The African American Studies interdisciplinary major consists of 42 semester hours, including 6 hours of basic core courses
(AAS 201 and 202), 33 hours from the 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 minor.
- Basic core courses (9 credit hours)
AAS 201
African American Experience I
AAS 202
African American Experience II
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Areas of specialization (12 credit hours minimum)
A. African and African American History
AAS 170/ HIS 170
Introduction to African History
AAS 310
Experience of African American Mississippians
AAS 324/HIS 324/GST 321
Race, Gender, and Courtship
AAS 325/HIS 307
African American History to 1865
AAS 326/HIS 308
African American History since 1865
AAS 322/HIS 322/GST 322
Race, Gender, and Science in Early America
AAS 362/GST 362/HIS 339
African American Women’s History
AAS 392/HIS 387
Modern Africa
AAS 438/HIS 327
Historical Perspectives on Slavery in the Americas
AAS 440/HIS 328
History of African Americans in Sports
AAS 442
The New Negro Era
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
AAS 315/POL 323
Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
AAS 320/POL 320
African American Politics
AAS 328/GST 328/SOC 328
African American Feminist Thought
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 412
Studies in Black Popular Culture
AAS 420
Major African American Writers
AAS 421
Readings in US Black Feminism
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
- Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
AAS 480
African American Studies Senior Seminar
