Major Requirements
The Black Studies major consists of a minimum of 40 units, or ten 4-unit courses.
There are two core required courses for the major, BLST 101 and BLST 490.
There are three Interdisciplinary clusters: expressive forms, historical perspectives, and politics and theory. Students are expected to complete six of these, with a minimum of two in each of the three interdisciplinary clusters.
Students must take two additional electives in consultation with the faculty advisor and selected from a list of approved electives or any of the interdisciplinary clusters.
Of the ten required courses, no more than two courses can be at the 100-level, and at least three must be at the 300-level.
No more than two courses taken outside the college (including but not limited to study abroad) may count toward the major. These may only fulfill the elective requirement. Prior approval by the adviser and chair is required.
COURSEWORK
Core Courses
| BLST 101 | Introduction to Black Studies | 4 units |
| BLST 490 | Black Studies Senior Seminar | 4 units |
Interdisciplinary Electives
There are three Interdisciplinary clusters: expressive forms, historical perspectives, and politics and theory. Students are expected to complete six courses (24 units) across these interdisciplinary clusters, with a minimum of two courses (8 units) in each of the three interdisciplinary clusters.
Expressive Forms
Students may also apply CTSJ 295 to the expressive forms cluster if they have enrolled in the "Black Popular Culture // The Black Digital Age" section of the course.
Students may also apply THEA 201 to the expressive forms cluster if they have enrolled in "The Black Arts Movement" section of the course.
Historical Perspectives
Politics and Theory
Students may apply CTSJ 295 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Blackness, Gender, & Sexuality" section of the course.
Students may also apply CTSJ 395 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Chattel Slavery and Its Afterlives" section of the course.
Additional Electives
Students must take two additional electives chosen from the list of approved electives below, or any of the interdisciplinary clusters.