The total number of units required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies is 180 units, of which 68 units are in the major. Consult with an advisor for the specific number of units required in all areas of the degree including GE and free electives.
Requirements for the Major (68 units)
The major in Pan African Studies consists of 32 required lower and upper division core courses and 36 electives units. 16 units of electives may be taken in other fields of study. Students should work closely with department adviser on the selection of appropriate electives in other fields.
Required Core Courses (32 units)
Lower Division (12 units)
| LAS/PAS | 102 | The African Diaspora in the United States (4) |
| PAS | 180 | Race & Ethnicity in US Society |
| PAS | 250A | African History (4) or |
| PAS | 250B | African History (4) |
| PAS | 251A | African American History (4) or |
| PAS | 251B | African American History (4) |
Upper Division (20 units)
| PAS | 301 | The Black Experience Across Disciplines: Intensive Writing and Research (4) |
| PAS | 403 | The Black Intellectual Tradition (4) or |
| PAS | 422 | Themes in Black Literature (4) |
| PAS | 405 | Black Feminism (4) or |
| PAS | 406 | Black Women Leaders in Thought and Politics (4) |
| PAS | 414 | African Diaspora: Globalization, Locality, Community (4) or |
| PAS | 416 | Pan-Africanism and World Politics (4) |
| PAS | 495 | Senior Thesis (4) |
Elective Courses (36 units)
Electives may be drawn from all Pan African studies courses not selected for the required core requirements. Only eight (8) units of lower division (numbers between 100-200) course work may be counted toward the completion of the required 36 units. The following courses may be used to fulfill elective credit:
| AAAS/CHS/LAS/PAS 108 | Comparative Ethnic Studies (4) |
| PAS 120 | Elementary Igbo (4) |
| PAS 254 | Special Topics in Pan-African Studies (4) |
| CHS/PAS 260 | Third World Images in Film (4) |
| CHS/ENGL/PAS 327 | Ethnicity and Emotions in U.S. Film (4) |
| AAAS/CHS/PAS/SOC 348 | Class, Race/Ethnicity, & Gender (4) |
| PAS 369 | Race, Activism, and Emotions (4) |
| EDFN/LAS/PAS 380 | Education and Development in the Third World (4) |
| ENGL/PAS 377 | Literary Explorations of Justice and Racism (4) |
| ENGL/PAS 386 | Literature and the Third World (4) |
| ENGL/PAS 426 | African Literature (4) |
| LAS/PAS 342 | Cultural Impact of Development (4) |
| LAS/PAS/POLS 360 | Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (4) |
| PAS 400 | Psychology and African Americans (4) |
| PAS 401 | Topics on Education and African American Advancement (4) |
| PAS 402 | Black Political Economy (4) |
| PAS 404 | The Black Family (4) |
| PAS 407 | Black Fraternities & Sororities (4) |
| AAAS/CHS/LAS/PAS 408 | Comparative Diaspora Studies (4) |
| PAS 412 | Third World Women and Development (4) |
| PAS 414 | African Diaspora: Globalization, Locality, Community (4) |
| PAS 416 | Pan Africanism and World Politics (4) |
| PAS 417 | Hip Hop as Political Expression (4) |
| PAS 418 | African American Religion as Civic Culture (4) |
| PAS 420 | African Foundations of African American Culture (4) |
| PAS 421 | African American Music as History and Criticism (4) |
| PAS 440 | Power and African American Communities (4) |
| PAS 441 | Power and African American Communities: Field Research (4) |
| PAS/POLS 456 | Politics of the Caribbean and Central America (4) |
| PAS 490 | Special Topics in Pan African Studies (4) |
| PAS 499 | Undergraduate Directed Study (4) |
Up to 16 units of course work may be taken from the following list of courses offered in other fields:
| ANTH 413 | Peoples of Africa (4) |
| ANTH 361 | Race, Racism and Human Variation (4) |
| ART 481 | African Art (4) |
| TVF 334 | "Race," Justice and Mass Media (4) |
| COMM 489 | Intercultural Communications (4) |
| GEOG 446 | US Ethnic Communities (4) |
| HIST 352 | Civil Rights in the US (4) |
| HIST 414A | Traditional Sub-Saharan Africa (4) |
| HIST 414B | Modern Sub-Saharan Africa (4) |
| HIST 415 | Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa (4) |
| HIST 465 | Brazil (4) |
| LAS 335 | Races and Culture in the Americas (4) |
| LAS 430 | Cuba and the World (4) |
| MUS 452 | History of Jazz (4) |
| MUS 458 | Music of Latin America |
| POLS 406 | Los Angeles City Politics (4) |
| POLS 409 | Minority Politics in the US (4) |
| POLS 442 | American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (4) |
| POLS 453 | Africa and the Middle East (4) |
| SOC 348 | Class, Race/Ethnicity and Gender (4) |
| SOC 460 | Race and Ethnic Relations (4) |