BA African American Studies at University of Alabama

Programme overview

A unique facet of the program is its commitment to scholarship on the continued development of Alabama as a society of interdependent individuals and institutional processes. This includes research on the African-descended communities from Holt and the west side of Tuscaloosa to the Black Belt areas of Marion, Uniontown, Greensboro, Tuskegee, Selma, and Gee's Bend, and courses that improve our understanding of the social and institutional relationships of all members of the society.

Faculty: J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Gender Race Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

Courses in the listed curriculum include AMS 321 African American Folk Art, AMS 341 African American Art, AMS 405 Directed Study, ARH 481 Topics 20th Century Art, CJ 303 Race, Ethnicity, and Crime, COM 413 Comm Across Differences.

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Entry requirements

Students are expected to formally declare a major no later than the fourth semester of full-time enrollment (or at 61 semester hours for transfer students). Students can declare a major by meeting with an academic advisor and requesting the major be added to their academic record. Unless otherwise stated, the prerequisite for 300- and 400-level courses is junior standing or higher or permission of the instructor. The major gives students the unique opportunity to meet the expectations of graduate admissions committees and prospective employers by demonstrating specialized knowledge in a field of study and general training in a broad liberal arts curriculum that considers some of the most important ideals of the society, social relations and institutional development. An African American Studies major is an exceptional major or second major for those who desire to attend graduate school and professional programs in the following areas: law, education, English, economics, business manage University-level freshman admission (not programme-specific): 4 units English, 3 units mathematics, 3 units natural sciences (two with labs) and 10 other academic units; ACT or SAT is required if the cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0 for 2027 entry (all applicants for 2028 entry).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

First-year priority deadlines: November 2 for Spring entry and December 4 for Summer/Fall entry. Applications are accepted through the UA Undergraduate App, and first-time freshmen may also apply through the Common App.

Transfer priority deadlines: October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer/Fall entry. The application fee is $50 (nonrefundable); Alabama residents applying via the UA Undergraduate App pay no fee.

First-year applicants for a 2027 entry term must submit an ACT or SAT score if their cumulative high school GPA is below 3.0; all students applying to enroll in 2028 must submit test scores.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ua.edu/apply/

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