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Africana Studies and Human Services, BA

2023-2024 Edition

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A combined major in Africana studies and human services offers students the opportunity to integrate their studies of the cultural, political, socioeconomic, and historical experiences of the peoples of the global African Diaspora with preparation for careers in social change by providing them with the theoretical and skill-based background necessary for practice and research.

Students take academically rigorous courses relevant to the field while honing their skills through our extensive experiential educational opportunities. Through courses, service-learning, co-op, and internships, students may acquire theoretical and professional skills related to critical race cultural literacies, historical analysis, counseling, nonprofit management, political advocacy, as well as organizational and community development. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Africana Studies Requirements 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundational Course
AFAM 1101Introduction to African American and Africana Studies4
or AFRS 1101 Introduction to African Studies
Introductory Course
Complete one of the following:4
AFAM 1104
The African-American Experience through Music
AFAM 1113
Black Popular Culture
AFAM 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
AFRS 1270
Introduction to Global Health
Humanities
Complete three of the following:12
AFAM 2296
Early African-American Literature
AFAM 2619
Race and Religion in Film
AFAM 3404
African American Rhetorical Traditions
AFAM 3664
Black Poetry and the Spoken Word
AFRS 2410
Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
AFRS 3900
Gender and Black World Literatures
Social Sciences
Complete three of the following:12
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
AFAM 2618
Community Psychology
AFAM 3120
Race, Crime, and Justice
AFAM 3270
Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
AFAM 5001
Special Topics in Race and the Law
AFRS 2307
Africa Today
AFRS 2464
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
AFRS 3460
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
Electives
Complete one AFAM or AFRS course at the 2000 level or above. 4
Complete one AFAM or AFRS course at the 3000 level or above. 4

Human Services Requirements 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundational Courses
HUSV 1000Human Services at Northeastern1
or CLTR 1000 Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies at Northeastern
EESH 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
Human Services Overview
HUSV 1101Social Change and Human Services4
HUSV 2300Counseling in Human Services4
HUSV 2355Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment4
HUSV 2970Research Methods for Human Services4
HUSV 3570The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change4
HUSV 3900Social Policy4
HUSV 4994Human Services Internship6
Electives
Complete two electives in HUSV not used to fulfill other requirements for the degree.8

Integrative Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
AFAM 2618Community Psychology4

Senior Capstone

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:
AFAM 4700Capstone4
or HUSV 4700 Senior Seminar in Human Services

Africana Studies and Human Services Major Credit Requirement

Complete 86 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirements

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study 

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
AFAM 11014HUSV 23004Africana studies humanities course4Africana studies 3000-level elective4
ENGW 11114Africana studies humanities course4Foreign language course4NUpath elective4
HUSV 1000 or CLTR 10001Africana studies social sciences course4  
HUSV 11014Foreign language course4  
Africana studies introductory course4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Africana studies humanities course4AFAM 23554Africana studies 2000-level elective4Co-op
Africana studies social sciences course4EESH 20001Elective4 
NUpath elective4HUSV 35704  
NUpath electiveHUSV elective4  
 HUSV elective4  
 12 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opHUSV 39004ENGW 3308 or 33154Co-op
 HUSV 49946Elective4 
 HUSV elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opAFAM 26184  
 AFAM 4700 or HUSV 47004  
 HUSV elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 128
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