Social Justice: African American Studies
AA-T Degree African American Studies · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Associate in Arts in Social Justice: African American Studies for Transfer Degree, (AA-T AFRAM) is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer with junior status and priority admission to their CSU campus to a program or major in African American Studies or similar major for completion of a baccalaureate degree.
Students are required to complete:
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:
(A) Cal-GETC Breadth Requirements.
(B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
- Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must earn a C (or "P") or better for each course in the major or area of emphasis.
- No more than 60 semester units are required.
The Associate in Arts in Social Justice: African American Studies, (AA-T AFRAM) will also assist Ethnic Studies major students to transfer to a U.C. or other baccalaureate institutions. Students are advised to consult with a counselor to verify transfer requirements.
Career Opportunities
Program is geared in future careers in teaching, social work, public health, community organizing, as well as working in higher education or graduate school.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Research: Evaluate the development of the field of African American Studies, and utilize research methodologies and scholarship within the field to produce research papers.
- Analysis: Effectively employ social science methodologies in the analysis of issues related to African American Studies.
- Identify and describe the general history of African American people in the U.S. and the Diaspora (i.e., West Africa, Middle passage, North American slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow Era, and Civil Rights Movement).
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core 1: Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 units): | 3 | |
| ETHST 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| Required Core 2: Intersections of Race and Gender (3 units): | 3 | |
| AFRAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orASAME 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orM/LAT 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orNATAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| Required Core 3: Introduction to African American Studies (3 units): | 3 | |
| AFRAM 1 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| List A: Select three courses from at least two of the following areas (9-10 units): | 9-10 | |
| Area 1: History or Government (3 units): | 0 | |
| AFRAM 8 | African American Politics | 3 |
| AFRAM 30 | African American History: Africa to 1865 | 3 |
| AFRAM 31 | African American History: 1865-1945 | 3 |
| AFRAM 32 | African American History: 1945 to the Present | 3 |
| Area 2: Arts and Humanities (3 units): | 0 | |
| AFRAM 26 | African American Culture: Black Music, Art, and Literature | 3 |
| AFRAM 29 | African American Experience Through Films | 3 |
| AFRAM 45 | Religion and the African American Church in America | 3 |
| Area 3: Social Science (3 units): | 0 | |
| AFRAM 2 | Black Economics | 3 |
| AFRAM 5 | The African American Family in the United States | 3 |
| AFRAM 11 | Perceptions of the African American Male in America | 3 |
| AFRAM 12 | Psychology of African Americans | 3 |
| AFRAM 14A | Social Psychology of African American Male/Female Relationships | 3 |
| AFRAM 16 | The Prison Industrial Complex: African American Incarceration | 3 |
| AFRAM 23 | Perceptions of African American Women | 3 |
| AFRAM 45 | Religion and the African American Church in America | 3 |
| AFRAM 38 | Environmental Racism and Justice | 3 |
| Area 4: Quantitative Reasoning and Research Methods (4 units): | 0 | |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orMATH 013 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| Total Major Units: | 18-19 | |
| Cal-GETC Pattern: | 34 | |
| Electives to meet 60 units | ||
| Total Units: | 60 | |