A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Africana Studies (B.A.) - HEGIS Code 0305.00
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER)
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Utica University’s Africana Studies program is an interdisciplinary field of study devoted to critical and systematic examination of the historical, political, economic, social, and cultural experiences of African Americans, Africans, and African descendant peoples throughout the world. It is a program built on four pillars including North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, and Latin America. It offers remarkable breadth and flexibility when it comes to highlighting and critically analyzing the impact of Africa and the African diasporas on humanity. As an Africana Studies major, students will work closes with extremely accomplished core as well as affiliated faculty to explore the discipline through scholarship and real-world experiences, including study aboard.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 197045
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_197045_297cecbb
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Academic Requirements
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General Education: 37 Credit Hours
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Major Course Requirements (12 credits)
4 items
- As published: “Introduction to The African Diasporic Experience (3)”3
- As published: “Methods and Key Themes in African American History Since Reconstruction (3)”or: SOC 342 - Urban Sociology (3)or: SOC 312 - Social Science Research Methods (3)3
- As published: “Race Class Gender & Sexuality (3)”or: POL 373 - African Politics (3)3
- As published: “African American Literature (3)”3
Major-related Language Requirements (6 credits)
4 items
- As published: “Beginning Spanish I (3)”3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Beginning Arabic II (3)”3
Africana Electives (18 credits)
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Anthropology
4 items
- As published: “What Makes Us Human? (3)”3
- As published: “Archaeology of North America and the Caribbean (3)”3
- As published: “Inside Globalization (3)”3
Communications and Media
1 item
- As published: “Intercultural Communication (3)”3
Criminal Justice
1 item
- As published: “Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal (In)Justice? (3)”3
English
1 item
- As published: “Latinx Literature (3)”3
Communications and Media
2 items
- As published: “Black Cinema (3)”3
- As published: “Race, Ethnicity, and Film (3)”3
History
17 items
- As published: “Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Class in Early America (3)”3
- As published: “Civil War and Reconstruction (3)”3
- As published: “American Immigration and Migration (3)”3
- As published: “Civil Rights and African American Nationalism (3)”3
- As published: “Resistance, Race, and Labor (3)”3
- As published: “History of Colonial Africa (3)”3
- As published: “History of Modern South Africa (3)”3
- As published: “Afro-Latin American Invisibility and Centrality (3)”3
- As published: “Afro-Latin American History Through Film (3)”3
- As published: “African American Urban Politics, Economy, and Policy in Historical Perspective (3)”3
- As published: “Black Leadership, Organization, and Movements in Historical Perspective (3)”3
- As published: “North Africa, Islam, and the Middle East in Historical Perspective (3)”3
- As published: “African International Relations in Historical Perspective (3)”3
- As published: “Black Women, Gender, and Black Transnationalism (3)”3
- As published: “Race, Crime, and Punishment in Historical Perspective (3)”3
- As published: “Race and Racism in Public Health and Medicine (3)”3
- As published: “Postcolonial Literatures (3)”3
Music
3 items
- As published: “Beginning African Drumming (1)”1
- As published: “History of Contemporary Music - Jazz (3)”3
- As published: “History of Contemporary Music - Hip Hop (3)”3
Philosophy
1 item
- As published: “African American Political Philosophy (3)”3
Political Science
3 items
- As published: “Civil Rights, Public Policy, and Social Change (3)”3
- As published: “Race and Gender in the Law (3)”3
- As published: “Latin American Politics (3)”3
Sociology
1 item
- As published: “Race and Ethnicity (3)”3
Foreign Languages
3 items
- As published: “Topics in Spanish and Latin American Cultures and Literature (3)”3
- As published: “Spanish and Latin American Film (3)”3
- As published: “Latin American Cultures and Civilizations (3)”3
Theatre
4 items
- As published: “The Black Experience in August Wilson’s Cycle Plays (3)”3
- As published: “Theatre for Social Justice (3)”3
- As published: “Black Feminisms Onstage (3)”3
- As published: “Theatres of the African Diaspora (3)”3
Africana Capstone (3 Credits)
1 item
- As published: “Guided Historical Research (3)”3
Program Credits
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