PROGRAM OF STUDY (Eight Semesters)
Freshman
First Semester
ENGL101
MATH104
Core 1: Artistic Expression
Core 2: World Civilizations
Core 4: Human Behavior
Second Semester
Computer Competency
ENGL102
Core 3: American Civilizations
Core 5: Cultural Diversity
Core 7: Science and Technology
Sophomore
First Semester
Concentration (3 credits)
Core 6: Ethics
Distribution 1: Arts and Humanities
Distribution 2: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Free Elective (3 credits)
Second Semester
Concentration (6 credits)
Distribution 3: Science and Mathematics
Health and Physical Education (3 credits)
Free Elective (3 credits)
Junior
First Semester
Concentration (6 credits)
Distribution 1, 2 or 3 second course
Free Elective (6 credits)
Second Semester
Concentration (9 credits)
Free Elective (6 credits)
Senior
First Semester
Concentration (9 credits)
Free Elective (6 credits)
Second Semester
Concentration (9 credits)
Free Electives (6 credits)
Minor Programs
The purpose of Minor programs is to allow students to follow a planned program
of coursework in addition to their own major. Minor program requirements vary
between fifteen semester hours and twenty-four semester hours.
Minor programs are self-advised. They are structured to enable students to follow
the program with limited advice.
The student must complete an application form for each minor and submit it to
the Office of Records and Registration no later than their last semester prior to
graduation. A student is limited to two minors he/she can apply for or complete.
Minor requirements must be complete at the time of graduation. The dean of the
school in which the graduating student is majoring will certify satisfactory com-
pletion of the minor(s).
The official transcript will show any minor program the student has satisfactorily
completed at the time of graduation.
Africana Studies
The program permits students to focus on African and African-American history
and African-American literature. Moreover, students can learn about geography,
philosophy, sociology and other disciplines and their relationship to the Africana
experience. Secondly, the demand for Africana studies at Edinboro University has
increased significantly in the past five years. Students have consistently asked for
the minor as well as for more courses on the black experience. Presently, we have
a core of faculty members who have the expertise and the desire to offer courses
in the field of Africana studies. Finally, as we prepare for the 21st century, we will
be living in a more diverse and multiethnic society. It will be important that our
students develop a knowledge base, values, and an appreciation for different cul-
tures and different historical experiences.
Africana Studies is the systematic and critical study of the multidimensional
aspects of African thought and actions. As an interdisciplinary discipline, the
minor encourages both a specialized and integrative approach to subject areas in
the social sciences and humanities. It seeks to provide students with a conceptu-
al framework for examining the thought and actions of Africans and African-
Americans. Courses within the minor are derived from various disciplines and
thus this program seeks to integrate knowledge and practice with a multidiscipli-
nary approach.
"Africana Studies" is chosen because it is one of the most widely used designa-
tions and it best describes the conceptual framework of our specific program.
Africana Studies include courses that have the Africana experience as the princi-
pal object and content of the continental African experience in Africa and the
Diaspora African experience, i.e., the African experience and influence in the
United States, South America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the world.
Prerequisites:
None
Curriculum:
A. Required Courses
12 sem. hrs.
HIST271
Black America I (3)
HIST272
Black America II (3)
ENGL310
African-American Literature (3)
HIST317
Pre-Colonial Africa (3)
B. At least three courses to be selected from:
9 sem. hrs.
GEOG280
Geography of Africa (3)
HIST316
Women in Non-Western Nations (3)
HIST318
Colonial Africa (3)
HIST319
History of Modern Africa (3)
PHIL263
Black/White: Appearance and Reality (3)
SSCI273
Black Images in Film (3)
SOC364
Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
HIST565
Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction (3)
TOTAL
21 sem. hrs.
Anthropology
Prerequisites:
None
Curriculum:
Any Anthropology courses and up to six semester hours of Archaeology
courses of the student's choice to total
18 sem. hrs.
TOTAL
18 sem. hrs.
Applied Computer Technology
The Applied Computer Technology minor allows the student to obtain the skills
necessary to successfully use the computer in a variety of disciplines, while con-
currently allowing the student to concentrate their studies in another major area
of interest. The combination of this minor with any other field of study should
lead to many additional employment opportunities for the student. The 15 hours
required for the minor meet general education requirements.
Prerequisites:
None
Curriculum:
CSCI104
Essential Computing I (3)
CSCI204
Essential Computing II (3)
CSCI207
Programming in Visual Basic (3)
CSCI280
Principles of System Operations and Administration (3)
CSCI304
Web Development and Enterprise Computing (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
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