Interdisciplinary Studies - Depth Studies
Depth Studies require a 36 semester-hour (SH) specialization that includes six (6) SH in courses labeled IDS and a minimum of 30 SH of courses in the WSSU catalog from the academic programs cited below which includes required pre-requisite courses and/or related courses from the same. Students select their courses from the chosen academic department based on their needs and goals and course prerequisites.
Students are required to complete 30 SH in one of the Depth Study areas, with at least In addition, students must complete CSC 1306 (Computer and Its Use I) or demonstrate competency in basic computer applications through other approved courses, “challenging” the final exam in CSC 1306.
The courses in the depth-study may not be transferred from two-year institutions, and at least one of the courses taken must be at the 4000 (senior) level. 17 SH (of the 30) must be at either the 3000 or 4000 level. No course counted toward the degree may duplicate a course previously taken from any institution. Traditional Depth Studies, available on campus, include the following:
ART A minimum of 30 SH from the Art Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
BIOLOGY A minimum of 30 SH from the Biology Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
CHEMISTRY A minimum of 30 SH from the Chemistry Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
GERONTOLOGY A minimum of 30 SH from the Gerontology Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
HISTORY A minimum of 30 SH from the History Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
INTEGRATIVE STUDIES Pathway (online)
JUSTICE STUDIES A minimum of 30 SH from the Justice Studies Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
MASS COMMUNICATIONS A minimum of 30 SH from the Mass Communications Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
MATHEMATICS A minimum of 30 SH from the Mathematic Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
MUSIC A minimum of 30 SH from the Music Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION A minimum of 30 SH from the Physical Education Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
PSYCHOLOGY A minimum of 30 SH from the Psychology Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
SOCIOLOGY A minimum of 30 SH from the Sociology Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
INTEGRATIVE STUDIES Pathway (online)
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ART 2306 AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART
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PHI 2301 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
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IDS 3310 NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES I
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IDS 3323 CULTURES OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING WORLD
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IDS 3383 TOPICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
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IDS 4370 RESEARCH IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
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IDS 4371 THE AMERICAN SOUTH IN POPULAR CULTURE
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SOC 3343 CULTURAL DIVERSITY
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SOC 4311 SOCIOLOGY OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
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MUS 3339 AFRO-AMERICAN MUSIC
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MUS 3340 NON-WESTERN MUSIC
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ENG 3321 GRAMMARS OF ENGLISH
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ENG 3347 TOPICS IN LANGUAGE &LITERATURE
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ENG 3381 BLACK WRITERS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE
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URBAN STUDIES A minimum of 30 SH from the Urban Studies Pathway in the WSSU Catalog of those 20 SH must be in 3000-4000 level courses.
Required Courses:
IDS 2301: Introduction to Urban Studies (3 hrs)
IDS 43xx: Urban Studies Seminar (3 hrs)
IDS 43xx: Urban Studies Internship (3 hrs)
- Pick 7 courses from the approved Urban Studies Course offerings (see below).
- 5 of these courses must be at the 33xx or 43xx level.
Course Offerings:
AAS 4302: Race and Economics in the USA
ECO 3320: Global Economic Systems
ECO 3332: Economic Growth and Development
EDU 2334: Education, Culture and Society
GEO 2315: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEO 2313: Environmental Geography
GEO 3311: Urban Geography
HED 2306: Understanding Health Disparities in the US
HIS 3345: Blacks in Urban America Since 1945
HIS 3361: Urban History
HIS 4328: Victorian Justice
IDS 2301: Introduction to Urban Studies
IDS 4373: Internship in Urban Studies
IDS 4375: Urban Studies Seminar
IDS 4370: Research in Interdisciplinary Studies
JUS 3344: Political Economy of Justice
JUS 3347: Drugs, Crime and Justice
JUS 3382: Class, Race, Gender and Justice
JUS 4330: Social Justice
POS 2316: State and Local Government
POS 3341: International Relations
POS 3366: Introduction to Public Administration
POS 3371: Urban Politics
SOC 2302: Health and Society: General Sociology
SOC 2336: Social Problems
SOC 3307: Social Psychology
SOC 3314: Social Anthropology
SOC 3323: Population Problems and Human Ecology
SOC 3343: Cultural Diversity
SOC 4317: Urban Communities
SOC 4333: Social Stratification
SOC 4364: Race and Culture
SOW 3363: Introduction to Social Work
SOW 3370: Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
SOW 4340: Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
* Other depth Studies may be possible through arrangement with the department or school. No majors conferring licensure or certification are eligible to serve as depth studies.
African and African American Studies
Mission
Formally institutionalized in the American academy in the last half of the twentieth century, African and African American Studies is a vibrant and dynamic discipline that creates new knowledge about the world and human existence through the critical and comprehensive study of the peoples, cultures, and ideas of Africa and the African diaspora. The Bachelor of Arts in African and African American Studies is comprised of core courses as well as courses from various areas of specialization. A minor in African and African American Studies is also an option for students.
Objectives
- To provide students with a broad and deep understanding of histories, cultures, and ideas of African and persons of African Descent across space and time.
- To provide student with opportunities to explore and advance novel forms of interdisciplinary scholarship that contribute to the formation of new theories and methods for understanding the world and human experience.
- To help students explore and examine key intellectual figures, ideas, and themes in the discipline.
- To analyze central disciplinary questions and debates, prominent theoretical and methodological frameworks used by scholars in the discipline.
- To explore and examine forms of interdisciplinary scholarship that form and inform the production and reproduction of knowledge.
Major Requirements – African and African-American Studies Major, BA
ENG 3311 – Studies in African American Literature
ENG 4344 – African American Cultural Texts: 1965 – Present
ENG 4328 – African American Women Writers
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