Program Overview

Africana Studies Certificate

Overview

The Africana Studies certificate offers undergraduate students an interdisciplinary curriculum that introduces and expands knowledge related to cultures and histories of African people throughout the diaspora.

Program Details

• Program Type: Certificate
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 1-2 semesters
• Credit Hours: 15

Program Description

The Africana Studies certificate prepares students interested in history, policy, sociology, culture, entertainment, language, law, foreign affairs, and education, among many others, with the skills to become outstanding, productive citizens within their communities, the U.S., and global societies.

Program Highlights

• Students will gain a larger understanding of the African American experience through the broader lens of the African diaspora.
• The interdisciplinary program includes course options from more than ten departments.
• Black History Month and other programming bring top scholars to campus.
• Faculty include top experts in their fields.
• Either the certificate or the minor fits into most degree plans.

Courses

• Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3 hrs) Critically examines race, gender and other diversity issues within the U.S. criminal justice system.
• History of Black Women in America (3 hrs) Historical exploration into the characteristics, cultures and reflective thoughts of Black women in America.
• Civil Rights and Black Power Movements in the U.S. (3 hrs) Surveys the history of the American civil rights movements from 1865 to the present, with special attention to the 1945–1968 period.
• Psychology of Race in the U.S. (3 hrs) Exploration of highly sensitive issues and concepts related to racial diversity and intersections of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, social class and nationality.
• Africa to the Nineteenth Century (3 hrs) The ancient civilizations of Egypt, Kush, Axum, Ethiopia, Sudan and others; contacts with Europe and Asia, Islam and the slave trade.

Related Programs

• History Minor
• Africana Studies Minor
• Humanities & Social Sciences
  College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Department of History

Location

• Wooten Hall, Room 225
• 1155 Union Circle
  Denton, Texas