Undergraduate Programs
Africana Studies
Africana Studies at the University of South Florida is a transdisciplinary academic
unit that offers undergraduate and graduate courses on Africa and peoples of African
descent in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Given our distinctive
commitment to the study of Africa and the global Black Diaspora, USF's Department
of Africana Studies is a leader in providing instruction on the foundations of Africana
Studies in Florida and a participant in shaping the themes and topics that define
our transdisciplinary field in the United States and the world.
USF's Africana Studies was founded in 1969 and is solidly grounded in rich, multidimensional
African and African American intellectual traditions. Students have the options of
pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies and a Minor in Africana Studies. Africana
Studies faculty members are nationally recognized scholars who provide a strong intellectual
foundation for our students while also preparing them for careers in a broad range
of professions including Law, Social and Community Development, Media Relations, Cultural
Studies instructors, Travel and Tourism guides. The Africana Studies curriculum facilitates
the development of critical thinking skills while also challenging students to explore
new ideas, seek new connections and become actively engaged in the global community.
admissions AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The School of Interdiscplinary Global Studies at the University of South Florida offers a Bachelor's in Africana Studies. For a listing of the admission and degree requirements needed to obtain the Bachelor's in Africana Studies, students should consult the Undergraduate Catalog. Students should adhere to the requirements within the undergraduate catalog under which they were admitted.
minor in africana studies
For a listing of the requirements needed to obtain a minor in Africana Studies, students should consult the Undergraduate Catalog. Students should adhere to the requirements within the undergraduate catalog under which they were admitted.
Additional information on this minor
Other departments may offer new courses that are not included in the catalog, but
are relevant to this minor and could count for credit as AFA electives. When the AFA
department is aware of such new courses, students will be notified of new courses
that can count towards the AFA electives. Students may also submit syllabi from courses
offered by other disciplines that are not on the list to the AFA Academic Advisor,
Pamela Anderson, for review to see if the course may count as an AFA elective. This
should be done prior to taking the course.
forms & additional information
Office of Admissions
SIGS Undergraduate Resources
Undergraduate Studies
Africana Studies Directed Reading Contract
SIGS Undergraduate Incomplete Grade Contract
Africana Studies Independent Study Contract