Africana Studies Program

Director: Dr. Crystal J. Lucky
Office: 461 St. Augustine Center for the Liberal Arts Tel. (610) 519-7824
Website: http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/africanastudies/

CONCENTRATION: The Africana Studies Concentration combines an introductory core, a number of electives, and an integrating seminar for a total of twenty one credits.

MINOR: The Africana Studies Minor combines an introductory core and a number of electives for a total of fifteen credits. The list of approved electives is available from the Africana Studies office, St. Augustine Center Rm. 461.

The list of approved electives is available from the Africana Studies office, St. Augustine Center for the Liberal Arts 461. The number of electives, and therefore students' choices, will vary from year to year. Credits desired from electives taken by student during Study Abroad will be applied at the discretion of the Director.

Introductory Core:
COM 2700 Black Rhetoric
ENG 2510
or 2530 African American Literature: Novel
ENG 2790 Intro to African Literature or Intro to African Drama
ENG 4500 Slave Narrative
HIS 2291 African American History During Slavery
HIS 2292 African American History Since Slavery
HIS 4115 The Roots of African Culture
HIS 4120 The Emergence of Modern Africa
PSC 2750 Black Politics


Sample Electives:
AFR 5000 Independent Study
ECO 1103 The Economics of Social Issues
ECO 3124 Economics of Underdevelopment
ENG 2515 African American Literature: Drama
ENG 2520 African American Literature: Short Story
ENG 4690 African American Images in Literature and Film
GEO 4200 Geography of Africa
HIS 4130 Southern Africa in Historical Perspective
HIS 4470 Third World Revolution
HIS 4490 Topics: Racism and Justice in the Americas
HON 3650 The Writings of Toni Morrison
HON 4050 African American Intellectual Perspectives
HON 5700 Urban Realities/Suburban Perspectives
HON 5702 Philosophy, Issues of Race
PJ 4000 Perspectives on Oppression and Liberation
PJ 5000 Race/Class/Gender
PJ 5200 Perspectives on U.S. Poverty
PSC 2775 Political Economy of Black America
PSC 3500 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
PSC 4700 Africa
PSC 5500 Africa in World Politics
SOC 3600 Race Relations and Ethnic Relations
THL 3740 Theologies of Liberation
THL 5150 Introduction to Islam
THL 5160 Islamic Mysticism
THL 5170 Islamic Philosophy and Theology
THL 5180 Islmaic Political Thought
THL 5700 Black Religious Experience