African American History Concentration

Department of History, Geography, and Global Studies

The requirements consist of a total of 36 hours, including:

In addition to the GER requirements (HIST 201  and HIST 202  or HIST 203  and HIST 204 ), all majors in African American History must take the following:

HIST 205	African American History I
HIST 206	African American History II

II. Upper Level Requirements (15 hours)

All majors in African American History are required to take the following courses:

HIST 420	Seminar in African American History
HIST 423	Methods of Historical Research
GEOG 101	Elements of Geography

III. Departmental Electives (21 hours)

All majors in African American History must take at least 21 hours in departmental electives, as outlined in the following (see course descriptions for details). With prior approval of the Department, other courses may be used to satisfy the requirements for concentration and support electives.