Programs
The discipline of Africana Studies provides students with the experiences of challenging traditional thoughts and practices, and also gives them an opportunity to explore new and alternative paradigms and theories.
It not only prepares students to understand the world in which they live, but to see where the world is wanting and to have the ability and the desire to make it better. In studying Africana Studies, students are able to learn about critique, and be inspired by the accomplishments of Africans and African Americans who shaped and are shaping the moral conscience, artistic genius, scientific and technical achievements, and political activism of their time. Students use the Black community as a classroom where lessons can be learned and taught.
The Africana Studies Department offers both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a minor.
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies
Curriculum in Africana Studies is designed to address the needs of the Africana-identified communities. That is, the community is situated as a classroom where lessons can be learned and taught. The discipline of Africana Studies prepares students to not only understand the world they live in but also to see where the world is wanting and to have the resources, skills as well as the desire to make it better.
Minor in Africana Studies
The Minor in Africana Studies requires a foundation in the histories of Africana peoples, and the history and development of the discipline. Minor students complete coursework in both Africana Humanities and Africana Behavioral and Social Sciences. Students select nine units of electives from Africana Studies.
SFSU Accelerated Bachelors + Masters
The SFSU Accelerated Bachelors + Masters program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.
Africana Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA SF State Scholars Roadmap