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 20000Introduction to African American Studies

3

African-Descended Peoples and Cultures Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 23500American Literature: Slavery and War

3

ENGL 37600African American Literature

3

HIST 36200Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic

3

PHRL 22200African American Religions

3

Racial Formations Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

AST 20001Introduction to American Studies

3

CCJ 32000Race, Crime, and Punishment

3

ENGL 23500American Literature: Slavery and War

3

ENGL 23800Into the Promised Land: Race and Ethnicity in American Literature

3

ENGL 23900Faulkner: Southern Belles and Racism

3

ENGL 37600African American Literature

3

HIST 11600US History: America through the History of Race

3

HIST 33400History of Racism in America

3

HIST 36200Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic

3

PHRL 22200African American Religions

3

SOC 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

3

Broader Perspectives Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 22700Global Art History III: From Colonial Vistas to Avant-Garde Horizons

3

AST 20001Introduction to American Studies

3

AST 32000/HIST 32000America: The Search for a More Perfect Union

3

CCJ 22500Comparative Crime and Justice Studies

3

CCJ 32000Race, Crime, and Punishment

3

DAN 10030Jazz I: Beginning Level

2

DAN 10031Jazz I: Intermediate Level

2

DAN 10032Jazz I: Advanced Level

2

ECON 43030Urban and Regional Economics

3

EDU 27700Know Yourself, Know Your World: Education in the Global Community

3

ENGL 23500American Literature: Slavery and War

3

ENGL 23800Into the Promised Land: Race and Ethnicity in American Literature

3

ENGL 23900Faulkner: Southern Belles and Racism

3

ENGL 37600African American Literature

3

HIST 11600US History: America through the History of Race

3

HIST 32000/AST 32000America: The Search for a More Perfect Union

3

HIST 33400History of Racism in America

3

HIST 36200Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic

3

HRM 36560Implementing and Managing Diversity

3

MUS 15500Jazz History

3

PHRL 22200African American Religions

3

PHS 22000Public Health and Social Justice

3

SOC 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

3

SOC 32100Urban Sociology

3

SW 20000Intercultural Communication

3

SW 24000Human Diversity and Social Justice

3

 

No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.