Minor & Requirements
Requirements for a Minor in African-American Studies:
A total of twenty-four (24) credit hours as follows:
- One required course: History 242: African American History
- Five additional courses chosen from the following three categories. No more than three courses are to be chosen from either category A or B and students must take at least one course at the 300-level. Also, students are strongly encouraged to complete a semester-length internship at an approved site. Courses regularly offered include:
- English, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Religious Studies
English 224: Introduction to African American Poetry in the United States
English 364: African American Literature
French 354: African Literatures in French
History 105: Selected Introductory Topics in History (when topic is African American studies)
History 205: Selected Topics in History (when topic is African American studies)
History 247: The American South
History 305: Selected Advanced Topics in History (when topic is African American studies)
History 342: Slavery in the United States
History 343: The Civil Rights Movement
Music 118: African American Music
Religion 232: Religion and Racism
Religion 258: African American Religion
Religion 259: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Civil Rights
- Anthropology/Sociology, International Studies, Political Science, Psychology
Anthropology/Sociology 341: Peoples of Sub-Sahara African and Madagascar
Anthropology/Sociology 343: Race/Ethnic Identities, Experiences and Relations
International Studies 245: Government and Politics of Africa
International Studies 431-432: Topics in International Studies (when topic is African American studies)
Political Science 230: Black Politics
Psychology 105: Special Topics in Psychology (when topic is African American studies)
- Internships (as approved by the departments and chair of the African American Studies program committee)
Anthropology/Sociology 460
History 460
Political Science 460
Psychology 460
Urban Studies 460
