The interdisciplinary major in African American Studies approaches the study of the historical, cultural, and intellectual development of people of African descent from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Students are expected to follow a cross-disciplinary program with a strong research skill emphasis.  The B.A. requires 128 hours including completion of the Arts & Sciences distribution, UNM Core Curriculum and other UNM requirements.  39 of the 128 must be taken from African-American Studies (15 of the 39 must be 300 level and above) distribute as follows:

(3 hrs) Foundational
Af Am 103  Foundation of African-American Studies (required)

(3 hrs) Language
Af Am 101 Swahili I
Af Am 102 Swahili II
Af Am 106 Elementary Arabic I
Af Am 107 Elementary Arabic II
Af Am 206 Intermediate Arabic I
Af Am 207 Intermediate Arabic II
 
(12 hrs) History
Af Am 284 African American History I (required)
Af Am 285 African American History II (required)
Af Am 388 Blacks in Latin American I (required)
Af Am 396 Emancipation and Equality
Hist 487 Atlantic Slavery in Comparative Perspective
 
(9 hrs) Political Science
Af Am 299 Black Leaders in the U.S.
Af Am 309 Blacks in Politics
Af Am 329 Introduction to African Politics (required)
Af Am 333 Black Political Theory (required)
 
(6 hrs) Feminist Studies
Af Am 250 Black Woman (required)
Wm St 234 Her Own Voice: Black Women Writers
Wm St 331 Third World Women
 
(6 hrs) Literature and Culture
Af Am 251 Black Books I
Af Am 380 African Literature
Af Am 381 Black Books II
Af Am 385 The African World
Af Am 399 Culture and Education

The B.A. in African American Studies as a second major will require 27 credit hours.  Plan of study will be designed by student and a faculty advisor to respond to student’s academic and professional needs. Af Am 284 and 285 are required.

THE SPECIALIZED MINOR DEGREE PROGRAM
requires twenty-four (24) credit hours with emphasis in economics, anthropology, history, or other disciplines offering adequate relevant courses. Students are required to take 12 hours of African-American Studies courses and the remaining 12 hours in their chosen field of emphasis. Several of the courses are cross-listed with Political Science, Educational Foundations, American Studies, English, Communications, and other departments.  

THE GENERAL MINOR DEGREE  PROGRAM  top
requires twenty-four (24) credit hours of African-American Studies courses including: Swahili, Foundation of African-American Studies, African-American History and Blacks in Politics.  Also required are twelve (12) hours of 300-level or above courses. A limited number of credits may be earned through independent study or problem courses. 

Some of the courses offering are:

Plan A

Plan B

1. The following courses must be cross-listed with Arts and Sciences, or be taken as courses in such department
      a. Af Am 329 African Politics (Political Sciences)
      b. Af Am 333 Black Political Theory (Political Sciences)
      c. Af Am 397 African American Literature (English) -or- Af Am 390 Black Liberation Theology (Religious Studies)

Plan C

The African-American Studies minor requires 24 hours, 15 hours of core courses, and 19 hours of electives in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Requires Core Courses (15 hours):
     a. Af Am 284 African American History I
     b. Af Am 285 African American History II

Nine hours of electives must be taken in one of the following department: Political Sciences, Economics, Anthropology, History, English.  A list of approved courses in on file with the African-American Studies department.