Degree Requirements

African and African Diaspora Studies Major Requirements: Catalog 08-10 and 10-12

33 hours, including 18 upper-division hours

• African American Culture (AFR 301) – 3 hours
• Area I: Africa - 6 hours
• Area II: The African Diaspora - 6 hours
• Area III: Blacks in the United States - Expressive Culture - 3 hours
• Area IV: Blacks in the United States - History, Politics, and Society - 3 hours
• Additional Coursework/Electives - 6 hours
• Community Internship (AFR 375) – 3 hours
  Majors will participate in an off-campus internship designed to give the students hands-on experience with strategies for social change.
• Senior Seminar (AFR 376)– 3 hours
  Majors will participate in this upper division capstone course on Black Intellectual Traditions during their senior year. In addition, students must fulfill the basic requirements of the College of Liberal Arts for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Detailed information on the degree is available in the University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Catalogue, or on the web at http://www.utexas.edu/cola

Approved Courses Lists (For Catalog 12-14):

List of All Approved Area Courses (For students on 12-14 catalog)

List of Fall 2012 Courses (For students on 12-14 catalog)

Approved Courses Lists (For Catalogs 08-10 and 10-12):

List of All Approved Area Courses (For students on 08-10 and 10-12 catalogs)

List of Summer 2012 Courses (For students on 08-10 and 10-12 catalogs)

List of Fall 2012 Courses (For students on 08-10 and 10-12 catalogs)

Sample 4-year plan for the 2008-2010 catalog (PDF, 157K)