Black World Studies, B.A.

Required Courses:

• BWS 410 - Black World Seminar

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• Complete two courses from the following:

• BWS 101 - Introduction to Black World Studies
• BWS 180 - Pre-Colonial Africa
• BWS 200 - African and African-American Thought
• BWS 277 - African-American Religious Experience and Theology
• BWS 320 - The African-American Experience to 1877

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• Complete three courses from the following:

• BWS 225 - Islam and Christianity in Africa
• BWS 264 - Politics in Africa
• BWS 280 - Discrimination and Society
• LAS 254 - Multicultural Theater
• LAS 258 - The Road to Africa

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• Complete three collateral courses from the following:

• AMST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in America
• ENGL 342 - American Native/Colonial and Revolutionary Literature
• ENGL 343 - American Romantic and Realist Literature
• ENGL 344 - American Modern and Postmodern Literature
• HIST 380 - Contemporary Africa
• LAS 254 - Multicultural Theater 
• LAS 258 - The Road to Africa 
• POSC 264 - Politics in Africa
• POSC 317 - Non-Western Political Thought
• SOC 280 - Discrimination and Society

Additional Requirements:

The three required collateral courses must represent three different disciplines. Additional approved courses may be substituted for required Black World studies courses or collateral courses with the written approval of the director of Black World Studies.

A minimum of fifteen hours in the major field must be completed at Dominican.