Africana Studies Associate in Arts Degree
Division: Social Sciences
PROGRAM CODE: 2A39434
The Africana Studies (AFRS) Associate in Arts Degree provides students a holistic and transdisciplinary education with a focus on the historical and contemporary experiences of persons of African descent in the United States and globally. AFRS is committed to critical theorizations of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality and interrogating interlocking systems of oppression in order to unsettle and disrupt them. AFRS curriculum confronts unethical educational approaches, recovers and analyzes lost and distorted histories, and expands and imparts knowledge through critical and theoretical inquiry, scholarly research, creative production, and policy analysis. Africana Studies cultivates activist-scholars by providing students opportunities to bridge academic study with community engagement. Students will analyze issues about the African and African diasporic communities while developing a critical and intersectional understanding of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and power in American society and globally. Graduates develop a liberatory vision for social change and acquire skills in community-centered leadership, media literacy, critical and creative thinking, and an ability to advance social justice for African and African diasporic communities. The major prepares students for transfer and career pathways that serve Africana populations in areas/fields such as education and research, community advocacy and organizing, city planning, health and human services, conflict resolution, marketing and communications, law and policy, fine and performing arts, multicultural affairs, and more. This degree requires a total of 18 units, in addition to other graduation requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (9 units): | ||
| ETHS 129 F | Introduction to African-American Studies | 3 |
| or ETHS 129HF | Honors Introduction to African American Studies | |
| ETHS 130 F | African-American History I | 3 |
| or ETHS 130HF | Honors African-American History I | |
| ETHS 131 F | African-American History II | 3 |
| Restricted Electives (9 units): | 9 | |
| Survey of African American Literature | 3 | |
| American Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
or ETHS 101HF | Honors American Ethnic Studies | |
| Women of Color in the U.S. | 3 | |
or ETHS 111HF | Honors Women of Color in the U.S. | |
| Race, Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 3 | |
| Mental Health in Black Communities | 3 | |
| U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Contemporary Social Justice) | 3 | |
or ETHS 235HF | Honors U.S. Racial Liberation Movements (formerly Honors Contemporary Social Justice Movements) | |
| Ancient Egypt | 3 | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Outcome 1: Apply theories and knowledge produced by African and Afrodiasporic communities to interrogate and dismantle interlocking systems of oppression and dominant power structures.
Outcome 2: Develop a critical understanding of the intersectional histories and cultures of African and Afrodiasporic communities as they relate to larger social structures to cultivate solidarity and coalitions across lines of difference.
Outcome 3: Examine and actively engage with anti-colonial, decolonial, liberatory, and radical resistance strategies, practices, and movements within African and Afrodiasporic communities to advocate for the empowerment and liberation of minoritized and marginalized communities of color.
Outcome 4: Analyze media and cultural production for the ways they construct dominant narratives and controlling images that affect the lived experiences of African and Afrodiasporic communities.
Outcome 5: Demonstrate an understanding of critical race and media literacy strategies by producing counter-narratives of African and Afrodiasporic communities that contest existing oppressive experiences, stereotypes, and social norms within society.
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