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Program checklist · BA

African-American Studies BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The African-American Studies program-perhaps the first interdisciplinary program at UB-offers a comprehensive view of the Black world. If you want to understand global history, migrations, religions, economics, politics, popular culture and other key factors that shape society, start right here.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_cd67ff61
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      African-American Studies Core (25 credits)

      10 items
      1. AAS 100LEC
        Introduction to African American Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. AAS 280LEC
        Survey of African Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. AAS 358SEM
        African Diaspora
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. AAS 355SEM
        Race, Class, and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      5. AAS 314SEM
        Black Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. AAS 395SEM
        Black Gender Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. AAS 417SEM
        Black Aesthetics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. AAS 425SEM
        Liberation Struggles of the African Diaspora
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. AAS 320SEM
        Research Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. AAS 498SEM
        Senior Seminar: Research Project
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Four AAS Electives (12 credits)

      3 items
      1. No more than 3 credit hours of Independent Study.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. No more than 3 credit hours from outside AAS without permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. A maximum of 6 out of the 12 credits may be at the 100 and 200 level.
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      2 items
      1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
        Not resolved to a course

      Program Honors

      0 items

        Program Distinction

        0 items

          Curricular Plan

          41 items
          1. UB Seminar
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. AAS 100LEC
            Introduction to African American Studies
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. AAS Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          6. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          7. AAS 280LEC
            Survey of African Studies
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          8. AAS Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          9. Math and Quantitative Reasoning
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          10. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          11. AAS 300
            Level Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          12. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          13. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          14. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          15. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          16. Elective Course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          17. AAS 358SEM
            African Diaspora
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          18. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. AAS 300
            Level Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          20. Elective Course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          21. Pathway Course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          22. UBC 399MNT
            UB Curriculum Capstone
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          23. Communication Literacy 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          25. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          26. AAS 355SEM
            Race, Class, and Society
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          27. AAS 395SEM
            Black Gender Studies
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          28. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          29. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          30. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          31. AAS 425SEM
            Liberation Struggles of the African Diaspora
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          32. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          33. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          34. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          35. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          36. AAS 320SEM
            Research Methods
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          37. AAS 498SEM
            Senior Seminar: Research Project
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          38. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          39. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          40. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          41. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          Source. University at Buffalo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalogs.buffalo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=21&poid=7896&returnto=1177. Captured page pages/0068.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.