Courses

For the most current course requirements, please refer to the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Studies Department's Majors, Minors, and Certficates page to view all available Major Sheets. Please contact Oronde Sharif, Director of Undergraduate Studies, regarding requirements for students with enrollment dates prior to recent course registration policy revisions (the revision date is noted on the program sheet).

You can also search the University of Pittsburgh Undergraduate Catalog to for resources regarding campus information, academic programs, policies, and courses.


Africana Studies - English, BA

Africana Studies is the study, research, interpretation, and dissemination of knowledge concerning African American, African, and Caribbean affairs and culture. Using the tools of the social sciences and humanities, Africana Studies examines the structure, organization, problems, and perspectives of Blacks in Africa and the African Diaspora. Africana Studies also stresses analytical interpretations and policy prescriptions for social change in African American communities and in various African and Caribbean nations. The term Africana incorporates the three-tier interdisciplinary thrust of the department: African, African American, and Caribbean social sciences and humanities.

Africana Studies - English, BA Course Requirements


Africana Studies Minor

The Africana Studies minor requires 15 credits. Students select one of the two tracks.

African Culture and Society  
African-American and African Diaspora Culture and Society

Africana Studies Minor Course Requirements


 

Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies Certificate

The academic requirements of the new program at the undergraduate level have three components: content courses, language study, and a digital project outcomes report. To initiate the certificate, students must complete a certificate registration form from the Department of Africana Studies. Elective courses must include at least 25% content on Afro-Latin America and/or US Afro-Latinxs to be eligible.

Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies Certificate Course Requirements


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