Students  

Why pursue a major or minor in African & African Diaspora Studies?

ADST offers a multi-dimensional interdisciplinary course of study.  Students pursuing the major or minor have particularized interests in African or African Diaspora Studies that typically intersect with other major courses of study, including music, dance, theater, communication, English, history, public health, international development, anthropology, psychology, political science, and sociology.  Attaining a major or minor in ADST broadens the range of critical insight, experience, and skills that are needed for professions that engage diverse populations, urban communities, and developing nations.  ADST students learn about laws, structures, and institutions that impact the lives of black people in Africa and throughout the African Diaspora.  They have opportunities to pursue grassroots organizing and community-based research.  In addition to traditional research papers, ADST students are encouraged to generate course products that have practical utility beyond the classroom, especially in the performing and visual arts.  To consult with an ADST faculty member about pursuing a major or minor, e-mail adst@tulane.edu. 

What are some creative ways of pursuing a course of study in ADST?

ADST students have a high degree of flexibility in choosing their courses.  It is perhaps most useful to exercise this flexibility by thinking in terms of special interests, or concentrations; terminal, or other professional, degrees that you might want to pursue; and skills sets you want, or need, to have upon graduating.  

The research and teaching interests of ADST faculty and affiliates span the humanities, the social & behavioral sciences, public health, and education.  In addition, the program has particular strengths in service-learning and other community-based course offerings.  The following is a non-exhaustive list of possible focuses, or emphases, your coursework might reflect:

Culture & Community
History & Culture
Language & Literature
Theory & Praxis
Policy & Politics
Science & Health
Education & Law

The Major

Ten courses (thirty credits) are needed to major in ADST.  Requirements include ADST 2000 or ADST 2010; a course in African history or African culture; and the capstone.  Capstone options include ADST 4830 and ADST 4561.  Remaining credits are electives.  Up to two electives may be below the 300 level.  At least two electives must be in African Diaspora Studies; and at least two must be in African Studies.  Electives must also be taken in both the humanities and the social sciences.  For more information about pursuing an ADST major, please e-mail adst@tulane.edu or visit 119 Norman Mayer Hall.      

The Minor

Six courses (eighteen credits) are needed to minor in ADST.  ADST 2000 or ADST 2010 is required.  Remaining credits are electives.  Up to two electives may be below the 300 level.  At least one elective must be in African Diaspora Studies; and at least one must be in African Studies.  Electives must also be taken in both the humanities and the social sciences.       

 Courses

The following is a non-exhaustive list of ADST courses and courses taught in cooperating units, programs, and departments.  If you are thinking about pursuing an ADST major or minor, and a course is being offered that is not listed below, but may meet degree requirements, please contact the ADST director at adst@tulane.edu or visit 119 Norman Mayer Hall.

 ADST 1140: Freshman Seminar

ADST 2000: Introduction to African & African Diaspora Studies

ADST 2010: Methods of African & African Diaspora Studies

ADST 3100: Issues in Afro-Atlantic Studies

ADST 3200: Issues in African Studies

ADST 3300: Issues in African Diaspora Studies

ADST 3750: From Community to Stage

ADST 4180: African Cinema

ADST 4300: Cultural Politics in Cinema

ADST 4560/4570: Internship Studies

ADST 4561: Brotherhood Inc.

ADST 4810/4820: Special Topics in African & African Diaspora Studies

ADST4830: Service Learning and African & African Diaspora Studies

ADST 4840: Orality & Literacy in African & African Diaspora Studies

ADST 4910/4920: Independent Studies

ADST H4990/H5000: Honors Thesis

ADST 6050: Black Feminism and Social Movement in the United States

ADST 6090: Race, Class, Gender & Criminal Justice 

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