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2025 - 2026 Catalog Year
Black Studies (Full-time)

Degree: Short-term Technical Certificate
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

This Sample Program Pathway is designed to provide an example of course selections in a term by term sequence. Please see an Academic Advisor for a plan specific to your academic needs.

Fall Semester (First Year)
Elective course signified by
Hours
 

Description: Designed for students who are planning on using Black Studies to enhance their knowledge and career in Social Work, Public Education, Urban Planning, Management, Business Administration Nursing, or any other field in which racial sensitivity is important.

Notes: Certificate requires any 5 courses from list of 7 course options: Choose from: AFR1100 or AFR2100 or HIS1105 or HIS2215 or LIT2234 or LIT2236 or PSY1160

Notes: Certificate requires any 5 courses from list of 7 course options: Choose from: AFR1100 or AFR2100 or HIS1105 or HIS2215 or LIT2234 or LIT2236 or PSY1160

Description: This comprehensive history survey course will delve into the distinctive journey of individuals of African descent in the United States. It will encompass various subjects, including enslavement, the abolitionist movement, Reconstruction, the emergence of and reaction to segregation laws, the Harlem Renaissance, and the struggles for human and democratic rights.

Notes: Certificate requires any 5 courses from list of 7 course options: Choose from: AFR1100 or AFR2100 or HIS1105 or HIS2215 or LIT2234 or LIT2236 or PSY1160

Description: This course provides an overview of the African-American literary tradition with emphasis on early slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Revolution and Arts Movement and contemporary social expression.

Notes: Certificate requires any 5 courses from list of 7 course options: Choose from: AFR1100 or AFR2100 or HIS1105 or HIS2215 or LIT2234 or LIT2236 or PSY1160

Description: Multidisciplinary study of theories, cultural themes and psychological constructs used to further promote understanding of thoughts, feelings and behaviors of Black Americans.

Notes: Certificate requires any 5 courses from list of 7 course options: Choose from: AFR1100 or AFR2100 or HIS1105 or HIS2215 or LIT2234 or LIT2236 or PSY1160

 

Term hours subtotal:

15

This information is for planning purposes only. Sinclair College will make every effort to offer curriculum listed above but reserves the right to change, add and cancel curriculum offerings for unforeseen circumstances. View current catalog.