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Bachelor of Science in Africana Studies - Development Studies Tennessee State University, USA

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Full Time 4 Year(s) $5446 for more than 12 hours Contact provider
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Course summary

This program is designed to give students a balanced understanding of the centrality of Africa and her descendants to the culture and history of world civilization. The rigorous curriculum is rooted in the culture and history of African people, one that is intellectually and scientifically grounded. The Africana Studies curriculum is African-centered in nature, interdisciplinary in structure, and Pan-African (international) in scope.

Program modules

The courses are: ENGL 1010, 1020 Freshman English I, II, ENGL 2013, 2023 Black Arts and Literature I, II, HIST 2010, 2020 American History I, II, ECON 2010 Principles of Economics I, BIO 1010, 1011 Introduction to Biophysical Sciences, MATH 1110 College Algebra I, BIOL 1030,1040, 1031, 1041 or General Biology I, II or CHEM 1010, 1020,1011, 1021 or General Chemistry I, II or PSY 218, or Elementary Statistics, SOC 300 Social Statistics, PHY 211, 212, College Physics I, II, 211L, 212L ART 201 or African-American Art or MUSC 235 Introduction to Afro-American Music, ART 1010 or Art Appreciation or MUSC 1010 Music Appreciation, SPCH 220 or Public Speaking or SPCH 230 Business and Professional Speech, Communication, CS 121 Introduction to Computing, HEA 151 Health and Wellness, HPER 1010-1053 or AERO or Physical Education Activity, MUSC 2010 (2 semesters required), ASOR 100B Orientation for Social Science Majors.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should be a high school graduate. They should have a ACT Score of 19 or 900 and above on the SAT, or minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 system and must have completed 14 High School State Board of Regents Unit requirements. A student 21 years of age or older who does not meet the required high school grade point average, must take the ACT/SAT. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a test score of 500 as the minimum acceptance level of performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, (TOEFL) or 80 percent on The Michigan Test. Students who do not have ACT/SAT equivalent score of 19 or above and who have not had college-level English and/or Math must undergo COMPASS testing.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Tennessee State University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Africana Studies

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