Course Template
The following information should be available to students as a part of all syllabi for this course.
Course Information
Number: ENGL 3350
Section:
Catalog Name: Introduction to
Africana Studies
Instructor Information
Instructor's name:
Office Location:
Office hours:
Phone/email:
Required texts and other readings/materials
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To be determined by instructor.
Course description
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This multidisciplinary course introduces students to the field of Africana (African American)
Studies by surveying some of the major areas of development in historical studies, literary
studies, social sciences, and the arts. Required for the minor in Africana Studies. Same as HIST
3350. (No more than two [2] 3000-level courses may be counted toward the major in English.)
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102.
A further specific description pertaining to this section of the course may be added.
Course Goals
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Students will become familiar with the theories and methods that contribute to the interdisciplinary
focus of Africana Studies.
Student will learn the major periodic divisions of Africana social and intellectual history and the
issues relevant to various African diasporic identities.
Students will develop a critical understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of traditional
approaches to Africana Studies.
Students will demonstrate in both oral and written work a critical facility combining two or more
disciplines.
Students will demonstrate their command of academic English and of the tenets of sound
composition by means of thesis-driven analytical prose.
Program Goals
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This course fulfills one of the departmental requirements for the completion of the English major.
Students will develop the analytical, oral and written skills to pursue graduate study or careers in
teaching, writing, business and a variety of other fields.
Students will be able to define and pursue independent research agendas.
This course contributes to the program goal of equipping students with a foundation in literary
history and the issues surrounding literary study in contemporary culture.
This course broadens students' desire and ability to take pleasure in their encounter with
literature.
General topics and assignments appropriate to those topics
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To be determined by instructor.
Assessment activities
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To be determined by instructor.
Other policies
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Departmental plagiarism policies
Other policy statements specific to this class should be included on the syllabus.
A detailed calendar of readings and assignments should be made available to the class at the
first class meeting. A copy should be posted electronically and kept on file in the English
department office.
Students should be expected to come to class, prepared and able to participate.
MLA style should be emphasized and required on out of class essays.