CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

The Black/Africana Studies: Social Change and Social Justice Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide students with the opportunity to study a precise scope of the theoretical principles and practices of social justice, paying particular attention to the study of the history, culture, and social justice traditions of Black people through an Afrocentric lens. Major themes highlighted in the curriculum are social justice, cultural resistance, agency, and social change. 

Selective courses within this certificate program satisfy the ethnic studies course requirement for transfer to a CSU and UC. The goals and objectives of this program are to provide students with the opportunity to develop cultural competence and cross-cultural skills. This program will prepare students for advocacy work in multicultural environments with underrepresented, ethnically diverse populations.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a disciplinary understanding of Africology, also called Black Studies, Africana Studies, and African American Studies, and the relevance of the discipline in relation to the Afrocentric examination of African phenomena
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of the history, culture, and social justice traditions of Black people in the United States and the world
• Establish and provide an Afrocentric examination of classism, racism, and other forms of oppression

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Required Courses (10 or 10.5 Units)
AFRS 100	Introduction to Black/Africana Studies	3.0
AFRS 113	Introduction to Ethnic Studies	3.0
ENGL C1000	Academic Reading and Writing	4.0-4.5
or ENGL C1000E	Academic Reading and Writing
Subtotal		10-10.5
List A: Select two courses from the following area (6 Units)		6.0
AFRS 101	Theories and Methods in Black/Africana Studies (3)
AFRS 103	The History of the Black World I: From Ancient Africa to 1888 (3)
AFRS 104	The History of the Black World II: From 1888 to the Present (3)
AFRS 108	Black Politics: Social and Racial Justice Movements (3)
AFRS 111	The Rhetoric of Black Resistance (3)
AFRS 215	Hip-Hop as Cultural Expression (3)
AFRS 218	African Civilizations I: Ancient to 1000 CE (3)
AFRS 219	African Civilizations II: 1000 CE to 1900 CE (3)
AFRS 220	African Gender Systems (3)
AFRS 222	African Spirituality (3)
AFRS 224	Black Biracial and Multiracial Identities and Cultures (3)
AFRS 225	African American Ebonics (3)
AFRS 230	Black Characters in Japanese Anime and Manga (3)
Total Units		16-16.5