Overview

The School of Culture, Community, and Human Development houses programs that anchor PVAMU’s mission in cultural awareness, social equity, and human wellbeing. Faculty in the School work at the crossroads of behavioral science, community organizing, and public history - producing scholarship and curricula that explore the lived experiences of marginalized communities and inform social policy. Students will be trained to become leaders in education, mental health, nonprofit management, and social entrepreneurship.

Organizational Structure 

Instructional Organization

Program	Degree Offered
African American Studies	BA
Clinical Adolescent Psychology	MS, PHD
Community Development Planning	MCDP
History	BA
Psychology	BS
Sociology	BA, MA

Requirements for a Minor in African-American Studies (18 SCH)

The African-American Studies minor is an interdisciplinary course of study that provides students the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the African-American influence on the social, political, cultural, and intellectual development of this country. Courses may not be used to satisfy multiple academic requirements such as core curriculum requirements, or other major and minor requirements. Students should consult the African-American Studies Program Coordinator in selecting appropriate elective courses.  

Required Courses
AFAM 1301	Race Class and Gender in America	3
HIST 2381	African-American History	3
AFAM 4301	Seminar in African American Studies	3
Select three (3) classes from the list below:		9
AFAM 2302	Introduction to Research Methods and Writing in African American Studies
AFAM 4302	Internship in Public History
AFAM 4331	Special Topics in African American Studies
ARTS 2328	African American Art
CRIJ 3393	Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
DRAM 2322	African American Theatre II
ENGL 3305	Survey of African-American Literature
ENGL 3306	Studies in African-American Literature
HIST 3350	American Chattel Slavery
HIST 3375	African Diaspora
HIST 4381	African-American Hist to 1876
HIST 4382	African-Amer Hist Since 1876
HDFM 2355	Human Development: Life Span
MUSC 2333	Afro-American Music
POSC 2321	Blacks and the American Political System
POSC 3341	Gandhi and King
POSC 3355	African Politics
POSC 4324	Race, Gender and Public Policy
SOCG 2319	Sociology of Minorities
SOCG 2302	Black Families
Total Hours		18

Requirements for a Minor in History (18 SCH)

Required Courses
HIST 2321	World Civilizations I	3
HIST 2322	World Civilizations II	3
HIST 2300	Intro to Historical Methods	3
Three (3) History courses, 2000 level or higher		9
Total Hours		18

Requirements for a Minor in Digital Storytelling (18 SCH)

Required Courses
HIST 2300	Intro to Historical Methods 1	3
or HIST 3301	Introduction to Public History
HIST 3330	Introduction to Digital Storytelling	3
GEOG 2311	Introduction to Geographic Information System	3
HIST 3331	Podcasting Oral Histories	3
Select one (1) course from the list below to satisfy History elective requirement:		3
HIST 2301	Texas History
HIST 2320	Military History
HIST 2381	African-American History
HIST 2383	History of HBCUs
HIST 3301	Introduction to Public History
HIST 3322	Women in History
HIST 3332	Contemporary United States
HIST 3353	Civil Rights Movement
HIST 3361	Colonial Latin Amer & Carrib
Select one (1) course from the list below to satisfy non-History elective requirement:		3
ENGL 2307	Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 2314	Advanced Composition
COMM 1336	Video Production I
COMM 2303	Digital Audio Production I
COMM 3304	Multimedia Audio Production and Design
COMM 3321	Media Management
DGMA 2317	Fundamentals of Digital Imaging
DGMA 2318	Fundamentals of Interactive Media
GNST 2301	Coding and App Development (Basics)
GNST 3302	iOS App Development
Total Hours		18

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History majors are required to take HIST 3301.

Organizations and Honor Societies 

Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society

Membership in Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society is open to undergraduate students who have completed 12 semester hours of history with a grade point average of 3.10 or above in history courses and 3.00 in two-thirds of the remainder of the coursework, excluding history.