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Pan-African Studies - B.A. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

 DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  UC 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1 1  
MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
KHU/DG PAS 23001 Black Experience I: Beginnings to 1865 3  
KHU/DD PAS 23002 Black Experience II: 1865 to Present 3  
WIC PAS 37000 Oral and Written Discourses in Pan-African Studies 3 C 2
  PAS 37001 Theoretical Approaches to Pan-African Studies 3  
ELR PAS 37010 Research Methods in Pan-African Studies 3  
WIC PAS 47091 Senior Seminar in Pan-African Studies 3 C 2
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (86 credits)  
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Foreign Language 3 14-20  
  Kent Core Composition 6  
  Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning 3-5  
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (must be from fine arts category) 3  
  Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 6  
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7  
  Kent Core Additional 6  
  College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Basic Sciences) 4 3  
  College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Social Sciences) 5 3  
  General Electives
Number of general elective credit hours required depends on meeting minimum 120 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division hours.
36  
 CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) 
  Community Activism, Strategy and Development (15)  
  Global and Government Systems (15)  
  Race, Sex and Gender (15)  
  The Arts in Culture and Society (15)  
MINIMUM TOTAL 
120
 
  1. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
  2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned in either PAS 37000 or PAS 47091 to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
  3. Pan-African Studies majors are recommended to satisfy their college language requirement with the study of an African language, such as Kiswahili. These courses fulfill the General College Requirement.
  4. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.
  5. One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

Foreign Language Note: Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must have the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options:

  1. Intermediate I and II of the same language
  2. Elementary I and II of a second language
  3. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
    1. Intermediate I of the same language
    2. MCLS 10001 Introduction to Structural Concepts for Language Students
    3. MCLS 20000 Global Literacy and Cultural Awareness
    4. MCLS 20091 Seminar: Global Literacy Case Studies
    5. MCLS 21417 Multiculturalism in Today's Germany
    6. MCLS 22217 Diversity in Today's Russia
    7. MCLS 23217 The Francophone Experience
    8. MCLS 28404 The Latin American Experience
    9. MCLS 28405 The Spanish Experience

All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may begin their university foreign language experience beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by: (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level or (2) receiving credit through Credit by Exam (CBE), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) program; or (3) being designated a native speaker of a non-English language (consult with the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office for additional information). When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining hours with general electives.

 

Community Activism, Strategy and Development Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Choose from the following: Community Activism, Strategy and Development electives (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 15  
  HDFS 44032 Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting (3)    
ELR
 
PAS
PAS
20200
26000
Recovering the Past: Kent to Memphis (3)  or
Legacy of Slavery (3)
   

 DD
PAS
PAS
23310
33310
Native American Culture (3)   or
Latinos, the African Diaspora and American Society (3)
   
  PAS 35100 Black Social and Political Thought (3)    
 DD PAS 30010 African and African-American Philosophies (3) (cross-listed with PHIL 31070)    
DD PAS 33100 The African American Family in Historical Perspectives (3)    
DD PAS 33171 The African-American Community (3)    
ELR PAS 41192 Practicum in Community Development (1-12) 1    
  POL
POL
30310
30450
Public Policy Analysis  (3)   or
Urban Politics and Policy  (3)
   
  SOC
SOC
42359
42558
Social Movements  (3)  or
Wealth, Poverty and Power  (3)
   
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15  
  1. Up to 6 hours may count toward the concentration.

 

Global and Government Systems Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Choose from the following: Global and Government Systems electives 15  
  ECON 42075 International Economic Relations (3)    
 DG GEOG 37040 Geography of Africa (3)    
  HIST 41132 Africa 1880-Present (3)    
  HIST 42142 Afro-Latin America  (3)    

 DG
PAS
PAS
33200
34000
Ancient African Civilizations (3)   or
Introduction to African World View (3)
   
  PAS 33508 The Caribbean: Quest for Nationhood (3)    
  PAS 34100 Islamic West Africa (3)    
  PAS 35100 Black Social and Political Thought (3)    
  PAS 35200 African Social and Political Systems (3)    
ELR/DG PAS 37020  The Model African Union (3)    
  POL
POL
30500
30810
International Relations Theory  (3)   or
Politics of the Global Economy  (3)
   
  POL
POL
40980
40981
Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues (15) 1   or
Washington Program in National Issues (15) 1
   
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15  
  1. Up to 6 credit hours may count toward the concentration.

 

 

Race, Sex and Gender Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Choose from the following: Race, Sex and Gender electives (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 15  
 DD ENG 35301 LGBT: Critical Perspective  (3)    
  PAS 20300 Black Images (3)    
DD PAS 33110 The Black Woman: Historical Perspectives (3)    
  PAS 33120 The Black Man: Historical Perspectives (3)    
  PAS 33130 Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the African Diaspora (3)    
DG
 
PAS
PAS
37100
37200
Pan-African Women's Literature (3)   or
African American Women's Literature (3)
   
  PSYC 40625 Development of Gender Role and Identity  (3)    
DD SOC 32565 Sociology of Gays and Lesbians  (3)    
DD
DD
SOC
SOC
32570
42568
Inequality in Societies  (3)   or
Race and Ethnic Studies  (3)
   
  WMST 30001 Feminist Theory  (3)    
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15  

 

The Arts in Culture and Society Concentration

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS  (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  Choose from the following: The Arts in Culture and Society Electives (9 credit hours must be upper-division) 15  
  MUS
MUS
42111
42161
African Music and Cultures (3)   or
History of Jazz (3)
   
  PAS
PAS
20300
30310
Black Images (3)   or
Black Hollywood (3)
   
  PAS 22000 Creative Writing in the Black World (3)    
  PAS
PAS
22101
22200
African American Visual Artists (3)   or
Introduction to African Arts (3)
   
  PAS 24500 Jazz Imagines Africa (3)    
ELR PAS 31092 Practicum in African Theatre Arts (3-6)    
  PAS
PAS
32001
32002
African American Literature to 1900 (3)   or
Modern African American Literature (3)
   
DG PAS 32050 African Literatures (3)    
DG
 
PAS
PAS
37100
37200
Pan-African Women's Literature(3)   or
African American Women's Literature (3)
   
  PAS 43095 Special Topics in Pan-African Literature, Arts and Cultures (3)    

DD
THEA
THEA
11303
41113
The Art of Acting  (3)   or
Theatre in a Multicultural America  (3)
   
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
15