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Certificate in Africana 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.

Admission to the Certificate program in African Studies (AFRO) requires the following:

  • 55 credit hours earned towards a degree at IUPUI
  • At least a cumulative GPA of 2.5
  • to declare the certificate, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form: https://liberalarts.iupui.edu/updatemajor/

The Certificate in African Studies (AFRO) requires satisfactory completion of the following:

  • Completion of a total of 18 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course.

Certificate Requirements:

Core courses (6 cr.):
  • AFRO-A 152: Introduction to African Studies (3 cr.)

AND

  • AFRO-A 200: Research in African American and African Diaspora Studies (3 cr.)

OR

  • AFRO-A 495: Individual Readings in African American and African Diaspora Studies (1-3 cr.)

Electives (12 cr.), choose four courses from the following:

  • 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: Literature and Society: South African Literature and Culture (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: Selected Topics in Social Work: Global Human Rights and Cultural Competency Skills (3 cr.)