John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | The City University of New York

The Africana Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary approach to African-American, Caribbean and African histories, cultures and experiences. The program is composed of a base of 18 credits and an additional 3 to 9 credits. Students may fulfill requirements for a minor in Africana Studies by taking a total of 18 credits (six courses).

Program/Minor Coordinator. Professor Kwando Kinshasa, Department of Africana Studies (212.237.8759, kkinshasa@jjay.cuny.edu).

Part 1
Part 2


Part 1                                                        Subtotal: 18 credits

Select six                                                                                    

Africana Studies History 211 African-American History I
Africana Studies History 212 African-American History II
Africana Studies History 270 The History of African-American Social and Intellectual Thought
Africana Studies Justice 227 Introduction to Community - Based Approaches to Justice
Africana Studies Literature 223/Literature 223 African-American Literature
Africana Studies Psychology 129/Psychology 129 The Psychology of the African-American Experience
Africana Studies Research Seminar 310 Research Seminar in African-American Studies
Africana Studies Sociology 121 African-American Community Issues

PART 2                                                     Subtotal: 3-9 credits

Select one to three

Africana Studies History 330 African-American Nationalism and Pan Africanism
Africana Studies History 263/Latin American and Latina/o Studies 263 African Heritage in the Caribbean
Africana Studies Independent Research 410 Independent Study
Africana Studies Psychology 240/Psychology 240 Psychology of Oppression
Africana Studies Sociology 110 Race and the Urban Community

                                                                   Total: 21-27 credits