Interdisciplinary Studies, Race, Gender, & Class Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum Requirements

The Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies offers an alternative program of study for students whose objectives are not met by the university’s current majors.  The degree is especially attractive to students who are interested in designing individual programs that suit their educational and career goals or for students who wish to study a particular concentration through an interdisciplinary selection of courses. 

1. 120 semester hours:

Achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall with no grade lower than a “C” in any IDS degree core or IDS concentration course.  The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Requirement:

Complete General Education Curriculum  required by the university.

3. Departmental/Program Requirements:

4. Concentration Requirements

Must complete a total of 30 semester hours in the Race, Gender & Class Concentration with no more than 6 semester hours at each of 1000 or 2000 levels.  Must include 3-hour capstone course at the 4000 level

Race, Gender, & Class Concentration List of Courses

1000 Level Options : No more than 6 hours from the following list courses

ART 3200 African-American Art History  

HIST 1540 The Black Experience Since 1865  

MUSL 1001 Hip Hop in Context  

ENG 1700 Religion and Literature  

2000 Level Options: No more than 6 hours from the following list of courses

HIST 2080 Problems in the History of Women to 1750 

HIST 2081 Problems in the History of Women Since 1750  

HIST 2610 Latin American History: The Colonial Period, 1480-1820  

HIST 2620 Latin American History: The National Period  

HIST 2750 Native American Societies and Cultures  

ENG 2410 Sacred Texts and Traditions of South Asia  

FREN 2300 Introduction to Francophone Literature  

SPAN 2300 Introduction to Hispanic Literature  

GERM 2104 Introduction to German Civilization  

SOCI 2000 Global Societies and Human Behavior  

SOCI 2200 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  (Prerequisite—SOCI 2000 )

SOCI 2400 Social Psychology  (Prerequisite—SOCI 2000 )

SOCI 2500 Marriage and the Family  (Prerequisite—SOCI 2000 )

PSY 2100 General Psychology  

CLTX 2420 Clothing and People  

FCSC 2170 Interpersonal Relationships and Group Dynamics  

DRAM 2130 Dramatic Literature I  

ENG 2510 Language, Culture, and Communication  

3000 Level Options

HIST 3430 Africa Under Colonial Rule  

HIST 3440 Africa Since Independence  

HIST 3910 South Asia Under British Imperial Rule, 1750-1885  

ENG 3430 Social Inequality in South Asia through Literature and Film  

ENG 3505 Women and Literature  (Prerequisite—ENG 1500 )

SOCI 3210 Social Differentiation and Inequality  (Prerequisite—SOCI 2000 )

SOCI 3220 American Minority Groups  (Prerequisite —-SOCI 2000 )

PSY 3500 Intro to Black Psychology  (Prerequisite PSY 2100  or 2120)

PSY 3600 Social Psychology  (Prerequisite— PSY 2120 or PSY 3300 )

PSY 3200 Psychological Adjustment  (Prerequisite—PSY 2100  or 2120)

DRAM 3020 Dramatic Literature II  

ENG 3410 African American Literature I  (Prerequisite—-ENG 1500 )

ENG 3420 African American Literature II  (Prerequisite—ENG 1500 )

HIST 3072 Women in the African Diaspora  

HIST 3260 American Labor History  

HIST 3510 African American History to 1865  

HIST 3520 African American History Since 1865  

HIST 3522 The Black Female Body in American Culture  

HIST 3523 Black Feminist and Feminist Thought  

HIST 3524 Black Women and Activism  

HIST 3710 Introduction to African Diaspora History  

4000 Level Options

HIST 4170 The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe  

HIST 4310 History of North Carolina  

ENG 4200 Modern African Literature  (Prerequisite—ENG 1500 )

ENG 4210 Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past  

SOCI 4330 Collective Behavior and Social Movements  (Prerequisite—SOCI 2000 )

FCSC 4200 Family and Social Systems  

Capstone Options in Race, Gender & Class:  Select one course (3 hours) from the following list of capstone courses:

HIST 4010 Seminar in European History  

HIST 4020 Seminar in American History  

HIST 4040 Seminar in African History  

HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History  

HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora  

HIST 4510 Modern African American History Since 1900  

HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America  

SPAN 4800 Senior Seminar in Hispanic Studies  

Four- Year Curriculum Plan

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Interdisciplinary Studies, Race, Gender, & Class Concentration, B.A

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

*  ENG 1110  -  English Composition I ( 3 )  

*  MATH 1080  -  Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ( 3 )  

*  UNIV 1100  -  First Year Seminar ( 2 )  

*  PEDU 1541  -  Fitness ( 2 )  

* Foreign Language II (3)

& Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

*  ENG 1210  -  English Composition II ( 3 )  

*  HIST 1320  -  World Societies ( 3 )  

* HEDU 1531  -  Health ( 2 )  

* GEC Science Requirement I (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (2)

Semester Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

*  HUM 2410  -  Arts & Humanities I ( 3 )    or HUM 2420  -  Arts & Humanities II ( 3 )  

* GEC Science Requirement II (3)

*  MSCM 1250  -  Elements of Speech Communication ( 3 )  

^ INDS 2000  -  Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies ( 3 )  

• GEC Social Science Requirement II (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

*  PHIL 1000  -  Introduction to Philosophy ( 3 )  

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

& Elective (2)

Semester Hours: 17

Junior Year

Fall Semester

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

+ Concentration (3)

+ 3000/4000 Required Elective/Concentration (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

+ Concentration (3)

+ Concentration (3)

+ Concentration (3)

^ INDS Core (3)

+ 3000/4000 Required Elective/Concentration (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Senior Year

Fall Semester

+ Concentration (3)

+ Concentration (3)

+ 4000 Capstone Course:  Concentration (3)

+ 3000/4000 Required Elective/Concentration (3)

& Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Spring Semester

^ INDS 4000-Senior Seminar (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (3)

& Elective (3)

Semester Hours: 15

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 120

* GEC General Education Curriculum - 39 Credit Hours

^ INDS Core Curriculum - 30 Credit Hours

+ INDS Concentration - 30 Credit Hours

& General Electives - 22 Credit Hours