Option II. African American Arts & Literature

Required Courses in this Option (12 units)

• Choose one of the following:
  • PAS 244 African American Literature to 1930 (3 units)
  • PAS 245 African American Literature to 1930 (3 units)
• PAS 246 Introduction to African American Drama (3 units)
• PAS 332 African American Music I (3 units)
• Choose one of the following:
  • PAS 280 Workshop in Creative Writing for Minority Students (3 units)
  • PAS 331 & 331L African American Religious Music: History and Literature and Gospel Laboratory (3 units total)
  • PAS 355 Black World News Practicum (3 units)
  • PAS 447 African American Theater (3 units)

Electives

Select 12 units from the following:

• PAS 280 Workshop in Creative Writing for Minority Students (3 units)
• PAS 331 & 331L African American Religious Music: History and Literature and Gospel Laboratory (3 units total)
• PAS 333 Coltrane (3 units)
• PAS 337 Black Images on the Silver Screen (3 units)
• PAS 344 Literature of the Caribbean and African Experience (3 units)
• PAS 345 African American Autobiography (3 units)
• PAS 346 Contemporary Black Female Writers (3 units)
• PAS 355 Black World News Practicum (3 units)
• PAS 395 Bilingualism in the African American Community (3 units)
• PAS 447 African American Theater (3 units)
• PAS 451 Mass Communication in the African American Community (3 units)
• PAS 496A-Z Experimental Topics (3 units)
  Consult with advisor for appropriate topic relevant to this option.
• PAS 499A-C Independent Study (1-3 units)