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African Diaspora Literature, BA

African Diaspora Literature, BA

Degree Map

Total Degree Map Credits 120

First Year

Course Name Credits
ENGL 112: College Composition I 3
MTH 115 or 136: Math Requirement 3
FS 101: Freshman Seminar I 1
SSC 101: Cultural, Society, and Social Change 3
ART 100: Introduction to World Art 3
BIO 101: Introduction to the Science of Biology 3
Total Credits 16
Course Name Credits
ENGL 150: College Composition II 3
HIST 101: World Civilizations I 3
MUS 100: Introduction to World Music 3
ENGL 107: Orientation to English Studies OR FS 102 + LIB 100: Freshman Seminar 2 & Library and Research Methods 3
Free Elective Course 3
Total Credits 15

Second Year

Course Name Credits
ENGL 211: Intro To Literary Studies 3
ENGL 210: Intermediate Composition 3
HST 200: The Growth and Development of the US 3
PHIL 301: Black Philosophical Thought 3
Free Elective Course 3
Total Credits 15
Course Name Credits
BIO 211: Biotechnology and Society 3
ENGL 212: World Literature – The Evolving Canon 3
MASS 473 [College Option – Social Behavioral Sciences]: Hip-Hop: Political, Historical, Social 3
Free Elective Course 3
Free Elective Course 3
Total Credits 15

Third Year

Course Name Credits
College Option: Socio-Cultural Course: 1st semester World Language requirement 3
ENG 325 (Caribbean Diasporic Literature I): Caribbean Cosmopolitan 3
ENG 340 (American Diasporic Literature I): Resistance and Reformation in Early African American Literature 3
ENG 344 (European Diasporic Literature I): Windrush to Brexit and Beyond: “Race” and Nation in British Literature 3
African Diaspora Literature Elective 3
Total Credits 15
Course Name Credits
Foreign Language II (FREN/SPAN) 3
ENGL 341 (American Diasporic Literature II): The Harlem Renaissance: At Home in the World 3
ENG 346 (Caribbean Diasporic Literature II): Caribbean Spirits, Postcolonial Specters 3
Major Elective 3
ENGL 365: Applied Literary Theory 3
Total Credits 15

Fourth Year

Course Name Credits
Foreign Language 201 3
African Diaspora Literature Elective 3 3
African Diaspora Literature Elective 4 3
Open Elective Course 3
ENGL 422: Senior Thesis 3
Total Credits 15
Course Name Credits
World Language 202 3
ENVS 200 (College Option): Environmental Science 3
ENGL 343 (European Diaspora Literature II): Slavery, Emancipation, and Empire in British Literature 3
Open Elective Course 3
Open Elective Course 3
Total Credits 15

*Course sequence and offerings are subject to change. Students should consult their academic advisor regularly to stay on track for graduation.