Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary/Africana Studies

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Widen your horizons with the Bachelor of Art degree with a focus on Africana Studies. This program gives you an intellectual arena in which you’ll learn to critically examine, analyze and interpret the experiences, traditions, and dynamics of people of African descent. Proficiency in this field is conducive for graduate study in law, social work, political science, education, psychology, sociology, and anthropology as well as careers in social services, academia, criminal justice, all levels of education, administration, human resources, business, health care, and politics.

Dual Major Opportunity

Interested in double-majoring? The Interdisciplinary/Africana Studies is a great choice! You can earn a second major in Africana Studies with only 30 extra credits of Africana Studies upper-division courses.

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Sample Courses

AAST 214. AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND EXPRESSIONS. 5 Credits.

Cross-listed: HUMN 214.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
An interdisciplinary survey of African American culture beginning with ancient African history and traditions through contemporary issues in the African American experience. Attention given to basic principles of history, sociology, political science, economics and the arts in the study of the dynamics of the African American culture.

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AAST 222. AFRICAN AMERICAN ECONOMICS. 5 Credits.

Focuses on the economic conditions of African Americans, presenting an analysis of economic problems confronting them, and institutional aspects of those problems.

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AAST 301. HARLEM RENAISSANCE: RECONSTRUCTION TO 1930. 5 Credits.

A selective and objective study of the cultural, ideological, and political contributions of African Americans during the period 1918-1929.

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AAST 375. AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA: THE CREATION, POWER, & MEANING OF BLACK INDEPENDENT FILM. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: AAST 214 or AAST 215 or AAST 220.
This course explores the history of African Americans in relation to mainstream films. The course not only examines the depictions of African Americans in Hollywood films from the silent period to the modern era, but discusses the importance of the emergence of independent black filmmaking and the role of filmmakers in providing a unique voice and alternative images to combat the negative stereotypes and depictions of Blacks in films and to express Black cultural themes.

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Africana Studies Electives

For a full list of the Africana Studies elective courses offered, head over to the catalog.

Africana Studies Course Catalog

Africana Studies

Africana Studies Program
204 Monroe Hall
Cheney, WA 99004
P: 509.359.2847
E: africanastudies@ewu.edu

ewu.edu/africana

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