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 Credit Hour(s)

African-Descended Peoples and Cultures Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ENGL 23500 - American Literature: Slavery and War 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 37600 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 36200 - Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHRL 22200 - African American Religions 3 Credit Hour(s)

Racial Formations Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

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

Broader Perspectives Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

ARTH 22700 - Global Art History III: From Colonial Vistas to Avant-Garde Horizons 3 Credit Hour(s)
AST 20001 - Introduction to American Studies 3 Credit Hour(s)
AST 32000 - America: The Search for a More Perfect Union 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCJ 22500 - Comparative Crime and Justice Studies 3 Credit Hour(s)
CCJ 32000 - Race, Crime, and Punishment 3 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10030 - Jazz I: Beginning Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10031 - Jazz I: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10032 - Jazz I: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
ECON 43030 - Urban and Regional Economics 3 Credit Hour(s)
EDU 27700 - Know Yourself, Know Your World: Education in the Global Community 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 23500 - American Literature: Slavery and War 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 23800 - Into the Promised Land: Race and Ethnicity in American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 23900 - Faulkner: Southern Belles and Racism 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 37600 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 11600 - US History: America through the History of Race 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 32000 - America: The Search for a More Perfect Union 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 33400 - History of Racism in America 3 Credit Hour(s)
HIST 36200 - Slavery and Capitalism across the Atlantic 3 Credit Hour(s)
HRM 36560 - Implementing and Managing Diversity 3 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 15500 - Jazz History 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHRL 22200 - African American Religions 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHS 22000 - Public Health and Social Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 31800 - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOC 32100 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SW 20000 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
SW 24000 - Human Diversity and Social Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)

Notes:

No duplication of coursework is permitted within the program.