DEPARTMENT
CHAIR
Wacira Gethaiga
DEPARTMENT
OFFICE
Humanities 314 DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE
http://hss.fullerton.edu/afro
PROGRAMS
OFFERED
Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies
Option in Afro-Ethnic Studies
Minor in Afro-Ethnic Studies
FACULTY
Stan Breckenridge, Wacira Gethaiga, J. Owens Smith, Julie
Stokes, Jamie Wilson
ADVISER
All programs: Wacira Gethaiga
INTRODUCTION
Afro-Ethnic Studies is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding
the black experience as it relates to life in America as
part of a world community. In addition to degree programs
in Afro-Ethnic Studies, the department provides course work
in Ethnic Studies in general (e.g., Intercultural Socialization)
and other specific ethnic groups (e.g., American Indian).The
B.A. in Ethnic Studies (Afro-Ethnic Studies) requires a
minimum of 120 units, which includes courses for the option,
General Education, all University requirements, and free
electives. The option consists of 30 units: 101 or 107,
190 and a minimum of 24 units in upper-division courses.
Students majoring in the Afro-Ethnic Studies program acquire
a special preparation in, and sensitivity to, life in America
and the world community. The program is multi-disciplinary
in nature since aspects of Afro-Ethnic Studies affect and
are affected by other programs.
Graduates from the Afro-Ethnic Studies
program go into careers in teaching, community development,
community leadership, social work, urban research, law,
civil service, industrial relations and a variety of comparable
fields. Many go into graduate work in this field and some
enter more traditional disciplines where a general knowledge
of social sciences and humanities is a prerequisite.
INTERNATIONAL
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRO-ETHNIC STUDIES
The major in Afro-Ethnic Studies includes courses that examine
broad African and non-African issues. Such courses include
Introduction to Ethnic Studies, Intracultural Socialization
Patterns, and History of Racism. Additionally, students
are encouraged to participate in the California State University
International Program (CSUIP).
BACHELOR
OF ARTS IN ETHNIC STUDIES (OPTION IN AFRO-ETHNIC STUDIES)
Lower-Division
Courses (6 units required)
Afro 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) and/or
Afro 107 Introduction to Afro-American Studies (3) and/or
Afro 190 Survey of American History with Emphasis on Ethnic
Minorities (3)
Upper-Division
Courses (24 units minimum)
Core Courses (15 units required)
(To be selected from the following courses)
Afro 304 The Black Family (3)
Afro 311 Intracultural Socialization Patterns (3)
Afro 317 Black Politics (3)
Afro 320 Black Political Thought (3)
Afro 322 Psychology of the Afro-American (3)
Afro 324 Afro-American Literature (3)
Afro 335 History of Racism (3)
Afro 346 African Experience (3)
Afro 381 African Literature (3)
Upper-Division
Electives (9 units minimum)
Afro 301 Afro-American Culture (3)
Afro 306 American Indian Women (3)
Afro 310 Black Women in America (3)
Afro 314 Pan-African Dance & Movement (3)
Afro 321 Minority Community Development Planning (3)
Afro 325 African-American Religions and Spirituality (3)
Afro 337 American Indian Religions and Philosophy (3)
Afro 356 Afro-American Music Appreciation (3)
Afto 357 Blacks in the Performing Arts (3)
Afro 385 Schools and Minority Groups (3)
Afro 430 A Social Psychological Study in Ethnic Minority
Behavior (3)
Afro 496 Tutorial (1-3)
Afro 499 Independent Study (1-3)
Upper-Division
Writing Requirement (3 units)
Afro 400 Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies (3) OR
English 301 Advanced College Writing (3)
Second
Language Graduation Requirement
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies, Afro-Ethnic
Studies Option, who enter Cal State Fullerton as first-time
freshmen in Fall 2006, or who enter a community college
in Fall 2006 with intent to transfer to Cal State Fullerton,
will be required to show proficiency in a second language
as a condition of graduation with a bachelor's degree (see
"Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" elsewhere
in this catalog.)
MINOR
IN AFRO-ETHNIC STUDIES
Students interested in the Afro-Ethnic Studies minor are
required to take a minimum of 21 units. This includes six
units of lower-division courses and fifteen units of upper-division
courses.
Lower-Division
Courses (6 units)
Afro 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) and/or
Afro 107 Introduction to Afro-American Studies (3) and/or
Afro 190 Survey of American History with Emphasis on Ethnic
Minorities (3)
Upper-Division
Courses (15 units)
Afro 301 Afro-American Culture (3)
Afro 304 The Black Family (3)
Afro 306 American Indian Women (3)
Afro 310 Black Women in America (3)
Afro 311 Intracultural Socialization Patterns (3)
Afro 314 Pan-African Dance and Movement (3)
Afro 317 Black Politics (3)
Afro 320 Black Political Thought (3)
Afro 321 Minority Community Development Planning (3)
Afro 322 Psychology of the Afro-American (3)
Afro 324 Afro-American Literature (3)
Afro 325 African-American Religion and Spirituality (3)
Afro 335 History of Racism (3)
Afro 346 The African Experience (3)
Afro 381 African Literature (3)
Afro 385 Schools and Minority Groups (3)
Afro 430 A Social Psychological Study in Ethnic Minority
Behavior (3)
Afro 499 Independent Study (1-3)
AFRO-ETHNIC
STUDIES COURSES
Courses are designated as AFRO
in the class schedule.
| AFRO 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. The perspective through which people of color have come to see themselves in terms of their own heroes, culture and contributions to societies in which they live and world society in general. (Same as Asian American Studies 101, Chicana/o Studies 101, Women’s Studies 101) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 107 Introduction to Afro-American Studies | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. The aims and objectives of Afro-American studies. The basic terms and references that give substance to Afro-American studies. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 108 Linguistics and Minority Dialects | | Description: (Same as Linguistics 108) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 190 Survey of American History with Emphasis on Ethnic Minorities | | Description: (Same as History 190 and Chicana/o Studies 190) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 301 Afro-American Culture | | Description: African cultural characteristics in the New World and contemporary events, including art, ideas, dance and literature. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 304 The Black Family | | Description: Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or completion of General Education Category III.C.1. The American social conditions that shaped the black family from the African cultural patterns to the family that exists today. The roles of poverty, racism and discrimination. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 306 American Indian Women | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. The female role in American Indian tribal lifestyles. Labor divisions, leadership, political and social activities from a number of tribes. Historical and contemporary issues, as they affect American Indian women. (Same as Women’s Studies 306) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 310 Black Women in America | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. Issues in the study of black women in America, including social, political, economic and intellectual development. Historical and contemporary issues as they affect black American women will be investigated. (Same as Women’s Studies 310) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 311 Intracultural Socialization Patterns | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. Patterns of role learning as they vary within subpopulations; changes over time in the values, attitudes, and goals of both the general culture and of subcultures; stereotypes and realities; understanding and dealing with cultural variation as well as cultural “norms.” (Same as Human Services 311) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 314 Pan-African Dance and Movement | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.1. or III.B.2. Theory and practice of movement of African and Haitian peoples. Movement (dance) as quasi-language in perpetuating the life style of African cultures and cultures of African descent. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 317 Black Politics | | Description: Prerequisite: Political Science 100 or consent of instructor. Blacks’ struggle for political equality and relief from political oppression. Public policies concerning blacks’ freedoms, liberties and property rights. (Same as Political Science 317) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 320 Black Political Thought | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of the General Education Category III.B.2. A study of the black American intellectual from slavery to contemporary times, with special emphasis on black contributions to American political and social thought as well as their contributions in America’s social development. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 321 Minority Community Development Planning | | Description: Prerequisite: Afro-Ethnic Studies 317 or permission of instructor. This course is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of political and economic development in minority communities. Emphasis is placed on conceptualizing problems and planning and designing problem-solving models to resolve them. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 322 Psychology of the Afro-American | | Description: Prerequisite: com-pletion of General Education Category III.C.1. Black identity and the lifestyles that have risen from racism. The socioeconomic, political, and cultural conditions which have fostered the blackness concept and the psychological devices used by blacks to survive. (Same as Psychology 322) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 324 Afro-American Literature | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.2. The literary contributions by major black American authors. Contemporary black writers and the recurring themes of protest and quest for identity. Not available for graduate degree credit. (Same as English 324) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 325 African-American Religions and Spirituality | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. African-American belief systems and denominations. A study of folk beliefs among Blacks, African-American religious groups, and the role of the Black Church in politics and social change in the Black community. (Same as Comparative Religion 325) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 335 History of Racism | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. An investigation into the historical roots and current expressions of racism. Course focuses on how racism manifests itself through individual, social, political, economic and religious institutions and proposes methods of combating it. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 337 American Indian Religions and Philosophy | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of the General Education Category III.B.2. Examination of American Indian religious and philosophic perspectives. Survey of religious interpretations and thought in various facets of belief ranging from traditional Indian religion to Christianity. Contemporary religious activities will be highlighted. Not available for graduate degree credit. (Same as Comparative Religion 337) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 346 The African Experience | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. African history from the origin of the black man and traditional African civilization through the African diaspora to the institutional realities of Africa today. Not available for credit to students who have completed History 355. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 356 Afro-American Music Appreciation | | Description: Prerequisite: junior/senior standing. Black music in America; the sociological conditions that help produce various forms of black music. (Same as Music 356) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 357 Blacks in the Performing Arts | | Description: Prerequisite: Completion of General Education Category III.B.1. The exploration of African-American culture through the performing arts. The main goal of this course is to teach about Blacks in the entertainment industry as a means of understanding and revealing important aspects of African-American culture. (Same as Music 357 and Theatre 357) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 381 African Literature | | Description: (Same as English 381 and Comparative Literature 381) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 385 Schools and Minority Groups | | Description: Prerequisite: junior/senior standing. Focuses on the ways in which the constraints of formal schooling affect the behaviors and attitudes of ethnic minority group members. Emphasizes the role of the community and family in school readiness and the psycho-logical consequences of schooling. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 400 Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies | | Description: (Same as Asian American 400 and Chicana/o 400) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 430 A Social Psychological Study in Ethnic Minority Behavior | | Description: Prerequisites: junior/senior standing. The social psychological problems that ethnic minorities face such as stress-related problems in mental health. Society’s reactions to these problems among these groups. | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 450 African History Since 1935 | | Description: (Same as History 450) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 457 West African and the African Diaspora | | Description: (Same as History 457) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 458 Southern Africa in the 20th Century | | Description: (Same as History 458) | Units: (3)
| | AFRO 499 Independent Study | | Description: Prerequisites: junior/senior standing and acceptance of the subject by department chair and instructor directing the study. | Units: (1-3)
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