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Black Studies

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA

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Program
Award
Black Studies
CIP
05.0201
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216287
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216287_f27f69bb
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

First Course Recommendations

2 items
  1. BLST 015
    1
  2. This course introduces students to the breadth and depth of the discipline in the Black Studies Program, using primary sources. It begins with an examination of current debates that define theory, method, and goals in black studies. It also examines the movement from the more object centered Africana studies to subject- and agentic oriented black studies that occurred as a result of civil rights and anti-colonialist movements in the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. The course examines the challenges that were levied against traditional academic disciplines with the rise of anti-racist scholarship. It briefly examines the conversation between American, Caribbean, and African postcolonialists, and it allows students to delve into some of black studies’ most current and exciting scholarship, with a focus on the U.S.
    Not resolved to a course

The Academic Program

0 items

    Course Major

    7 items
    1. BLST 015
      1
    2. One additional Black Studies or Black Studies-eligible course
      Not resolved to a course
    3. 8 credits in Black Studies (includes the two prerequisites)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. A “Theories of Black Studies” course (Examples include BLST 009, BLST 040G)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. A “Methods and Ethics” course (Examples include BLST 038, BLST 039, BLST 058B, BLST 133)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. A 1-credit capstone/thesis
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Experiential Learning (e.g., internship), Abroad or Domestic
      Not resolved to a course

    Honors Major

    9 items
    1. BLST 015
      1
    2. One additional Black Studies or Black Studies-eligible course
      Not resolved to a course
    3. Average grade of B+ in all Black Studies and Black Studies-eligible courses at the time of application. Students are expected to maintain a B+ average in their Black Studies courses.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. 10 credits in Black Studies (includes the two prerequisites)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. A “Theories of Black Studies” course (Examples include BLST 009, BLST 040G)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. A “Methods and Ethics” course (Examples include BLST 038, BLST 039, BLST 058B, BLST 133)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Two, 2-credit preparations for the Honors major, including a two-credit thesis
      Not resolved to a course
    8. A 2-credit thesis
      Not resolved to a course
    9. Experiential Learning (e.g., internship), Abroad or Domestic
      Not resolved to a course

    Course Minor

    0 items

      Honors Minor

      1 item
      1. BLST 015
        1

      Requirements and Preparation for Honors Minors

      0 items

        Thesis / Culminating Exercise

        0 items

          Application Process Notes for the Major or the Minor

          0 items

            Life After Swarthmore

            0 items

              Black Studies Courses

              0 items

                Black Studies Core Courses

                59 items
                1. BLST 006A
                  1
                2. BLST 006B
                  1
                3. BLST 006C
                  1
                4. BLST 007
                5. BLST 007A
                  1
                6. BLST 007B
                7. BLST 007C
                  1
                8. BLST 008B
                9. BLST 009
                  1
                10. BLST 010
                11. BLST 010A
                  1
                12. BLST 015
                  1
                13. BLST 017
                  1
                14. BLST 019
                  1
                15. BLST 028
                  1
                16. BLST 030C
                  1
                17. BLST 033
                18. BLST 038
                  Blackness on Film and Video: Black Time
                  Not resolved to a course
                19. BLST 039
                  1
                20. BLST 040G
                  1
                21. BLST 041
                  1
                22. BLST 042
                  1
                23. BLST 045
                  1
                24. BLST 048I
                  1
                25. BLST 050
                  1
                26. BLST 054
                27. BLST 054A
                  1
                28. BLST 054B
                  1
                29. BLST 054C
                  1
                30. BLST 058B
                  1
                31. BLST 059
                  1
                32. BLST 061
                  1
                33. BLST 062
                  1
                34. BLST 063
                  1
                35. BLST 064A
                  1
                36. BLST 064B
                  1
                37. BLST 064C
                  1
                38. BLST 064D
                  1
                39. BLST 067
                  1
                40. BLST 067B
                41. BLST 076
                  1
                42. BLST 081
                  1
                43. BLST 082
                  1
                44. BLST 090G
                  1.5
                45. BLST 091
                  1
                46. BLST 092
                  1
                47. BLST 093
                  1
                48. BLST 094A
                  1
                49. BLST 099
                50. BLST 114
                  2
                51. BLST 115
                  Honors Seminar: Representation of Blackness in French
                  Not resolved to a course
                52. BLST 116
                  2
                53. BLST 117
                  2
                54. BLST 133
                  2
                55. BLST 138
                  2
                56. BLST 180
                  2
                57. HIST 050
                  1
                58. HIST 089
                  1
                59. MUSI 007C
                  1

                Cross-Listed and Eligible Courses

                0 items

                  Black Studies Cross-Listed Courses

                  65 items
                  1. BLST 001S
                    1
                  2. BLST 007
                  3. BLST 007A
                    1
                  4. BLST 007B
                  5. BLST 008B
                  6. BLST 009
                    1
                  7. BLST 010
                  8. BLST 011
                  9. BLST 020
                    1
                  10. BLST 028
                    1
                  11. BLST 030C
                    1
                  12. BLST 032
                    1
                  13. BLST 040G
                    1
                  14. BLST 048I
                    1
                  15. BLST 053
                  16. BLST 054
                  17. BLST 058B
                    1
                  18. BLST 060
                    1
                  19. BLST 061
                    1
                  20. BLST 062
                    1
                  21. BLST 063
                    1
                  22. BLST 064A
                    1
                  23. BLST 064B
                    1
                  24. BLST 064C
                    1
                  25. BLST 064D
                    1
                  26. BLST 067
                    1
                  27. BLST 088
                    1
                  28. BLST 115
                    Honors Seminar: Representation of Blackness in French
                    Not resolved to a course
                  29. BLST 116
                    2
                  30. BLST 121
                    2
                  31. BLST 133
                    2
                  32. BLST 138
                    2
                  33. EDUC 033
                    1
                  34. EDUC 133
                    2
                  35. ENGL 054
                    1
                  36. ENGL 060
                    1
                  37. ENGL 061
                    1
                  38. ENGL 062
                    1
                  39. ENGL 063
                    1
                  40. ENGL 064A
                    1
                  41. ENGL 064B
                    1
                  42. ENGL 064C
                    1
                  43. ENGL 064D
                    1
                  44. ENGL 067
                    1
                  45. ENGL 067B
                    1
                  46. ENGL 116
                    2
                  47. ENVS 007
                    1.0
                  48. FREN 076
                    1
                  49. FREN 115
                    2
                  50. GLBL 020
                    1
                  51. HIST 001S
                    1
                  52. HIST 007A
                    1
                  53. HIST 053
                    1
                  54. MUSI 007A
                  55. MUSI 008B
                    1
                  56. SOCI 005C
                    1
                  57. SOCI 020C
                    1
                  58. SOCI 028
                    1
                  59. SOCI 030C
                    1
                  60. SOCI 048G
                    1
                  61. SOCI 048I
                    1
                  62. SOCI 058B
                    1
                  63. SOCI 088
                    1
                  64. SOCI 121
                    2
                  65. SOCI 138
                    2

                  Black Studies Eligible Courses

                  122 items
                  1. ANTH 003G
                    1
                  2. ANTH 020J
                    1
                  3. ANTH 023C
                    1
                  4. ARTH 066
                    1
                  5. ASAM 046
                  6. BLST 007
                  7. BLST 007B
                  8. BLST 008B
                  9. BLST 015
                    1
                  10. BLST 020
                    1
                  11. BLST 028
                    1
                  12. BLST 030C
                    1
                  13. BLST 033
                  14. BLST 054
                  15. BLST 060
                    1
                  16. BLST 094A
                    1
                  17. BLST 133
                    2
                  18. BLST 138
                    2
                  19. DANC 025A
                    1
                  20. DANC 039
                    1
                  21. DANC 043
                  22. DANC 049C
                  23. DANC 053
                  24. ECON 073
                    1
                  25. ECON 081
                    1
                  26. ECON 082
                    1
                  27. ECON 181
                    2
                  28. EDUC 035
                    1
                  29. EDUC 046
                    1
                  30. EDUC 068
                    1
                  31. EDUC 133
                    2
                  32. EDUC 161
                    2
                  33. ENGL 009S
                    1
                  34. ENGL 054
                    1
                  35. ENGL 060
                    1
                  36. ENGL 061
                    1
                  37. ENGL 062
                    1
                  38. ENGL 064A
                    1
                  39. ENGL 064B
                    1
                  40. ENGL 064C
                    1
                  41. ENGL 064D
                    1
                  42. ENGL 067
                    1
                  43. ENGL 068
                    1
                  44. ENGL 089
                    1
                  45. ENGL 119
                    2
                  46. ENVS 007
                    1.0
                  47. ENVS 025
                    1
                  48. ENVS 043
                    1
                  49. ENVS 057
                    1.0
                  50. FMST 047
                    1
                  51. FMST 058
                    1
                  52. FREN 045D
                    1
                  53. FREN 111
                    2
                  54. FREN 115
                    2
                  55. GSST 022
                  56. GLBL 020
                    1
                  57. HIST 001W
                    1
                  58. HIST 007A
                    1
                  59. HIST 007B
                    1
                  60. HIST 008A
                    1
                  61. HIST 008B
                    1
                  62. HIST 008C
                    1
                  63. HIST 031
                    1
                  64. HIST 043
                    1
                  65. HIST 050
                    1
                  66. HIST 051
                    1
                  67. HIST 053
                    1
                  68. HIST 054
                    1
                  69. HIST 068
                    African Life Histories
                    Not resolved to a course
                  70. HIST 070
                    1
                  71. HIST 089
                    1
                  72. HIST 090E
                    1
                  73. HIST 090T
                  74. HIST 140
                    2
                  75. LING 025
                    1
                  76. LING 026
                    1
                  77. LING 030
                    1
                  78. LING 082
                    1
                  79. LITR 052S
                    1
                  80. LITR 078F
                    1
                  81. MUSI 003
                    1
                  82. MUSI 003C
                    1
                  83. MUSI 005A
                    1
                  84. MUSI 006D
                  85. MUSI 007A
                  86. MUSI 008B
                    1
                  87. MUSI 009B
                    1
                  88. MUSI 010
                    1
                  89. POLS 028
                    1
                  90. POLS 063
                    African Politics (CP)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  91. POLS 070B
                    Politics of Punishment (AP)
                    Not resolved to a course
                  92. RELG 007B
                    1
                  93. RELG 010
                    1
                  94. RELG 024
                    1
                  95. RELG 025
                    1
                  96. RELG 029
                    1
                  97. RELG 043B
                    1
                  98. RELG 045
                    1
                  99. RELG 047
                    1
                  100. RELG 109
                    2
                  101. SOAN 020B
                    Urban Education
                    Not resolved to a course
                  102. SOAN 020D
                    1
                  103. SOAN 026
                    1
                  104. SOAN 040B
                    1
                  105. SOAN 040M
                    1
                  106. SOAN 041
                    1
                  107. SOCI 005C
                    1
                  108. SOCI 007B
                    1
                  109. SOCI 016B
                    1
                  110. SOCI 020C
                    1
                  111. SOCI 020D
                    1
                  112. SOCI 028
                    1
                  113. SOCI 030C
                    1
                  114. SOCI 048G
                    1
                  115. SOCI 048I
                    1
                  116. SOCI 048L
                    1
                  117. SOCI 058B
                    1
                  118. SOCI 121
                    2
                  119. SOCI 138
                    2
                  120. SPAN 050
                    1
                  121. SPAN 052
                    1
                  122. SPAN 053
                    1
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