Africana Studies | Undergraduate

Department of Africana Studies
5057 Woodward (11th Floor) • Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 577-2321 • Fax: (313) 577-3407
General info email: ae5016@wayne.edu

	Home Faculty Undergraduate Africana Tour Related Sites CLAS Home WSU Home *The Major* The major in Africana Studies prepares students for a wide range of professional and career oportunities. Majors can continue to graduate (including doctoral level) studies in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, or pursue professional programs in law, medicine, business, and journalism. Graduates who enter the job market are prepared for careers in human services and public health, education, public relations, community development, urban planning, and more generally for jobs in the public sector, in central cities and urban insitutions, or jobs that involve cultural or intergroup relations as well as international affairs. In the context of metropolitan Detroit, Africana Studies graduates will be better prepared to deal with the complexity and diversity of the city's political and demographic realities as they assume important leadership roles. *Co-Major and Minor degrees in Africana Studies* Bulletins Africana Schedule of Classes for this Term Admission Requirements: See the general requirements for undergraduate admission in the University Undergraduate Bulletin. Scholarship for AFS Majors: Majors are eligible for scholarship awards under the Coleman A. Young Scholarship Endowment Fund. To qualify, a student must maintain a minimum honor point average (H.P.A.) of 3.0 in the Department, exhibit qualities of leadership, and/or perform significant service to community development. An award committee selects recipients; the amount depends on the funds available. Degree Requirements: Candidates must complete 120 hours in course work including satisfaction of the University General Education Requirements and the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences Group Requirements as well as the departmental major requirements cited below. All course work must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the University and the College governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees. Areas of Concentration Cultural Studies and the Arts: This concentration is designed for students who are interested in exploring the relations between cultural expression/production and the social experience of black life. Development and Public Policy: This concentration emphasizes historical, political and policy dimensions of the economic and social development of black communities Electives for the major or minor must be chosen from the courses listed or any new courses approved by the Directors of the Program. The Minor Students majoring in other fields can obtain a minor in Africana Studies. The minor consists of a minimum of six courses in the department.
	Department of Africana Studies 5057 Woodward (11th Floor) • Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 577-2321 • Fax: (313) 577-3407 General info email: ae5016@wayne.edu