Africana Women's Studies
Credits: 30
CIP Code: 24.0103
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities: Africana Women’s Studies Concentration will:
- Apply integrated concepts and theories of Humanities and Afrocentricity, Afrocentric historiography, and the history of African people with emphasis on women nationally and globally to construct a research-based dissertation.
- Assess historical and contemporary body of works on the lives of all women, with special emphasis on Women of color, by class, age, and geographic location through humanistic inquiry.
- Discuss the humanistic role of women and identify issues specific to African Diaspora cultures.
- Interpret and communicate effectively in oral and written formats the humanistic influences related to the issues, strategies and contributions of Africana women.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the General Degree Requirements as published in this Catalog, candidates pursuing Africana Women’s Studies Concentration are required to complete thirty (30) credits in the following coursework:
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Research Courses | ||
| CAWS 501 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| CAWS 503 | Feminist Methodology | 3 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| CAWS 506 | Women and Development | 3 |
| CAWS 600 | Sem on Africana Women Studies | 3 |
| CAWS 611 | Intro to Africana Women's Stud | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Departmental Course I | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Departmental Course II | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Departmental Course III | 3 |
| Cognate Courses 1 | ||
| CXXX XXX | Cognate Course I | 3 |
| CXXX XXX | Cognate Course II | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Select two (2) graduate cognate courses in the concentration of choice (e.g. African American Studies, English, History, Political Science, or Sociology).
Africana Women’s Studies Concentration
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CHUM 875 | Humanistic Inquiry I | 3 |
| CHUM 877 | Literature & Popular Culture | 3 |
| CAWS 501 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| CAWS 503 | Feminist Methodology | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 876 | The Person in History & Litera | 3 |
| CHUM 878 | Ideas and Exemplars | 3 |
| CAWS 506 | Women and Development | 3 |
| CAWS 611 | Intro to Africana Women's Stud | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHUM 879 | Interdis Seminar: Ethics & Soc | 3 |
| CHUM 891 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Departmental Course I | 3 |
| CXXX XXX | Cognate Course I | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 883 | Science and the Humanities | 3 |
| CHUM 892 | Research Design | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Departmental Course II | 3 |
| CXXX XXX | Cognate Course II | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHUM 880 | Spec Top:Contemp Issues in Hum | 3 |
| CHUM 881 | Teaching and the Humanities | 3 |
| CAWS 600 | Sem on Africana Women Studies | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Departmental Course III | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHUM 882 | The Internship | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| CHUM XXX | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| CAWS XXX | Dissertation Research | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |