Degree Options
The Africana studies program at YSU offers a major in
Africana studies leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. A
minor in Africana studies complements majors in related
areas: economics, education, English, history, philosophy,
political science, religious studies, sociology and allied
health fields.
The program introduces students and majors to the
Afrocentric approach in the understanding and apprecia-
tion of African and African American world-view,
civilizations and major contributions to Western civiliza-
tion in art, music, science, medicine and other areas of
life.
The Afrocentric theory is grounded in the concept of an
African-centered universe of values and social structures
intended to provide you with an understanding of the
that enhance holistic human development, interdepen-
dence and communitarian ethics.
Curriculum Overview
Core
courses
Introduction to Africana Studies I, II
Colloquium 1, 2
African and African American
Contributions to Science
African Civilization
Social studies courses (choose 2-3
courses)
Perspectives on America
The Black Experience in
American History
Select Problems in American History
History of Modern South
Africa in the Sahara
Select Problems in Third World History
Minority Group Politics
The Minority
Individual
The
African-American Family
The African-American
Community
Minority Groups
Liberation Theologies and Revolutionary Change
Humanities (choose 2-3
courses)
African Art
African-American Art
Introduction to African
Literature
The
Black Experience in American Literature
Survey of Jazz
African American Religion
African and
Neo-American Religion
