Africana Studies and Political Science, BA

The combined major in Africana studies and political science offers students the opportunity to integrate their studies of both disciplines and explore the historical, practical, and theoretical relationships between the two disciplines. In addition to considering the significant points of contention, students explore the ways in which insights from Africana studies can be brought to bear on the disciplinary issues and questions of political science. Within the combined major, students may also choose to concentrate their studies on a range of topics related to political behaviors and institutional developments in the United States, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and across the global African diaspora.

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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Africana Studies Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundational
Complete one of the following:		4
AFRS 1101	Introduction to African Studies
AFAM 1101	Introduction to African American and Africana Studies
Introductory
Complete one of the following:		4
AFAM 1104	The African-American Experience through Music
AFAM 1113	Black Popular Culture
AFAM 1135	John Coltrane and the History of Jazz in the United States
AFRS 1185	Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora
AFAM 1225	Gender, Race, and Medicine
AFRS 1270	Introduction to Global Health
Humanities
Complete two of the following:		8
AFAM 2296	Early African-American Literature
AFRS 2410	Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
AFAM 2455	American Women Writers
AFAM 2690	Boston in Literature
AFRS 3900	Gender and Black World Literatures
Social Sciences
Complete two of the following:		8
AFRS 2307	Africa Today
AFRS 2465	The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
AFRS 3424	Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
AFRS 2464	Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
African American/African Studies Electives
Complete one AFAM/AFRS course at the 2000 level or above.		4
Complete one AFAM/AFRS course at the 3000 level or above.		4

Political Science Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
POLS 1150	American Government	4
POLS 1155	Comparative Politics	4
POLS 1160	International Relations	4
POLS 2399	Research Methods in Political Science	4
POLS 2400	Quantitative Techniques	4
Political Theory
Complete one of the following:		4
POLS 2325	Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
POLS 2328	Modern Political Thought
POLS 2330	American Political Thought
POLS 2332	Contemporary Political Thought
Political Science Electives
Complete three POLS courses at the 2000 level and above.		12

Major Credit Requirement

Complete  80 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

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

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

 

Concentration in American Political Institutions

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete four of the following:		16
POLS 2350	State and Local Politics
POLS 3300	The U.S. Congress
POLS 3302	Judicial Process and Behavior
POLS 3307	Public Policy and Administration
POLS 3310	Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections
POLS 3160	Campaign Strategy

 

Concentration in Campaigns and Elections

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
POLS 3160	Campaign Strategy	4
POLS 3302	Judicial Process and Behavior	4
Campaigns and Elections Electives
If POLS 4947 was replaced by a co-op or internship, an additional elective must be taken.
Complete two of the following:		8
POLS 2345	Urban Policies and Politics
POLS 2350	State and Local Politics
POLS 2355	Intergovernmental Relations
POLS 3310	Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections
POLS 3320	Politics and Mass Media
POLS 3304	Presidential Nominating Process

 

Concentration in Comparative Politics

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Theoretical Requirement
Complete one of the following:		4
POLS 2370	Religion and Politics
POLS 3418	Nationalism
POLS 3430	Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
POLS 3487	Politics of Developing Nations
Regional Requirements
Complete two of the following:		8
POLS 3435	Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
POLS 3465	Government and Politics in the Middle East
POLS 3470	Arab-Israeli Conflict
Experiential/Practicum Requirement
Complete one of the following:		4
POLS 4915	Model Arab League
POLS 4918	Model NATO
POLS 4937	Dialogue of Civilizations: Government and Politics Abroad

 

Concentration in Identity, Culture, and Politics 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Course
POLS 3418	Nationalism	4
Electives
Complete three of the following:		12
POLS 2368	Music and Politics in America and Abroad
POLS 2370	Religion and Politics
POLS 2375	Gender and Politics
POLS 3309	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
POLS 3324	Law and Society

Concentration in International Relations and Diplomacy

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Experiential/Practicum Requirement
Complete one of the following:		4
POLS 4910	Model United Nations
POLS 4915	Model Arab League
POLS 4938	Dialogue of Civilizations: International Politics Abroad
Core Courses
Complete three of the following:		12
POLS 3405	International Political Economy
POLS 3406	International Law
POLS 3408	International Security
POLS 3435	Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
POLS 3470	Arab-Israeli Conflict

Concentration in Law and Legal Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete four of the following:		16
POLS 2330	American Political Thought
POLS 3300	The U.S. Congress
POLS 3302	Judicial Process and Behavior
POLS 3324	Law and Society
POLS 3406	International Law
POLS 3409	Global Governance
POLS 4500	U.S. Constitutional Law
POLS 4505	U.S. Civil Liberties

 

Concentration in Public Policy

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirement
POLS 3307	Public Policy and Administration	4
Electives
Complete three of the following:		12
POLS 2335	Budgeting and Taxation
POLS 2340	Business and Government
POLS 2345	Urban Policies and Politics
POLS 2350	State and Local Politics
POLS 2357	Growth and Decline of Cities and Suburbs
POLS 2390	Science, Technology, and Public Policy
POLS 2395	Environmental Politics and Policy
POLS 3425	U.S. Foreign Policy

 

Concentration in Security Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete four of the following:		16
POLS 3408	International Security
POLS 3420	U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423	Terrorism and Counterterrorism
POLS 3425	U.S. Foreign Policy
POLS 3430	Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
POLS 3470	Arab-Israeli Conflict
POLS 3487	Politics of Developing Nations

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

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours
AFRS 1101 or AFAM 1101	4	MATH 1215	4	Foreign language course	4	POLS 3406	4
AFAM 1113	4	POLS 1160	4	AFAM 2360	4	Advanced Writing in the Discipline elective	4
POLS 1150	4	POLS 1155	4
CLTR 1000 or POLS 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	AFRS 3424	4	Elective	4	Co-op	0
AFRS 2307	4	AFAM 2690	4	Elective	4
POLS 2400	4	POLS 2399	4
Foreign language course	4	POLS 2325	4
	16		16		8		0
Year 3
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer 1	Hours	Summer 2	Hours
Co-op	0	AFAM 3270	4	AFAM 2339	4	Co-op
		POLS 3418	4	AFAM 3664	4
		AFRS 2464	4
		PSYC 1101 (ND NUPath)	4
	0		16		8		0
Year 4
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Co-op	0	AFRS 3460	4
		POLS 3487	4
		POLS 2370	4
		AFAM 4700 (or AFRS 4700)	4
	0		16
Total Hours: 129