Black Studies, B.A.

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Minimum hours required for the degree: 120

Minimum hours required for the major: 30

Admission to the major: Good academic standing.

For information: Contact the Black Studies Program (216) 687-3655, www.csuohio.edu/class/blackstudies

Major-Field Requirements

Required Courses: Black Studies majors are required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours. The hours must include core hours in each section below. A minimum of 21 credit hours must be completed at the 300-400 course level in the major. See website or call the Black Studies Program for the complete listing of courses.

Black Studies Major Curriculum

Core Course Requirements, Sections A, B, and C: See course selection below

Section A

A1. Required Courses - Four Courses (12 Credit Hours)

A2. African Diaspora Social Thought and Religion - Choose One Course (3 Credit Hours)

African Diaspora Social Thought

African Diaspora Religions

Section B

B1. History and Cultures of Africa - Choose One Course (3 Credit Hours)

B2. The African Diaspora - Choose One Course (3 Credit Hours)

ANT 358 - Caribbean Societies
HIS 318 - Black America and Africa
HIS 366 - Colonial Latin America
HIS 367 - Modern Latin America
HIS 369 - Comparative Emancipation: The End of Slavery in the Western Hemisphere
HIS 393 - Special Topics in History *
HIS 364 - Caribbean History to 1804: Conquest, Colonization, Slavery, and Revolution
PSC 326 - Politics of the Third World
*Topic must be related to an aspect of Africa or African diaspora.

B3. African-American History and Culture - Choose One Course (3 Credit Hours)

Section C - Choose two courses from any combination of C1, C2 and C3 (6 Credit Hours)

C1. Arts and English

ART 250 - Visual Literacy
ART 286 - Introduction To African Art
ART 386 - Regional Art In Africa
ART 388 - African-American Art
ART 495 - Art Seminar *
ENG 207 - African-American Literature
ENG 208 - Womanism/Feminism
ENG 347 - Studies in African-American Literature
MUS 151 - Jazz Survey
MUS 161 - Roots of Rock and Soul
MUS 263 - Black Music of Two Worlds
THE 216 - African American Theatre I
THE 318 - African American Theatre II
*Topic must be related to an aspect of Africa or African diaspora.

C2. Language and Communication

COM 332 - Interracial Communication
COM 359 - International Communication
COM 388 - The Rhetoric of Black America
WLC 255 - Western European Film
UST 251 - The African-American Image on Film
SPN 293 - Special Topics In Spanish * Or
SPN 393 - Special Topics In Spanish * Or
SPN 493 - Special Topics In Spanish *
*Topic must be related to an aspect of Africa or African diaspora.

C3. Black Studies Specialized Courses

Note(s):

All majors must take BST Capstone. No substitutions are permitted.