Associate Professor--Richards
Minor in Black Studies
The principal objectives of the program are to provide an opportunity for an integrated liberal arts major in Black Studies for those students interested in the education and development of the Black and global community.
The Bachelor of Arts in Black Studies includes basic core courses (27 units), an area of concentration (12 units), and electives on advisement (6 units).
| Program | Units | |
| BL S 101 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| BL S 200 | Introduction to Black Psychology | 3 |
| BL S 201 | Black Involvement in Scientific Development | 3 |
| BL S 210 | Introduction to Black Literature | 3 |
| BL S 300 | From Africa to America | 3 |
| BL S 302 | Black Diaspora | 3 |
| BL S 340 | Economics of the Black Community | 3 |
| BL S 516 | Research Methods | 3 |
| BL S 551 | Field Work in Black Studies | 3 |
| Total for core | 27 | |
| Area of Concentration (chosen from one of the following) | 12 | |
| Electives upon advisement from Black Studies or related area | 6 | |
| Total for major | 45 | |
| Black Humanities Concentration | ||
| Units selected on advisement | 12 | |
| BL S 221 | Afro-American Music: A 20th Century Survey | |
| BL S 225 | Images and Issues in Black Visual Media | |
| BL S 301 | Africa in Global Perspectives | |
| BL S 303 | Afro-American History | |
| BL S 400 | Black Arts and Humanities | |
| BL S 411 | African--African-American Literature | |
| BL S 420 | Black Fiction | |
| BL S 430 | Black Poetry | |
| BL S 440 | Black Oratory | |
| BL S 450 | Black Philosophy | |
| BL S 617 | Black Dance Experience | |
| BL S 660 | Black Journalism | |
| Black Behavioral and Social Sciences Concentration | ||
| Units selected on advisement | 12 | |
| BL S 111 | Black Cultures and Personalities | |
| BL S 206 | Black Child Development | |
| BL S 215 | Introduction to Black Family Studies | |
| BL S 301 | Africa in Global Perspectives | |
| BL S 303 | Afro-American History | |
| BL S 310 | Anthropology of Blackness | |
| BL S 320 | Black Politics, Mass Movements, and Liberation Themes | |
| BL S 326 | Black Religion | |
| BL S 330 | Sociological Dimensions of the Black Experience | |
| BL S 370 | Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community | |
| BL S 515 | Black Family Studies | |
| BL S 555 | Pigmentation and the Experience of Color | |
| BL S 610 | Art, Myth, and Religion | |
| BL S 655 | Selected Topics in Black Studies (1-3) | |
MINOR PROGRAM IN BLACK STUDIES
| Program | Units | |
| BL S 101 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| BL S 200 | Introduction to Black Psychology | 3 |
| BL S 201 | Black Involvement in Scientific Development | 3 |
| BL S 210 | Introduction to Black Literature | 3 |
| BL S 300 | From Africa to America | 3 |
| BL S 302 | Black Diaspora | 3 |
| BL S 340 | Economics of the Black Community | 3 |
| BL S 516 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Total | 24 | |