Ethnic Studies | African American Studies

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Academic

A graduate degree is required. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours 
Instructional Council (IC)
Ethnic Studies
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
African American Studies
Subjects
AFR
The following disciplines meet the requirements to teach in this field:

African American Studies, Black Studies, Afro-Caribbean Studies, Afro-Latina/o Studies

Course Subjects

AFR, CCS, ETH, LIT, HUM, ENG, POL, HIS, SOC, PPA, COM, HEA, WST, MLST, IDC, AAS, CULS, IDS

Course Titles and Keywords

African American, Asian American, Native American, American Indian, Indigenous, Culture, Cultural, Social Justice, Black, Diaspora, African, Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Border, Transborder, Racial, Ethnic, Transnational, Gender, Sexuality, Afro-Latina/o, Afro-Caribbean, Urban, Ethnography, Black Atlantic, Slavery,