AAAS Major and Minor Requirements
The AAAS Major
AAAS encourages a rigorous and creative, interdisciplinary program of study. Students work with a faculty advisor, the AAAS Associate Director, and the AAAS Director in developing a course of study and in developing a coherent emphasis within their major that reflects their scholarly interests in the field. All courses for the major must be taken for a letter grade. Refer to completing the major document to understand the writing requirment.
60 Units, which include the following:
1.
AFRICAAM 105 - Introduction to AAAS
OR
ENGLISH 143—Introduction to African American Literature
AND
ENGLISH 152D W.E.B. Du Bois as Writer and Philosopher
OR
ENGLISH 172G Great Works of the African American Literary Tradition
2. One 5 Unit Course on Africa, approved by AAAS Director and Associate Director
3. CSRE 200X: CSRE Senior Seminar
4. 40 Units from other AAAS Core and Cognate Courses
At least 10 of these units must be Core Courses, which are defined as courses that are primarily focused on Africa, African American, the Caribbean, or the African Diaspora
The AAAS Minor
Similar to the requirements for the major, students develop a coherent theme for their course selection. They complete a minimum of 30 units form the list of AAAS courses. All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade.
These courses must include:
AFRICAAM 105
One social sciences course chosen from among AAAS core courses
One humanitieschosen from among AAAS core courses
