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Given the interdisciplinary organization of the Department of Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies, students may elect to concentrate their program of study in the Africana sequence, Puerto Rican/Latino sequence or a combination of both with courses in social sciences and humanities.
Several courses within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement.
A total of 30 core credits are required of all Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies majors.
Students must choose 6 credits from:
AFPRL 20100 African History from Human Origins to 1600 CE
AFPRL 20200 African History Since 1600 CE
AFPRL 20300 African American History I
AFPRL 20400 African American History II
AFPRL 20900 Introduction to Caribbean History to 1900
AFPRL 21000 Introduction to Caribbean History: 1900 – Present
AFPRL 24100 Puerto Rican History to 1897
AFPRL 24200 Puerto Rican History Since 1898
3 credits from:
AFPRL 28100 Fieldwork in African American/Latino Communities
Of the remaining 21 credits, 12 must be taken at the 300 and/or 400 level. At least 3 credits must be taken in Puerto Rican/Latino studies if the Student’s concentration is in Africana studies and vice versa.
Honors
AFPRL 499 Honors – 3 hrs, 3 cr.; Prerequisite: Dept. permission; upper Jr/Sr with 3.3 cumulative GPA, 3.5 major GPA. Individual research and honors essay under direction of a department member are required.
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The Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies minor consists of 12 credits chosen from Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies.
To fulfill the minor requirements, 6 credits must be taken at the 100/200 level, with an additional 6 taken at the 300/400 level.
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