AAAS Academic Programs
Programs
We offer several exciting academic programs and General Education courses to help students meet their learning and career goals.
Master of Arts in Africology and African American Studies
Do take note that the following MA courses are offered once-a-year: i. AFC 501 Foundational Issues in Africology and African American Studies (03 hrs) (fall semester); ii. AFC 502 African Philosophical Thought and Aesthetics (03 hrs) (fall semester); iii. AFC 601 Theory and Analytical Methods in Africology (03 hrs) (winter semester); iv. AFC 602 Researching Black Communities (03 hrs) (winter semester).
Bachelor of Arts in Africology and African American Studies
Do take note that the following AFC courses for your major are offered once-a-year: AFC 201 (fall semester), AFC 301 (winter semester) and AFC 302W (winter semester).
Minor in Africology and African American Studies
Do take note that the following AFC courses for your minor are offered once-a-year: AFC 201 (fall semester), AFC 301 (winter semester) and AFC 302W (winter semester).
Graduate Certificate in Africology and African American Studies
Do take note that the following AFC courses for your Grad Cert are offered once-a-year: AFC 501 (fall semester) and AFC 602 (winter semester).
Undergraduate Certificate in African Studies
Real life examples of what you can do with a degree in Africology and African American Studies
AAAS Summer A & Summer B 2023 Course Listings
AAAS Fall 2023 Course Listings
AAAS Department's procedure for Course Override Requests/Submissions & Approval
General Education Courses
AFC 101: Intro to Africology and African American Studies [PDF] (US Diversity)
AFC 102: Intro to African Civilization [PDF] (Global Awareness)
AFC 211: Black Caribbean World [PDF] (Global Awareness)
AFC 232: Politics in the African American Experience [PDF] (US Diversity)
AFC 244: Dimensions of Racism [PDF] (KDSC and Global Awareness)
AFC 302W: Writing for Africology and African American Studies [PDF] (Intensive Writing)
AFC 313: Contemporary Africa [PDF] (Global Awareness)
AFC 351: The Social Context of African American Health [PDF] (KDSC)
AFC 402L4: Internship Seminar in Africology and African American Studies [PDF] (Learning Beyond the Classroom)
All AFC General Education Courses [PDF]
Double Majoring in Africology and African American Studies and other Disciplines
As a multi-subject discipline, Africology and African American Studies lends itself to double majoring with a wide variety of other disciplines, depending upon the skillset, intellectual interests and career interests of the student. Within the limits of the 124 credit hours required for obtaining an undergraduate degree from EMU, a student has room enough to complete two areas of expertise, that is, two majors. Double majoring enables a student to be able to validly claim two areas of expertise, which can only help, not hurt, in today's unstable job market. If you choose to double major in African American Studies and a second major, take note that you must seek and receive advising for your second major from the department that hosts that second major. For all questions pertaining to your African American Studies major, you can contact Dr. Victor Okafor, either by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 734.487.3460.
Examples of Double Majoring Options
- Double Major in Africology and African American Studies (33 hrs) and Psychology (32 hrs)
- Open and complete an online form in order to declare both Africology and African American Studies and Psychology as your double majors
- Double Major in Africology and African American Studies (33 hrs) and Economics (30 hrs)
- Open and complete an online form in order to declare both both Africology and African American Studies and Economics as your double majors
- Double Major in Africology and African American Studies (33 hrs) and Journalism (33 hrs)
- Open and complete an online form in order to declare both Africology and African American Studies and Journalism as your double majors
- Double Major in Africology and African American Studies (33 hrs) and Political Science (30 hrs)
- Open and complete an online form in order to declare both Africology and African American Studies and Political Science as your double majors
Liberate! A Student Journal of Africology and American Studies
To learn more, visit the Liberate! student journal website.