Major
Core Courses
| BLST 101 | Introduction to Black Studies | 4 units |
| BLST 490 | Black Studies Senior Seminar | 4 units |
Interdisciplinary Electives
There are three Interdisciplinary clusters: expressive forms, historical perspectives, and politics and theory. Students are expected to complete six courses (24 units) across these interdisciplinary clusters, with a minimum of two courses (8 units) in each of the three interdisciplinary clusters.
Expressive Forms
Students may also apply CTSJ 295 to the expressive forms cluster if they have enrolled in the "Black Popular Culture // The Black Digital Age" section of the course.
Students may also apply THEA 201 to the expressive forms cluster if they have enrolled in "The Black Arts Movement" section of the course.
Historical Perspectives
| BLST 208/AMST 208 | African American History II: The Great Migration and the Transformation of American Culture | 4 units |
| BLST 256/AMST 256 | Race Women: African American Women's Protest Culture | 4 units |
| BLST 268/AMST 268 | Style Politics: Beauty and Fashion in Black Women's History | 4 units |
| BLST 376/AMST 376 | Slavery, Freedom, and American Memory | 4 units |
| HIST 207/BLST 207 | African American History I: Black Americans and the Making of the Nation | 4 units |
| HIST 309/BLST 309 | Slavery in the Antebellum South | 4 units |
| HIST 312/BLST 312 | Race, Rights, and Revolution in the Atlantic World | 4 units |
Politics and Theory
Students may apply BLST 395 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Black Feminist Movements" section of the course.
Students may also apply CTSJ 295 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Blackness, Gender, & Sexuality" section of the course.
Students may also apply CTSJ 395 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Chattel Slavery and Its Afterlives" section of the course.
Additional Electives
Students must take two additional electives chosen from the list of approved electives below, or any of the interdisciplinary clusters.
Honors in the Major
To be eligible for honors, a student must have at least a 3.25 GPA overall and a 3.5 GPA in the major. Additionally, the student will be required to enroll in the senior seminar (currently BLST 490) in their senior year and complete a 40-page paper on a topic relevant to Black Studies. The paper must earn a grade of A- or above which is to be determined by the adviser in consultation with readers and the department chair.
Minor
The Black Studies minor is a five-course, 20-unit program consisting of one required core class (BLST 101); one elective from each interdisciplinary cluster (expressive forms, historical perspectives, and politics and theory (three courses /12 units); and one additional elective chosen from the approved Black Studies courses.
Required Core Course
| BLST 101 | Introduction to Black Studies | 4 units |
Expressive Forms
One course from this category.
Students may also apply CTSJ 295 to the expressive forms cluster if they have enrolled in the "Black Popular Culture // The Black Digital Age" section of the course.
Students may also apply THEA 201 to the expressive forms cluster if they have enrolled in "The Black Arts Movement" section of the course.
Historical Perspectives
One course from this category.
| BLST 208/AMST 208 | African American History II: The Great Migration and the Transformation of American Culture | 4 units |
| BLST 268/AMST 268 | Style Politics: Beauty and Fashion in Black Women's History | 4 units |
| BLST 376/AMST 376 | Slavery, Freedom, and American Memory | 4 units |
| HIST 207/BLST 207 | African American History I: Black Americans and the Making of the Nation | 4 units |
| HIST 309/BLST 309 | Slavery in the Antebellum South | 4 units |
Politics and Theory
One course from this category.
Students may apply CTSJ 295 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Blackness, Gender, & Sexuality" section of the course.
Students may also apply CTSJ 395 to the politics and theory cluster if they have enrolled in the "Chattel Slavery and Its Afterlives" section of the course.
Additional Electives
One course either from this category or the above categories.