Academic Catalog

2024-2025

African American and African Studies

Michael L. Clemons, Program Director

The African American and African Studies (AAST) program offers the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The program is designed to give students an essential core of basic knowledge and analytical skills, while providing an opportunity to specialize in one of two emphasis areas: African American Studies or African Studies. The African American and African Studies major requires a total of 39 credit hours in African American and African Studies courses, including 21 credit hours of core coursework, 12 hours of coursework evenly distributed between selected upper-division social science and humanities courses, and a minimum of six credit hours of upper-division coursework in African Studies. African American and African Studies majors are required also to take AAST 105H/HIST 105H (Africa in a World Setting).

Students can earn either the BA or BS degree. The BA program requires a foreign language through the intermediate level (202). Students seeking the BS degree must demonstrate beginning language proficiency (102). Consistent with Old Dominion University's Career Advantage Program (CAP), students majoring in African American and African Studies are required to participate in an appropriate field internship.