__University__ 2025-2026 Bulletin

Black Studies Certificate

The four-course Certificate Program offers students the opportunity to build a unique curriculum, drawing from courses in Black Studies. Students can choose to focus on in-depth study of one area, or take a breadth of courses that explore the historical and contemporary experiences of people from Africa and African-descended people in the United States, the Caribbean, the Americas, and the world.

Requirements

Candidates must complete four courses (16 credits) in Black Studies (BSt). Students are required to take two courses from our Diaspora list, while the other two classes can be any Black Studies course. Any level of BSt courses is acceptable and courses may be taken as pass/no pass.

Diaspora List

BSt 199Special Studies

1-12

BSt 202Introduction to Black Studies

4

BSt 203African American History I - Slavery to the Harlem Renaissance

4

BSt 204African American History II - From the Depression Era to Civil Rights

4

BSt 206Caribbean Studies

4

BSt 207Race, Class, and Gender

4

BSt 214Contemporary Race and Ethnic Relations

4

BSt 221Introduction to African American Literature

4

BSt 261The African American Economic Experience

4

BSt 299Special Studies

1-4

BSt 302UThe Contemporary African American Experience

4

BSt 304The Civil Rights Movement

4

BSt 316Issues in African American Education

4

BSt 318U/CFS 318UBlack Families in the U.S.

4

BSt 325URace and Ethnicity in Latin America

4

BSt 326UCuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

4

BSt 335UThe Multi-Racial Experience

4

BSt 339UAfro-Futurisms/Black Science Fiction

4

BSt 342UBlack Feminism/Womanism

4

BSt 345UBlack Popular Music: Contextualizing the Black Experience

4

BSt 351U/Eng 351UAfrican American Literature I

4

BSt 352U/Eng 352UAfrican American Literature II

4

BSt 356UCuban Film: Politics and Culture

4

BSt 357UCaribbean Spirituality and Resistance

4

BSt 359UThe African Diaspora in Europe

4

BSt 377UVodoun, Rasta and Islam in the African Diaspora

4

BSt 378Philosophy of Race

4

BSt 396Research Methodologies in Black Studies

4

BSt 399Special Studies

1-5

BSt 407Seminar

1-12

BSt 410Selected Topics

1-12

BSt 411African American History Seminar

4

BSt 412Oregon African American History

4

BSt 413Slavery

4

BSt 414Racism

4

BSt 415Race, Justice, and Punishment

4

BSt 419African American Women in America

4

BSt 420Caribbean Literature

4

BSt 421African American Writers

4

BSt 425Black Cinema: the 1970s

4

BSt 426Contemporary African American Cinema

4

BSt 430Black Political Thought

4

BSt 440Caribbean Studies

4

BSt 444Food Justice

4

BSt 450Topics in African/Caribbean History And Culture

4

BSt 466History of the Black Panther Party

4

BSt 484African American Community Development

4

BSt 489Afro-Latin@ Narratives

4