The African American Studies Department offers a B.A or B.S in African American Studies and a minor in African American studies.
The African American Studies major requires 38 credits. A minor in African American Studies requires 21 credits
Undergraduate African American Studies Major and Minor: Currently, the following African American Studies' undergraduate courses satisfy certain areas of EMU's General Education Program, formerly known as General Education Requirements.
They are:
AAS 101 Introduction to African American Studies (3 hrs)
AAS 102 Introduction to African Civilization (3 hrs)
AAS 232 Politics in the African American Experience (3
hrs)
AAS 301 Writing for African American Studies (3 hrs)
AAS 313 Contemporary Africa: the Struggle & Prospects
for Development (3 hrs)
AAS General Education Courses:
AAS 101 Introduction to African American Studies (3 hrs)
AAS 101 is an introductory examination of the African American experience. It acquaints students with the trends, issues, and forces that have shaped that experience. It considers the concepts of cultural adaptation, institutional development, and group self-definition. It also surveys the contemporary status and condition of African Americans. AAS 101 is a social science option for satisfying EMU's General Education U.S Diversity requirement. Take note that this course is offered both offline and online. Prerequisite: None
AAS 102 Introduction to African Civilization (3 hrs)
AAS 102 is designed to provide the student with an introductory knowledge of centers of African Civilization from antiquity to the 1960s. Those centers include ancient Egypt, Songhai, Kilwa, and Monomotapa. AAS 102 is a social science option for satisfying EMU's General Education Global Awareness requirement. Prerequisite: None
AAS 232 Politics in the African American Experience (3
hrs)
AAS 232 is a study of Black political behavior in the United States and its evolution from protest to institutional, electoral politics. It examines the functioning and dynamics of the American political system as they relate to African Americans, from historical and contemporary perspectives. AAS 232 is a social science option for satisfying EMU's General Education U.S. Diversity requirement. Prerequisite: None
AAS 301 Writing for African American Studies (3 hrs)
AAS 301 is designed to help students produce research papers, construct analytical reviews, and perform documentary research needed to better explore the literature, culture, and institutional and social processes that define the field of African American Studies. EMU's Intensive Writing requirement states that every undergraduate student must complete a 3-credit upper-level course in written composition. AAS 301 is an option for satisfying this requirement. Prerequisite: English 121, English Composition
AAS 313 Contemporary Africa: the Struggle & Prospects for Development (3 hrs)
AAS 313 serves as a survey of Africa's Contemporary Political
Economy. In examining postcolonial developments, the course
focuses on regional and national strategies for social transformation.
Take note that this course is offered both offline and online.
AAS 313 is a social science option for satisfying EMU's General
Education Global Awareness requirement. Prerequisite:
None
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