The combined major in Africana studies and media and screen studies integrates critical and systemic examination of the cultural, political, social, economic, and historical experiences of the peoples of the global African diaspora along with the analysis, research, and production of traditional and emerging media.
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
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundational Course | ||
AFAM 1101 | Introduction to African American and Africana Studies | 4 |
or AFRS 1101 | Introduction to African Studies | |
Introductory Course | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
The African-American Experience through Music | ||
Black Popular Culture | ||
John Coltrane and the History of Jazz in the United States | ||
Gender, Race, and Medicine | ||
Introduction to Global Health | ||
Humanities | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Early African-American Literature | ||
African American Rhetorical Traditions | ||
Black Poetry and the Spoken Word | ||
Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions | ||
Gender and Black World Literatures | ||
Social Sciences | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment | ||
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
Community Psychology | ||
Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality | ||
Special Topics in Race and the Law | ||
Africa Today | ||
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development | ||
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora | ||
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 | |
Senior Capstone | ||
AFAM 4700 | Capstone | 4 |
Media and Screen Studies Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Media and Screen Studies Common Requirements | ||
MSCR 1220 | Media, Culture, and Society | 4 |
MSCR 1320 | Media and Social Change | 4 |
or MSCR 1420 | Media History | |
Foundation Course | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Introduction to Film Production | ||
Understanding Media | ||
Diversity or Globalization Course | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Global Media | ||
Digital Feminisms | ||
Gender and Film | ||
Media and Identity | ||
Writing-Intensive | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Digital Feminisms | ||
Digital Media Culture | ||
Film Theory | ||
Media Audiences | ||
Queer Media | ||
TV History |
Media and Screen Studies Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete three courses from the following: | 12 | |
MSCR courses at the 1000 level or above | ||
Video Basics | ||
Video: Sound and Image | ||
Experimental Video | ||
Sound Production for Digital Media | ||
Television Field Production | ||
Television Studio Production | ||
Digital Editing for TV | ||
Special Effects and Postproduction for Television | ||
Production Capstone |
Integrative Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
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AFAM 2619 | Race and Religion in Film | 4 |
MSCR 2335 | Race and Social Justice in American Film | 4 |
Media and Screen Studies Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a C in media and screen studies courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Program Requirements
Minimum 2.000 GPA required
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
AFAM 1101 | 4 | AFAM 2690 | 4 | Foreign language course | 4 | Elective | 4 |
AFAM 1104 | 4 | AFRS 2307 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
AFAM 1113 | 4 | MSCR 1220 | 4 | ||||
CLTR 1000 | 1 | Foreign language course | 4 | ||||
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
AFAM 2296 | 4 | AFAM 3270 | 4 | AFAM 3664 | 4 | Co-op | |
AFRS 2464 | 4 | MSCR 2220 | 4 | COMM 3655 | 4 | ||
AFRS 3424 | 4 | MSCR 2505 | 4 | ||||
MSCR 1320 | 4 | MSCR 3420 | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | AFAM 2619 | 4 | MSCR elective | 4 | Co-op | ||
ARTD 2380 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
COMM 2655 | 4 | ||||||
MSCR 2335 | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | AFAM 4700 | 4 | |||||
COMM 4755 | 4 | ||||||
NUpath elective | 4 | ||||||
NUpath elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 129 |