Liberal Studies B.A., Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Studies Concentration

Degree Requirements

A student can choose to pursue a Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Studies concentration within the Liberal Studies major at any time in her/his college career, although students are advised to declare their major early in order to ensure a timely completion of their degree program.

 

Areas A- E (see Core section of this Catalog)  (42 semester hours) 

Area F (18 semester hours)

Interdisciplinary Methods (3 semester hours)

IDST 2315

Amer Diverse Cultural Heritage

3

Theory Methods Focus Courses (15 semester credit hours)

Choose from the following list:

AFST 2010	Intro to African Studies	3
BLST 2010	Introduction to Black Studies	3
IDST 2310	Fine & Applied Arts in Civ	3
SOCI 1121	Sociological Perspectives	3
WMST 2010	Women In Society	3

Major Requirements (27 semester hours)

The student's program of study should include at least one course that addresses issues in each of the following areas:  African Studies, African-American Studies, Latin American Studies, and Women's Studies.

[Note: Students may take courses not listed below with the approval of the advisor.]

Required Courses (6 semester hours)

SOCI 3432	Gender & Society	3
SOCI 3444	Theories of Racial Stratificat	3

Humanities

AFST 4845	African Art History	3
AFST 4451	African Literature	3
AFST 3800/BLST 3800/MUSC 3800	African Music & Dance	3
BLST 3650	Jazz History	3
BLST 3800/AFST 3800/MUSC 3800	African Music and Dance	3
BLST 4451	African Literature	3
BLST 4667	African American Literature	3
BLST 4669	Multicultural Amer Literature	3
BLST 4845	African Art History	3
ENGL 4671	Studies in Native American Lit	3
ENGL 4770	Studies in Folklore	3
SPAN 3230	Survey of Latin American Lit I	3
SPAN 3240	Survey of Latin Amer Lit II	3
SPAN 4500	Seminar in Contemp Lat/Am Cult	3

Social Science Courses (Minimum 3 hours)

AFST 4950	Special Topics	1 - 4
AFST 3580/BLST 3580	Traditional African Worldview and Education	3
AFST 4010	African Country Project	3
ANTH 3200	Indigenous Peoples Latin Am	3
ANTH 3100	Native American Cultures	3
ANTH 4800	Plants & People of Latin Amer	3
BLST 3580	Trad African Worldview & Educ	3
GEOG 3515	Geography of Latin America	3
GEOG 3530	Geography of Africa	3
POLS 4541	Politics of Modern Africa	3

Note:  AFST 4950 is a Special Topics course; the only section/title approved for use in this section is

AFST 4950: African Technology and Society.

 

Gender Courses (Minimum 3 semester hours)

AFST 4452	African Women Writers	3
BLST 4452	African Women Writers	3
BLST 4840	African American Art	3
WMST 3010	The Role of Women in History	3
WMST 3120	US Women's Hlth & Social Issue	3
WMST 3500	Women in the Arts	3
WMST 4800	Women in Art	3

History Courses (Minimum 3 semester hours)

BLST 3020	African American Hist to 1877	3
BLST 3025	African Amer Hist Since 1877	3
BLST 4635	The Era of Segregation	3
BLST 4640	Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement	3
BLST 4645	AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist	3
HIST 3020	African American History	3
HIST 3025	African Amer Hist Since 1877	3
HIST 3715	Colonia Latin America	3
HIST 3720	Modern Latin America	3
HIST 4635	The Era of Segregation	3
HIST 4640	Civl Rights/Blck Powr Movement	3
HIST 4645	AfricnAmer Cult/Intellect Hist	3
HIST 4690	Hist US/Latin Amer Relations	3
HIST 4700	Conquest of Latin America	3
HIST 4810	Modern Caribbean	3

Additional Requirements (6 semester hours)

Two additional courses selected from any of the above areas (Humanities, Social Science, Gender, History).

Capstone (3 semester hours)

The capstone course can be fulfilled by independent study, but it must be on a project that shows the convergence between race, ethnic and gender relation.

Options for capstone:

1. AFST 4010, the African Country Project can be used for this purpose, provided it is not already used under the Social Science category and the student shows the convergence in the country studied of race, ethnic, and gender relations.
2. WMST 4xxx: An appropriate 4000-level Women's Studies course.
3. IDST 4999: An appropriate Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone.
4. Appropriate Study Abroad course taken in consultation with the advisor.
5. Student can petition the Liberal Studies coordinator to allow an upper level AFST, BLST, or WMST course as a capstone course for this track.

Electives (3-12 semester hours)

Electives will vary by student because of various credits needed for foreign language requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must demonstrate minimum proficiency at the level of the fourth university course (2002) in one foreign language.

FREN 2002	Interm Fren Lang & Culture II	3
GRMN 2002	Inter German Lang & Culture II	3
ITAL 2002	Interm Ital Lang & Culture II	3
SPAN 2002	Interm Span Lang & Culture II	3

Other Requirements for Liberal Studies B.A. (all concentrations)

• Completion of the First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade. Students who transfer to GC after the first term are exempt from the requirement.
• Liberal Studies majors must earn a C or better in all courses that count toward their major.
• A minimum of 120 semester credit hours and all requirements met. 
• A minimum of 39 semester hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
• Fulfillment of University-wide Senior Capstone Experience requirement, as explained above.