African American Studies Minor

18 credit hours

The African American Studies Minor provides students with an interdisciplinary approach to the study of African-descended peoples and cultures in the United States and throughout the African Diaspora. Students will explore the four hundred years of history, cultural expressions, and beliefs that shape African Americans today. This interdisciplinary curriculum will give students a multifaceted, global vision of contemporary racial formations in the United States.

Requirements

Minor Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following option:

AFAM 20000

Introduction to African American Studies

3

African-Descended Peoples and Cultures Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 23500	American Literature: Slavery and War	3
ENGL 37600	African American Literature	3
HIST 36200	Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic	3
PHRL 22200	African American Religions	3

Racial Formations Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

AST 20001	Introduction to American Studies	3
CCJ 32000	Race, Crime, and Punishment	3
ENGL 23500	American Literature: Slavery and War	3
ENGL 23800	Into the Promised Land: Race and Ethnicity in American Literature	3
ENGL 23900	Faulkner: Southern Belles and Racism	3
ENGL 37600	African American Literature	3
HIST 11600	US History: America through the History of Race	3
HIST 33400	History of Racism in America	3
HIST 36200	Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic	3
PHRL 22200	African American Religions	3
SOC 31800	Race, Ethnicity, and Gender	3

Broader Perspectives Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 22600	History of Non-Western Art	3
AST 20001	Introduction to American Studies	3
AST 32000/HIST 32000	America: The Search for a More Perfect Union	3
CCJ 22500	Comparative Crime and Justice Studies	3
CCJ 32000	Race, Crime, and Punishment	3
DAN 10030	Jazz I: Beginning Level	2
DAN 10031	Jazz I: Intermediate Level	2
DAN 10032	Jazz I: Advanced Level	2
ECON 43030	Urban and Regional Economics	3
EDU 27700	Know Yourself, Know Your World: Education in the Global Community	3
ENGL 23500	American Literature: Slavery and War	3
ENGL 23800	Into the Promised Land: Race and Ethnicity in American Literature	3
ENGL 23900	Faulkner: Southern Belles and Racism	3
ENGL 37600	African American Literature	3
HIST 11600	US History: America through the History of Race	3
HIST 32000/AST 32000	America: The Search for a More Perfect Union	3
HIST 33400	History of Racism in America	3
HIST 36200	Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic	3
HRM 36560	Implementing and Managing Diversity	3
MUS 15500	Jazz History	3
PHRL 22200	African American Religions	3
PHS 22000	Public Health and Social Justice	3
SOC 31800	Race, Ethnicity, and Gender	3
SOC 32100	Urban Sociology	3
SW 20000	Intercultural Communication	3
SW 24000	Human Diversity and Social Justice	3

 

No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.