2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Africana Studies Department
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Seth N. Asumah, chair
Old Main, Room 207
607-753-4105
Fax: 607-753-5760
cortland.edu/aas
School of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Associates
Anne Adams, Africana Studies; Seth N. Asumah, Political Science; Deyquan Bowens, Africana Studies; Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics; Evan Faulkenbury, History; Richard Harris, Africana Studies; Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Geography; Samuel Kelley, Communication Studies; Kassim Kone, Sociology/Anthropology; Yomee Lee, Kinesiology; Edward Moore, Performing Arts; Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy; Susan Rayl, Kinesiology; Lewis Rosengarten, Educational Opportunity Program; Hasan Stephens, Africana Studies; Bekeh Ukelina, History; Paul van der Veur, Communication and Media Studies
Degrees and Minors
Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies with a concentration in African and African American History
Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies with a concentration in African American Sociological, Political, and Community Development
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and African American Studies (7-12)
Minor in African American Studies
Description
The Africana Studies undergraduate major and minor are part of a discipline, which exposes and prepares students for critical thinking in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary modes relevant to professional careers in both private and public sectors. The Africana Studies intellectual tradition is rooted in history, Africana cosmology, epistemology, axiology, and vexing economic and socio-political questions and issues affecting the global Africana world today. These educational essentials in the discipline are addressed through curricular and co-curricular experiences.
Students who major in African American studies may choose a concentration in African and African American history or in African American sociological, political, and community development. Thirty-six hours are required for the major. Students may also minor in African American studies, an 18-hour program. Majors may combine courses in African American Studies with a professional sequence to qualify for initial certification as social studies teachers for grades 7-12.
Special Features
- Faculty who have won distinguished awards in teaching
- Faculty who have won Chancellors awards in service and research
- Fulbright and Carnegie Diaspora awardees
- Nationally and internationally recognized faculty
- Credit-bearing internships
- Adolescence education — social studies and African American studies career in high school teaching
- Scholarship support in African American Chorale — Gospel Choir
- Research with faculty, conferences and publication
- Study Abroad: University of Ghana - Legon, Ghana; United States International University, Kenya; Tubman University, Liberia
Career Potential
- Government service: international, national, state, local
- Journalism
- Social and family services
- Politics
- Teaching
- Business
- Community activism
- Community development: international, state, local
Requirements
- Degree requirements listed in this catalog apply to all of the majors offered by this department.
- Liberal Arts Requirements: 90 credit hours.
Major
Dual Major
Minor
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