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B.A. in African American and African Studies - Literature and the Arts University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, USA

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120 Credit-hour(s)

$ 17,875 (US$ 17,875) a year

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Course summary

This program aims to provide students with a systematic understanding of the cultural and historical experiences of African peoples and peoples of the African Diaspora.

Program modules

The program modules are as follows: AFRO 3108-Black Music: A History of Jazz (3 cr), AFRO 3112-In the Heart of the Beat: the Poetry of Rap (3 cr), AFRO 3301-The Music of Black Americans (3 cr), AFRO 3578-Arts of Africa (3 cr), AFRO 3585-African American Art (3 cr), AFRO 3592W-Introduction to Black Women Writers in the United States, CD, LIT, WI (3 cr), AFRO 3601W-African Literature, LITR, GP, WI (3 cr), AFRO 3625W-Black Women Writers in the Diaspora, LITR, GP, WI (3 cr), AFRO 3626-Literature of African American Men: Sex, Family, and Relationships (3 cr), AFRO 3628-Literature of Rebellion: the Amistad and other Revolts (3 cr), AFRO 3634-Blues and Rhythm and Blues (3 cr), AFRO 3654-African Cinema (4 cr), AFRO 4112-The Beat Goes on: Advanced Studies in the Poetry of Rap (3 cr), AFRO 4302H-Honors: Women’s Personal Narratives, H (3 cr), AFRO 4593-The African American Novel (3 cr), AFRO 5597-Seminar: Harlem Renaissance (3 cr), AFRO 4598-Seminar: Black Arts Renaissance, 1960s and 1970s (3 cr), AFRO 4655-African American Cinema (3 cr), AFRO 5181-Blacks in American Theatre (3 cr), AFRO 5182-Contemporary Black Theatre: 1960-Present (3 cr).

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have completed the coursework through high school graduation. They are expected to complete, at a minimum, the University's core subject requirements such as four years of English with an emphasis on writing, including instruction in reading and speaking skills and in literary understanding and appreciation; three years of mathematics including one year each of elementary algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra; three years of science including one year each of biological and physical science, and including a laboratory experience; three years of social studies including one year each of U.S. history and geography; two years of a single second language; and one year of visual and/or performing arts including instruction in the history and interpretation of the art form. Individual circumstances are also considered as part of the overall assessment of each application and may factor into individual decisions. Students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 550 in paper based 79 for internet based, 6.5 for IELTS, and 80 for MELAB. If students have taken the ACT exam and scored 17 or lower on the English or reading section (or SAT critical reading [verbal] score of 420 or lower) need to provide English language scores.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus

Department name

College of Liberal Arts, Department of African American and African Studies

Venue / office name

College of Liberal Arts, Department of African American and African Studies

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

810 Social Science Building
267 19th Ave S
MINNEAPOLIS
Minnesota
55455

Venue description

The Department of African American and African Studies plays an important role in the University's rich liberal arts tradition. The department's beginnings in the Morrill Hall takeover of 1969 by students demanding change demonstrate that the academy and society often move forward by challenging traditional boundaries and practices. Today, the department offers students opportunities to explore American cultural diversity and the wide diversity of the African continent. An undergraduate major in African American and African Studies provides students with a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the cultural and historical experiences of African American and African peoples from a multidisciplinary perspective including history, political science, sociology, psychology, literature, music, and art. Courses and faculty are drawn from the department as well as from other units of the University. The department is integrated conceptually not by a single academic discipline, but by common social, cultural, economic, and political themes interwoven in the histories of African American and African peoples. Students investigate a diverse and challenging body of human experience using methods of inquiry that are both traditional and pioneering.

Telephone number

+1 612 624 9847

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The University provides housing and living learning opportunities on or near campus. The mission encompasses goals in three areas create individual student living/learning environments, enhance opportunities for commuter student housing and provide housing for students with families, faculty, and visitors. Housing and Residential Life, in coordination with the university police, work to provide a safe and healthy living environment for the student. The University offers eight residential halls and three apartment buildings. The amenities provided in all the residential halls and the apartments are air conditioning, carpeting, dining facilities within hall, card access main entry and resident areas; closet or wardrobe (expanded spaces may have clothes rack), community kitchen, computer lab, dresser, desk and chair (expanded spaces may have tables), Ethernet connection, extra-long twin bed and mattress pad, fee-for-service cable TV, health advocates (student health advisors), ice machines, laundry facilities, local telephone service (phones not provided), lounges, maintenance staff (full time), meeting space, music/piano practice rooms, nightly security monitors, smoke detectors and sprinklers, sports and recreational equipment, games, vacuums, and DVDs available for check out at information desk, study rooms, vending area and window coverings. Yudof Hall apartment, Roy Wilkins Hall and University Village offers different types of room types. University Dining Services has six residential restaurants and offers convenient and flexible meal plans perfect for students, staff or faculty who have a valid university ID. It serves up a changing menu of specialties including pizza, Asian stir-fry, vegetarian selections and American entrees. Each residential restaurant has operating hours and menus based on the needs of their community. A full menu service is offered during the breakfast, lunch/brunch, and dinner meal periods.

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