Undergraduate
Certificate Programs
African Studies
Undergraduate students who are enrolled at IUPUI may apply for an undergraduate certificate in African Studies if they meet the following criteria:
- have completed at least 55 credit hours toward their degree at IUPUI
- have earned a cumulative GPA of 2.5
Students who have not enrolled at IUPUI and specify the Undergraduate Certificate in African Studies may be considered for this certificate if they meet the following criteria:
- apply for Undergraduate Admission to IUPUI and specify the Undergraduate Certificate in African Studies as their objective (Admissions Office: [317] 274-4591 or apply@iupui.edu).
- have 55 credit hours of transferable work
- have earned a cumulative GPA of 2.5
Students who have already completed undergraduate degrees can apply for the undergraduate certificate.
Course Requirements
Total requirement: 18 credit hours. The minimum grade that will be accepted in any single course is C.
Required courses (6 credits):
- AFRO A152 Introduction to African Studies (3 cr.)
- AFRO A200 Research in African and African American Studies (3 cr.) or
- AFRO A495 Individual Readings in Afro-American Studies (1-3 cr.)
Electives in Africana Studies or complementary school/department (12 credits):
- ANTH E310 Cultures of Africa (3 cr.)
- ENG L382 Fiction of the Non-Western World: 20th Century African Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG L411 South African Literature and Society (3 cr.)
- HER H351 African Art I (3 cr.)
- HER H352 Aftican Art II (3cr.)
- HIST H227 African Civilizations (3 cr.)
- HIST H421 Topics: Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3 cr.)
- HIST H421 Topics: Modern Africa (3 cr.)
- POLS Y338 African Politics (3 cr.)
- REL R300 Studies in Religion:Religion and Health in Africa (3cr.)
- REL R328 Afro-Diasporic Religions (3 cr.)
- SWK S300 Global Human Rights and Cultural Competency Skills (3 cr.)
-