Africa/African American Studies Minor

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Minor Only

Faculty teaching Africa/African-American Studies courses include members of the Expressive Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Divisions in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please see the schedule of classes for each academic term for specific assignments.

The interdisciplinary Africa/African-American Studies minor centralizes, honors, and teaches the importance of the presence and contribution of Africans and their New World descendants in Western culture and society.

Minor Requirements

Six (6) courses, including two (2) core courses, three (3) electives, (two (2) of which must be at the 300-level) and a senior independent study research paper with a significant community engagement component.

Core Courses (2 courses)

Elective Courses

ANT 232 - Archaeology of Africa Crs:
ANT 259 - Contemporary Middle East and North Africa Crs:
ANT 277 - Gender in the Middle East and North Africa Crs:
ARH 145 - Introduction to African Art Crs:
ARH 243 - Fashion in Africa Crs:
ARH 341 - African Art and Colonialism Crs:
CMC 350 - Topics in Media and Cultural Studies Crs:
EDU 271 - School and Society Crs:
EDU 280 - Diversity in American Education Crs:
ENG 140 - Composition: Writing about Selected Topics Crs: Topics vary. Contact program director for a list of approved topics.
ENG 210 - Language and Power Crs:
ENG 275 - Selected Studies in Minority Literature Crs: OR
ENG 324 - Selected Studies in Minority Literature Crs:
ENG 304B - Genre Study in American Literature: Fiction Crs:
ENV 206 - Caribbean Environmental History Crs:
HIS 370 - Race and Ethnicity in United States Crs:
LAC 200 - Foundations of Latin America and Caribbean Culture & Society Crs:
MUS 160 - History of Jazz Crs:
POL 252 - American Civil Rights Law and Policy Crs:
POL 306 - Muslims in Western Politics. Crs:
POL 387 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Crs:
REL 135 - Religion in America Crs:
REL 251 - Topics in Religion Crs:
SOC 311 - Topics in Sociology Crs:
SOC 356 - The State of Black America Crs:
SOC 355 - Race and Ethnic Relations Crs: