Liberal Studies B.A., Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Studies Concentration

Areas A- E (see Core section of this Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODS (6 SEMESTER HOURS)

• Interdisciplinary Exploration
• Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage

THEORY METHODS FOCUS COURSES (12 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS)

Choose from the following list:

• Intro to African Studies
• Introduction to Black Studies
• Fine & Applied Arts in Civ
• Sociological Perspectives
• Women In Society

Major Requirements (27 semester hours)

The student's program of study should include at least one course that addresses issues in each of the following areas: African Studies, African-American Studies, Latin American Studies, and Women's Studies.

REQUIRED COURSES (6 SEMESTER HOURS)

• Gender & Society
• Theories of Racial Stratificat

HUMANITIES

• African Art History
• African Literature
• African Music & Dance
• Jazz History
• African Music and Dance
• African Literature
• African American Literature
• Multicultural Amer Literature
• African Art History
• Studies in Native American Lit
• Studies in Folklore
• Survey of Latin American Lit I
• Survey of Latin Amer Lit II
• Seminar in Contemp Lat/Am Cult

SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES (MINIMUM 3 HOURS)

• Special Topics
• Traditional African Worldview and Education
• African Country Project
• Native American Cultures
• Trad African Worldview & Educ
• Geography of Latin America
• Geography of Africa
• Politics of Modern Africa

Note:

• AFST 4950 is a Special Topics course; the only section/title approved for use in this section is

• AFST 4950: African Technology and Society.

GENDER COURSES (MINIMUM 3 SEMESTER HOURS)

• African Women Writers
• African Women Writers
• African American Art
• The Role of Women in History
• US Women's Hlth & Social Issue
• Women in the Arts
• Women in Art

HISTORY COURSES (MINIMUM 3 SEMESTER HOURS)

• African American Hist to 1877
• African Amer Hist Since 1877
• The Era of Segregation
• Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement
• AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist
• African American History
• African Amer Hist Since 1877
• Colonia Latin America
• Modern Latin America
• The Era of Segregation
• Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement
• AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist
• Hist US/Latin Amer Relations
• Conquest of Latin America
• Modern Caribbean

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (6 SEMESTER HOURS)

Two additional courses selected from any of the above areas (Humanities, Social Science, Gender, History).

CAPSTONE (3 SEMESTER HOURS)

The capstone course can be fulfilled by independent study, but it must be on a project that shows the convergence between race, ethnic and gender relation.

Options for capstone:

• AFST 4010, the African Country Project can be used for this purpose, provided it is not already used under the Social Science category and the student shows the convergence in the country studied of race, ethnic, and gender relations.
• WMST 4xxx: An appropriate 4000-level Women's Studies course.
• IDST 4999: An appropriate Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone.
• Appropriate Study Abroad course taken in consultation with the advisor.
• Student can petition the Liberal Studies coordinator to allow an upper level AFST, BLST, or WMST course as a capstone course for this track.

Electives (3-12 semester hours)

Electives will vary by student because of various credits needed for foreign language requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of the fourth university course (2002) in one foreign language.

• Interm Fren Lang & Culture II
• Inter German Lang & Culture II
• Interm Ital Lang & Culture II
• Interm Span Lang & Culture II