Undergraduate
Certificate Programs
African Studies
The Africana Studies Program offers an 18 credit hour Certificate in African Studies designed to provide undergraduate students with an overview and understanding of both historical and contemporary perspectives on the lived experiences of the peoples and cultures of Africa. The curriculum provides students with a wide breadth of knowledge pertaining to the approaches used in the study of Africa in terms of its history, development, politics, culture, religion, health, environment, resources, growth, and economies. The Certificate in African Studies enables students to supplement their instruction in their major discipline with a concentration on African Studies. Alternatively, the Certificate provides additional preparation for students currently pursuing pre-med, pre-dentistry, nursing, business, engineering, and law degrees, who may envision a future career working in Africa.
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 (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.)
and
- 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-E 310 Cultures of Africa (3 cr.)
- ENG-L 382 Fiction of the Non-Western World: 20th Century African Literature (3 cr.)
- ENG-L 411 South African Literature and Society (3 cr.)
- HER-H 301 Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (3 cr.)
- HER-H 351 African Art I (3 cr.) HER-H 352: African Art II (3 cr.)
- HIST-H 227 African Civilization (3 cr.)
- HIST-H 421 Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History: Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3 cr.)
- HIST-H 421 Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History: Modern Africa (3 cr.)
- POLS-Y 338 African Politics (3 cr.)
- REL-R 300 Studies in Religion: Religion and Health in Africa (3 cr.)
- REL-R 328 Afro Diasporic Religions (3 cr.)
- SWK-S 300 Global Human Rights and Cultural Competency Skills (3 cr.)
