Degree Options
The Africana studies program at YSU offers a major in
Africana studies leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. A
minor in Africana studies complements majors in related
areas: economics, education, English, history, philosophy,
political science, religious studies, sociology and allied
health fields.
The program introduces students and majors to the
Afrocentric approach in the understanding and apprecia-
tion of African and African American world-view,
civilizations and major contributions to Western civiliza-
tion in art, music, science, medicine and other areas of life.
The Afrocentric theory is grounded in the concept of an
African-centered universe of values and social structures
intended to provide you with an understanding of the
that enhance holistic human development, interdepen-
dence and communitarian ethics.

Curriculum Overview

Core courses
Introduction to Africana Studies I, II
Colloquium 1, 2
African and African American Contributions to Science
African Civilization

Social studies courses (choose 2-3 courses)
Perspectives on America
The Black Experience in American History
Select Problems in American History
History of Modern South Africa in the Sahara
Select Problems in Third World History
Minority Group Politics
The Minority Individual
The African-American Family
The African-American Community
Minority Groups
Liberation Theologies and Revolutionary Change

Humanities (choose 2-3 courses)
African Art
African-American Art
Introduction to African Literature
The Black Experience in American Literature
Survey of Jazz
African American Religion
African and Neo-American Religion