization. In addition, 12 hours must be chosen from one or both of the other two areas outside of the designated area of specialization. These courses may include courses taken before declaration of major. Areas of specialization include: African and African American History, African and African American Political Institutions, and African and African American Culture. A minimum grade of "C" is required in all courses applied toward the African American Studies major. Although other requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree must be met, the African American Studies major does not require a major.
African American Studies Minor
THE MINOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES consists of 18 semester hours.
The program's two-course introductory sequence African American Studies 201 and 202 is required.
Six hours must be chosen from the following African and African American History courses: AAS 170/HIS 170, AAS 310, AAS 325/HIS 307, AAS 326/HIS 308, AAS 362/GST 362/HIS 339, AAS 392/HIS 387, AAS 438/HIS 327, AAS 440/HIS 328, AAS 443/HIS 329, His 460, AAS 501, or AAS 509.
Also six hours must be chosen from the following African and African American Political, Social Institutions, and Culture courses AAS 302, AAS 307/ANTH 307, AAS 308/POL 307, AAS 315/POL 323, AAS 320/POL 320, AAS 334/SST 334/ANTH 334/SOC 334, AAS 337/ANTH 337, AAS 341/ENGL 322, AAS 342/ENGL 323, AAS 350, AAS 360, AAS 371/ENGL 371, AAS 373/ENGL 373, AAS 386/AH 386, AAS 395/AH 369, AAS 413/SOC 413, AAS 420, AAS 441/ENGL 441, AAS 504, AAS 517/MUS 517, AAS 518/MUS 518, AAS 593/ENGL 593.
I.Basic core courses (9 credit hours)
| AAS 170/ HIS 170 | Introduction to African History |
| AAS 201 | African American Experience I |
| AAS 202 | African American Experience II |
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II.Upper-Division Courses (30 credit hours)
Areas of especialization (12 credit hours minimum)
A. African and African American History
| AAS 310 | Experience of African American Mississippians |
| AAS 324/HIS 324 | Race, Gender, and Courtship |
| AAS 325/HIS 307 | African American History to 1865 |
| AAS 326/HIS 308 | African American History since 1865 |
| AAS 362/ GST 362 | African American Women’s History |
| AAS 392/HIS 387 | History of Sub-Saharan Africa |
| AAS 438/HIS 327 | Historical Perspectives on Slavery in the Americas |
| AAS 440/HIS 328 | History of African Americans in Sports |
| AAS 443/HIS 329 | The Civil Rights Era |
| HIS 460 | Undergraduate Research Seminar in African History |
| AAS 498 | African American Studies Directed Study |
| AAS 501 | African American Studies Seminar |
| AAS 509/HIS 509 | Historiography of African American History |
B. African and African American Political and Social Institutions
| AAS 302 | Judicial System and the African American Experience |
| ASS 307/ANTH 307 | Peoples of Africa |
| AAS 308/POL 307 | Politics of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights |
| AAS315/POL 323 | Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa |
| AAS 320/POL 320 | African American Politics |
| AAS 350/AAS 351 | Topics in African American Studies |
| AAS 413/SOC 413 | Race and Ethnicity |
| AAS 504 | Research in African American Studies |
C. African and African American Culture
| AAS 334/SST 334 | Introduction to Field Work Techniques |
| AAS 337/ANTH 337 | Anthropology of Blues Culture |
| AAS 341/ENGL 322 | African American Literary Tradition I |
| AAS 342/ENGL 323 | African American Literary Tradition II |
| AAS 360 | Topics in African American Studies Abroad |
| AAS 371/ENGL 371 | African Literature |
| AAS 373/ENGL 373 | Caribbean Literature |
| AAS 386/AH 336 | African and African-American Arts |
| AAS 395/ AH 369 | Survey of African American Art |
| AAS 420 | Richard Wright and Toni Morrison |
| AAS 441/ENGL 441 | Comparative Black Literatures |
| AAS 517/MUS 517 | African American Musical Tradition |
| AAS 518/MUS 518 | History of Jazz |
| AAS 593/ENGL 593 | African American Literature |
III. Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
| AAS 480 | African American Studies Senior Seminar |
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