University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan-Flint

Africana Studies Certificate Program

AFRICANA STUDIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The Africana Studies Certificate Program offers a wide range of courses to students and members of the community who would like to enrich their knowledge of African and African American experiences.  The program intends to benefit those who serve the African American communities and institutions such as the NAACP, National Urban League, Flint Area Coalition to End Racism (FACTER) and others.  The program also aims to serve K-12 school teachers in mid-Michigan and beyond, as well as employees in higher education from the Flint area.

REQUIREMENTS

Completion of 18 credits distributred as follows:

  1. Introductory courses (3 credits).    
    • One from:  AFA 101;  AFA/CPL 206/ENG 209;  AFA/ENG 215*;  AFA/HIS 235

  2. Economics, politics, religion, and philosohpy (3 credits)
    • One from:   AFA/ANT/PHL 205;AFA 220, 244*, 362;  AFA/POL 304*, 340;  AFA 360/POL 343*

  3. Education, psychology, and social work  (3 credits)
    • One from:   AFA/PSY 219;  AFA/EDU 331, 399*;  AFA/SOC/WGS 359*;  AFA 361, 475;  AFA/EDU/SOC 375.

  4. History  (3 credits)
    • One from:   AFA/HIS 230*, 336*;  AFA 320, 322;  AFA/HIS 334, 335*, 338, 433, 435.

  5. Language and literature  (3 credits)
  6. Art, music, and dance  (3 credits)
    • One from:   AFA/MUS 202, 313;  AFA/THE 239, 242*;  AFA/ART 308;  AFA/THE 312.

*Courses with asterisks are available online.                                                             

COURSE TITLES

I. INTRODUCTORY COURSES (ONE – 3 credits):
     (1) AFA 101 Introduction to Africana Studies 
     (2) AFA/CPL 206/ENG 209 Survey of African Literature*
     (3) AFA/ENG 215 Survey of African-American Literature 
     (4) AFA/HIS 235 Introduction to the History of the African Diaspora


II.  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, RELIGION, AND PHILOSOPHY (ONE – 3 credits):
      (1) AFA/ANT/PHL 205 African Religions and Philosophy 
      (2) AFA 220 Africana Theories of Knowledg
      (3) AFA 224 The Economics of the Black Community* 
      (4) AFA 362 Politics and the Black Family in Modern America
      (5) AFA/POL 304 Black Social and Political Movements* 
      (6) AFA/POL 340 African Politics
      (7) AFA 360/POL 343 Conflict and Development in Southern Africa*


III. EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND SOCIAL WORK (ONE -3 credits):
      (1) AFA/PSY 219 Psychology of the Black Experience
      (2) AFA/EDU 331 Urban Education: Conflicts and Strategies for Change 
      (3) AFA/EDU 399/590 Africana Studies for Teachers*
      (4) AFA/SOC/WGS 359 The Black Family* 
      (5) AFA 361 Health Issues and Black Americans
      (6) AFA 475 Study Tour of Africa/African Diaspora
      (7) AFA/EDU/SOC 375 Community Building Through Educational Involvement


IV. HISTORY (ONE – 3 credits)
      (1) AFA/HIS 230 Survey of African History to 1800*
      (2) AFA/HIS 336 Africa in Modern Times, 1800 to Present* 
      (3) AFA 320 Contemporary East African History
      (4) AFA 322 History of West Africa and the Atlantic World 
      (5) AFA/HIS 334 History of Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the United States
      (6) AFA/HIS 335 The History of the African-American* 
      (7) AFA/HIS 338 Topics in African-American History
      (8) AFA/HIS 433 Muslims in North America
      (9) AFA/HIS 435 Black America Since the Civil War


V. LANGUAGE & LITERATURE (ONE – 3 credits)
     (1) AFA/CPL/THE 207 Modern African Drama and Poetry 
     (2) AFA 300/CPL 301 Early African-American Literature
     (3) AFA/CPL/WGS 318 Women Writers of the African World*


VI. ART, MUSIC, AND DANCE (ONE – 3 credits)
      (1) AFA/MUS 202 African Music and Cultures
      (2) AFA/MUS 313 African-American Music 
      (3) AFA/THE 239 Drama of the Harlem Renaissance
      (4) AFA/THE 242 Contemporary Black Theatre in America*
      (5) AFA/ART 308 African and African-American Art 
      (6) AFA/THE 312 Black Arts Movement


* Available online

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