Bachelor's in Africana Studies
Introduction
Africana Studies is a Bachelor program taught at Pitzer College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.
The Africana Studies major at Pitzer College is an interdisciplinary program focused on the interconnectedness of Africa and its diaspora, with attention to resistance, empowerment, and resilience. Students choose from courses in history, sociology, psychology, literature, philosophy, and religion and develop skills in writing and discussion about major issues, questions, and debates in theory and research.
Majors complete at least 11 Africana Studies courses from the required course list, plus a senior exercise. The program includes AFRI 010A AF and AFRI 010B AF as a two-semester sequence, and a Senior Seminar with AFRI 191 AF, AFRI 192 AF, or AFRI 193 AF. Students may focus their coursework through a concentration in Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences, and are encouraged to study an African diasporic language for four semesters.
Modules
- AFRI 010A AF
- AFRI 010B AF
- Senior Seminar
- AFRI 191 AF -Senior Thesis
- AFRI 192 AF -Senior Project
- AFRI 193 AF -Senior Comprehensive Examination
- B(L)ack to Nature: Poetry and Theory (AFRI 120 PZ)
- Octavia E. Butler: Wild Seed to Earth Seed (AFRI 110 AF)
- Wokeness: African American Social Theory (SOC 109 PZ)
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirements for admission in Africana Studies at Pitzer College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:
- program specific academic requirment set by Pitzer College.
- English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Pitzer College as pre-requiste for admission in Africana Studies.
Note: Please check the university website in the link below.
Courses Units
Please check detail of study units at https://www.pitzer.edu/academics/programs/africana-studies
Scholarships
80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.