African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs | College of Arts and Sciences
CertiďŹ cate Programs African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS) is an integral part of the School of International and Public Affairs in Florida International University’s College of Arts and Sciences. AADS is one of the leading programs in the United States for the study of the peoples of continental Africa and their experiences, as well as the communities of the African diaspora in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The program features a robust interdisciplinary curriculum, cutting-edge research agendas, and active outreach programs. Its core and affiliated faculty comprise a distinct group of globallyoriented scholars with specializations that range from the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies, law and social justice, health sciences, education, and international business. AADS offers an undergraduate certificate, a fully online undergraduate certificate, and a graduate certificate. The certificate programs provide students with the opportunity to study the global, economic, cultural, and historical experiences of people of African descent from an interdisciplinary approach. They are designed to complement students’ work in their major fields of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, while fostering greater understanding of traditionally marginalized topics. The certificate programs emphasize African and African diasporic cultural expressions in all their regional, temporal, and socioeconomic diversities, while offering insights into the ongoing challenges black communities face locally and globally. The programs also focus on the ways in which continental African and African diasporic communities and individuals have developed strategies for survival in the midst of, and resistance to, racism and subsequent political, economic, and social oppression.The programs offer students the flexibility to choose courses that will allow them to focus more specifically on either US-born African Americans, Continental Africans, or communities of the African diaspora internationally.
Undergraduate Certificate Program The Undergraduate Certificate in African & African Diaspora Studies provides a grounding in Africana studies and offers excellent preparation for graduate study and professional development. The program consists of 15 credit hours of coursework. Students must complete the core requirement
AFA 2004 Black Popular Cultures: Global Dimensions. The remaining 12 credits must come from each of two lists, one comprising the Arts and Humanities, and the other the Social Sciences. Courses not on the lists must be approved beforehand by the program director.
Core Course (3 credits) AFA 2004 Black Popular Cultures: Global Dimensions
LIN 2612 LIN 4612 LIT 4192 LIT 4351 LIT 4536 PHI 3073 REL 3139 REL 3383 REL 4370 WOH 4230 WOH 4301
Arts and Humanities Courses (3-9 credits) AFA 3153 African Civilization, Religion and Philosophy AFA 4104 Teaching the African American Experience AFA 4301 African Visual Arts AFA 4340 Health, Society and Culture in the African World AFA 4351 Hip Hop Culture, Social Consciousness and Entrepreneurship AFA 4370 Global Hip Hop AFA 4372 Race, Gender and Sexuality in Hip Hop AFA 4930 African and African Diaspora Studies Theory AFA 4931 Special Topics in African and African Diaspora Studies AFA 4933 Special Topics in Black Experience AFH 2000 African Civilizations AFH 4100 History of Africa I AFH 4200 History of Africa II AFH 4342 History of West Africa AFH 4405 History of East Africa AFH 4450 History of South Africa AMH 4570 African American History AMH 4571 African American History (17th to late 19th Centuries) AMH 4573 African American History (19th Century to Present) AML 2602 Survey of African American Literature AML 4606 19th Century African American Literature AML 4607 20th Century African American Literature AML 4612 Literature of the Harlem Renaissance AML 4624 African American Women Writers AML 4621 Major African American Writers FRW 4750 Francophone Literature of Africa FRW 4751 Francophone Literature in the Caribbean HAI 3213 Accelerated Haitian Creole HAI 3214 Accelerated Intermediate Haitian Creole HAI 3370 Haiti: Study Abroad HAI 3500 Haiti: Language and Culture HIS 4454 The History of Racial Theory in Europe and the United States
Black English Black English Major Caribbean Authors Major African Writers Multi-Cultural Working Class Women’s Literature African Philosophy African American Religious Movements Caribbean Religions African Religions The African Diaspora and the Atlantic Slave Trade The Modern African Diaspora
Social Sciences Courses (3-9 Credits) ANT 3451 Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity ANT 4340 Cultures of the Caribbean ANT 4352 African Peoples and Cultures ANT 4396 Africa and Africans in Films ANT 4397 African Diaspora Cultures and Performativity CPO 3204 African Politics CPO 4323 Politics of the Caribbean CPO 4725 Comparative Genocide ECO 4321 Radical Political Economy ECS 3431 Economics of the Caribbean Basin ECS 3432 Economics of Caribbean Integration INR 3246 International Relations of the Caribbean INR 3253 International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa INR 4283 International Relations, Development, and the Third World MMC 4661 Race, Multiculturalism and the Mass Media SYD 4700 Sociology of Minorities/Race and Ethnic Relations SYD 4704 Seminar in Ethnicity WST 4252 Border Crossings: Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective Note: Not all courses are offered every semester. New courses are developed and added to the course list periodically. Please visit africana.fiu.edu for semester course offerings.
Online Undergraduate Certificate Program Like the traditional AADS undergraduate certificate, the Online Undergraduate Certificate in African & African Diaspora Studies is designed to give students a solid background in Africana studies with the added flexibility of a fully online learning environment. Students must complete a total of 15 credit hours, including the core requirement AFA 2004 Black Popular Cultures: Global Dimensions. The additional 12 credits are chosen from the list of online courses below.
The online certificate may be awarded to students in any field. All FIU undergraduates, and post-baccalaureate students from FIU and other universities, are eligible to earn the AADS Online Certificate. While students who are pursuing the online certificate will generally be enrolled as degree-seeking, students who have already earned a bachelor degree from FIU or another institution may also enroll as non-degree seeking.
Core Course (3 credits; generally offered online in the Fall Term) AFA 2004 Black Popular Cultures: Global Dimensions Online Courses (3 credits each, for a total of 12 credits) Fall Term WOH 4230 The African Diaspora and the Atlantic Slave Trade ANT 4396 Africa and Africans in Films ANT 3451 Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity Spring Term AMH 4573 REL 3383 AFH 2000 AFA 4301 AML 4612 ANT 3451
African American History II Caribbean Religions African Civilization African Visual Arts Literature of the Harlem Renaissance Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity
Additional online courses will be developed over time. Please visit africana.fiu.edu for semester course offerings.
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Graduate Certificate Program The Graduate Certificate in African & African Diaspora Studies provides multidisciplinary instruction in Africana studies at the graduate level. Designed to complement students’ work in their major fields of study, the program consists of a total of 18 credit hours of coursework. Students must complete the required course AFA 5005 African and African Diaspora Studies Theory. The 15 remaining credit hours may be drawn from courses in the
Humanities and Social Sciences as listed below. Students are expected to complete at least 6 credits from each list. Students should consult with advisors since new courses, including special topic courses, are frequently added. Students may also select other courses not listed below with approval from the program director.
Core Course (3 credits, offered in the Fall Term) AFA 5005 African and African Diaspora Studies Theory
Social Sciences Courses (3 credits each; choose from 6 to 9 credits) ANG5396 Representations of Africa and Africans in Films ANG5397 Advanced African Diaspora Cultures and Performativity ANG6473 Diasporas, Migration, and Globalization ANT 6319 The African Diaspora: Anthropological Perspectives CPO 5325 Caribbean Politics CPO 6206 Seminar in African Politics CYP 6766 The Psychology of Cross- Cultural Sensitization ECS 7435 Economics of the Caribbean INR 5087 Ethnicity and the Politics of Development INR 5255 Seminar in African Development SYD 6705 Comparative Analysis of Ethnicity and Race WST 5253 Border Crossings: Race and Gender in Historical and Transnational Perspective
Humanities Courses (3 credits each; choose from 6 to 9 credits) AFA 5107 Teaching the African American Experience AFA 5341 Health Issues in the African World AFA 5600 National and Transnational Policy Analysis: The African Diaspora AFA 5932 Special Topics in African and African Diaspora AFH 5905 Readings in African History AFH 5935 Topics in African History FRE 5508 La Francophonie HAI 5235 Haitian Creole Seminar LAH 5465 Peoples, Culture and Politics of Haiti LIT 5358 Black Literature and Literacy/Cultural Theory LIT 5359 African Diaspora Women Writers REL 5122 African American Religion REL 5372 The Globalizing of African Spirituality REL 5384 Rasta, Vodoo, Santeria REL 5488 Theology and Liberation Movements SPN 5536 Afro-Cuban Culture SPN 5539 Afro-Hispanic Culture SPW5346 Poetry of Jorge Guillen SPW5776 Black Literature in Latin America SPW6368 19th Century Spanish-Caribbean WOH5236 The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the African Diaspora, 1441-1807 WOH5237 The African Diaspora since the End of the Slave Trade
Note: Not all courses are offered every semester. New courses are developed and added to the course list periodically. Please visit africana.fiu.edu for semester course offerings.
I earned the Graduate Certificate in African & African Diaspora Studies concurrently with my Masters in Education. The certificate has been instrumental in establishing my career as a cultural diversity instructor, and continues to enrich my personal and professional relationships. Ron Miles | Graduate Certificate Student (2008)
African & African Diaspora Studies Faculty CORE FACULTY
Ulrich Oslender, Assistant Professor of Geography in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Jean Muteba Rahier, Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies and Director, African & African Diaspora Studies (AADS)
Vrushali Patil, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies and Women's Studies
Jean-Robert Cadély, Associate Professor, Modern Languages and AADS
Valerie Patterson, Clinical Associate Professor, Public Administration
Véronique Helenon, Assistant Professor, History and AADS
Joyce Peterson, Associate Professor, History and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Alexandra Cornelius-Diallo, Assistant Professor, History and AADS Dionne Stephens, Assistant Professor, Psychology and AADS Andrea Queeley, Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies and AADS AFFILIATED FACULTY Pascale Bécel, Associate Professor and Chair, Modern Languages Steven R. Blevins, Assistant Professor, English John Clark, Professor, Politics & International Relations Ginette Curry, Adjunct Instructor, English Lisa Delpit, Professor, College of Education and Director, Center for Urban Education and Innovation
Heather Russell, Associate Professor, English Vicky Silvera, Head, Special Collection, Library Andre Smith, Assistant Professor, College of Law Augusto Soledade, Assistant Professor, Dance Linda Spears-Bunton, Associate Professor, College of Education Alex Stepick III, Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies Juan Torres-Pou, Associate Professor, Modern Languages Chantalle Verna, Assistant Professor, History and Politics & International Relations Carlton Waterhouse, Associate Professor, College of Law
Mohamed Farouk, Associate Professor, College of Education
Donna Weir-Soley, Associate Professor, English
Tometro Hopkins, Associate Professor, English
Kirsten Wood, Associate Professor, History
Alexander Lichtenstein, Associate Professor, History and Director of AADS Graduate Programs
Albert Wuaku, Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
Andrea Mantell-Seidel, Associate Professor, Dance and Senior Director of Academic Programs, Latin American and Caribbean Center
Some of FIU’s best and most passionate professors can be found in this program. They really care for their students and challenge us to use our differences for the enrichment of society.
Assefa Melesse, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies Aurora Morcillo, Associate Professor, History and Women's Studies Roderick Neumann, Professor of Geography in the Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies
Katiana S. Saintable | Undergraduate Certificate Student (2008)
Application To apply to any of the certificate programs offered by African & African Diaspora Studies, students must first fill out the general FIU certificate program application form. Students must then complete the appropriate form for the specific program: AADS Undergraduate Certificate Application Form, AADS Online Undergraduate Certificate Application Form, or AADS Graduate Certificate Application Form. Forms are available online at http://africana.fiu.edu. All forms must be filled out completely and submitted to: African & African Diaspora Studies School of International and Public Affairs Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street, LC 304 Miami, Florida 33199 For additional information about the application process or questions about any of the certificate programs, please contact: Cheryl Johnson, AADS Program Assistant (305) 348-6860 | cheryl.johnson@fiu.edu
I enrolled in the African & African Diaspora Studies program to expand and cultivate my mind on issues of diversity. The program took me abroad, above and beyond all my expectations. The theories I learned in the classroom have become practical in my personal life. Myron Davis | Undergraduate Certificate Student (2007)
African & African Diaspora Studies
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