Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
18 Units Selected from the Focal Areas
African American Studies
- AFRAS 321 - Black Political Participation in America
- AFRAS 322 - African American Political Thought
- AFRAS 331 - The Black Family
- AFRAS 332 - Black Women: Myth and Reality
- AFRAS 341 - Cultural Patterns and African American Identity
- AFRAS 350 - Africana Digital Humanities
- AFRAS 351 - Black Religions and Spirituality
- AFRAS 363 - Sociocultural Analysis of Black Languages
- LING 363 - Sociocultural Analysis of Black Languages
- AFRAS 365A - African American Literature to 1900
- AFRAS 365B - African American Literature After 1900
- AFRAS 380 - African Americans and the US Justice System
- AFRAS 385 - African American Music
- AFRAS 421 - Black Urban Experience
- AFRAS 422 - Modern Civil Rights Movement
- AFRAS 423 - Black Nationalism
- AFRAS 455 - Africana Class, Gender, and Sexualities
- AFRAS 466 - Afrofuturism
- AFRAS 470 - Comparative History: Afro-American and African Heritage
- AFRAS 471 - Africana History
- AFRAS 472 - African Enslavement
- AFRAS 476 - History and Culture of Hip Hop
- AFRAS 485 - Black Images on Film
- AFRAS 510 - Black Geographies In and Outside the U.S.
- AFRAS 518 - The Black Male Experience
- AFRAS 542 - Afrocentricity
- AFRAS 571 - Theatre of Racial Protest: From the Civil Rights to Apartheid
- THEA 571 - Theatre and Racial Protests: The Civil Rights to the Apartheid Movements
African Studies
- AFRAS 423 - Black Nationalism
- AFRAS 465 - Africa in Literature and Film
- FRENC 465 - Africa in Literature and Film
- AFRAS 466 - Afrofuturism
- AFRAS 470 - Comparative History: Afro-American and African Heritage
- AFRAS 472 - African Enslavement
- AFRAS 473 - Women in Africa
- AFRAS 485 - Black Images on Film
- AFRAS 520 - African Civilization I
- AFRAS 521 - African Civilization II
- POL S 364 - Political Change in Modern Africa
- AFRAS 542 - Afrocentricity
Africana Studies, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
No course list published for this category.
Diaspora Studies
- AFRAS 300 - Afro-Brazilian Community, Culture, and Identity
- AFRAS 315 - Martial Arts and Wellness Culture of Asia, Africa, and African Diaspora
- AFRAS 320 - Political Economy of African Diaspora
- AFRAS 350 - Africana Digital Humanities
- AFRAS 351 - Black Religions and Spirituality
- AFRAS 421 - Black Urban Experience
- AFRAS 470 - Comparative History: Afro-American and African Heritage
- AFRAS 472 - African Enslavement
- AFRAS 475 - Super Black: The Politics of Representation in Comics
- AFRAS 476 - History and Culture of Hip Hop
- AFRAS 485 - Black Images on Film
- AFRAS 510 - Black Geographies In and Outside the U.S.
- AFRAS 518 - The Black Male Experience
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Impacted Program
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Language Requirement
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Major
Note
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Preparation for the Major
9 unitsStudy Abroad Requirement
No course list published for this category.
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.