Program: Africana Studies Approved Courses - Union College

Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Apr 07, 2025

For the Major, Minor, and ID Major, completing AFR 100 before taking junior-level classes is strongly recommended, although the introductory course can be completed up to senior year in consultation with and after formal approval from the program director.

Division 1: Arts & Humanities

Art History

Classics

CLS 110 - Ancient Egypt: History and Religion

English

EGL 233 - 18-19th Century Early Literature of African Diaspora
EGL 237 - Reclamation & Renaissance: Black Literary Arts 1900 to 1960, “Dark Like Me - That is my Dream!”
EGL 248 - Introduction to Black Poetry
EGL 266 - Black Women Writers
Note: A student must take EGL 100 ; EGL 101 ; or EGL 102 as a prerequisite for any 200-level course in the English Department. A student must take two 200-level courses before enrolling in a 300-level course and four 200-level courses before enrolling in a 400-level course.
Note: Junior and Senior Seminars: Not listed here because topics vary year to year, but in order to earn Africana Studies credit, the topic must cover Africana topics, such as Black Nature Writing, writers of the Harlem Renaissance, and others.

Modern Languages and Literatures

Music

Theater and Dance

Division 2: Social Sciences

Anthropology

ANT 181 - Anthropology of Sub-Saharan Africa

History

Political Science

Sociology

Division 3: Sciences and Mathematics

Psychology

PSY 260 - Culture and Psychology