Awards - Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in African Diaspora Studies
Associate of Arts with an Emphasis in African Diaspora Studies
Award:
Associate of Arts
Total Credits for Award:
60.00
Description:
In MCTC's A.A. with emphasis in African Diaspora Studies program, you will analyze the history, politics, and cultures of African people globally and locally. You will explore the experiences of the descendants of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, recent immigrants from Africa to the U.S. and Europe and many other aspects of African Diasporic lives around the globe.
di·as·po·ra
- Any group migration or flight from a country or region. Synonyms: dispersion, dissemination, migration, displacement, scattering. Antonyms: return.
- Any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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ENGL 1110 Or ENGA 1110
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College Composition
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3.00
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HIST 1300 Or
HIST 1310
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African American History 1
African American History 2
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3.00
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HLTH 1132
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Managing Stress, Managing Life (recommended for emphasis or choose any 2-credit course from HLTH offerings)
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2.00
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INFS 1000
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Information Literacy and Research Skills
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2.00
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**MATH 1140
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Introduction to Statistics (recommended for emphasis or choose any course from MnTC Goal Area 4)
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3.00
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PHED 1138
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World Dance (recommended for emphasis or choose any course from the PHED offerings)
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1.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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14.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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ENGL 1111
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Research and Composition for Change
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3.00
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ENLT 2261 Or
ENLT 2262
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African American Literature 1
African American Literature 2
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3.00
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*CHEM 1140
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Chemistry in Your Life (recommended for emphasis Or choose any course from MnTC Goal Area 3)
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4.00
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MUSC 1040
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The Music of Africa
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3.00
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PSYC 1110
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General Psychology
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4.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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17.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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BIOL 1136 and BIOL 1137
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Environmental Science and Environmental Lab
(Recommended for Emphasis or choose any MnTC Goal Area 3 course with a traditional lab)
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4.00
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MUSC 1010
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American Popular Music 1: The History and Development of Jazz
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3 .00
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PSYC 2280
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Cross-Cultural Psychology
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3.00
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SOCI 2145
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American Minority Relations
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3.00
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THTR 1163
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Mixed Blood Theater
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1.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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14.00
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER:
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COURSE #
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TITLE
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CREDITS
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AMST 1132
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Introduction to Ethnic America
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3.00
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**CMST 2012
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Intercultural Communication (recommended for emphasis)
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3.00
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ENLT 1162
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Introduction to Literature of African Diaspora
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3.00
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**GLOS 1300
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Race and Culture: A Global Perspective (recommended for emphasis)
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3.00
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**MUSC 1020
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American Popular Music 2: The History and Development of Rock ‘n’ Roll (recommended for emphasis)
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3.00
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TOTAL CREDITS:
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15.00
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Students need to complete the entire 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) as well as elective credits to reach 60 credits for the A.A. with an Emphasis in African Diaspora Studies. All students pursuing this degree should work closely with their advisor to select the required courses for the emphasis, required MnTC courses for the 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum and their MnTC electives.
* MnTC Goal Area 3: Students must complete a minimum of two courses in two different disciplines, one course must have a traditional lab and the other course must have a traditional lab-or-lab-like experience from MnTC Goal Area 3. By taking the recommended for emphasis courses, these two Goal Areas will be fulfilled.
**To complete the A.A. with an Emphasis in African Diaspora Studies, students must complete at least three courses from three different disciplines in MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 6. By completing the recommended for emphasis courses, students will satisfy these two MnTC Goal Areas.