Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 39
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
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| AFRS 101 | Introduction to Africana Studies (Major Core, D1, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| AFRS 200 | Introduction to Black Psychology (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| AFRS 210 | Introduction to Africana Literature (Major Core, C2, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| AFRS 266 | Black Online: Cyberspace, Culture, and Community (Major Core, C2, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) On Advisement - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C: Arts (C1) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| AFRS 300 | From Africa to Olmec America: Ancient African Prehistory and History (Major Core, F, AERM, GP) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| AFRS 303 | African American History (Major Core) | 3 |
| AFRS 345 | Blacks in Urban America (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| AFRS 375 | Law and the Black Community (Major Core, CSLG, USG, USH, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| AFRS 515 | Black Family Studies (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) On Advisement - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| AFRS 516 | Research Methods (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) 7 | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) On Advisement - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Three 4 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies
Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies must complete 12 units in Complementary Studies in courses bearing a prefix other than AFRS or courses cross-listed with AFRS. These units may be in
- a language other than English;
- one course from each AA S, AFRS, LTNS, and RRS;
- four courses from one prefix: AA S or AFRS or LTNS or RRS;
- a minor or certificate;
- units earned in a study abroad program; or
- a coherent group of courses complementary to the major.
With the approval of an advisor in the major, courses which fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement may be lower- or upper-division units, resident or transfer units.
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Areas of Emphasis (9 units)
Select 9 units on advisement from one area below.
Africana Humanities Emphasis
AFRS 201 Kemet, Afrocentricity, and the Dawn of Science (3 units) (C2, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 204 Black Creative Arts (3 units) (C1, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 208 Introduction to African American History (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 213 Science and Spirituality in Ancient Africa (3 units)
AFRS 221 African American Music: A 20th Century Survey (3 units) (C1, AERM)
AFRS 230 African American Gospel Workshop (3 units) (C1, AERM)
AFRS 302 Black Diaspora (3 units)
AFRS 305 Ancient Egypt (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 326 Black Religion (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 400 Black Arts and Humanities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 411 African and African American Literature (3 units)
AFRS 525 Black Child Development (3 units) (F)
AFRS 551 Applied Africana Studies (3 units)
AFRS 665 Black Journalism (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)Africana Behavioral and Social Sciences Emphasis
AFRS 100 General Studies Colloquium (3 units)
AFRS 111 Black Cultures and Personalities (3 units) (D1, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 125 Black Community Involvement Workshop (3 units)
AFRS 202 Black Men's Studies (3 units) (F, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 215 Introduction to Black Family Studies (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 256 Hip Hop Workshop (3 units) (C1, AERM, ES, GP, SJ)
AFRS 290 Malcolm X in the Context of Black Nationalism (3 units) (F)
AFRS 320 Black Politics, Mass Movements, and Liberation Themes (3 units) (F)
AFRS 335 The Black Woman: A Cultural Analysis (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 350 Black Indians in the Americas (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AFRS 370 Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens (3 units) (USG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 401 Pan African Black Psychology: A North American, South American, and Caribbean Comparison (3 units) (AERM)
AFRS 646 Frantz Fanon's Psychology of Violence, Negation, and Liberation (3 units)
AFRS 660 Civil Rights Movement and Education (3 units)
AFRS 678 Urban Issues of Black Children and Youth (3 units) (F)
AFRS 705 Seminar in Africana Studies (3 units)- 6
Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Serves as the culminating experience for the major.