African and African American Studies Minor
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The Program
The African and African American Studies minor offers the student the opportunity to study, in-depth, the historical and social experiences and cultural contributions of Africans and people of African descent in a global perspective. It also provides a critical perspective on race in American society. An interdisciplinary program concentrating mainly in the humanities, the curriculum of the African and African American Studies minor offers students the opportunity to customize their course work by exploring a range of subjects in various disciplines. Students must complete 21 units for the minor.
The minor in African and African American Studies requires 21 units. To fulfill the requirements for the minor in African and African American Studies, students must take one required course. Students should choose the remaining 18 units from a list of elective courses approved by the advisory committee.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| AFST 201 | MAIN THEMES IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select six of the following from at least three different disciplines (four must be upper-level courses): | 18 | |
| SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
or ENGL 234 | MAJOR WRITERS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
| POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE | ||
| WORLD LITERATURE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH | ||
| TOPICS IN BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| AFRICAN AMER ICAN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | ||
| PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES | ||
| AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART | ||
| HISTORY OF AFRICA TO 1900 | ||
| HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TO THE MID- 19TH CENTURY | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE MID-19TH CENTURY | ||
| TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS | ||
| BLACKS IN AMERICA:MYTHS AND REALITY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | ||
| CLASS, STATUS AND POWER | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY FOR NON-MAJORS | ||
or MUSC 125 | HONORS HISTORY OF JAZZ FOR NON-MAJORS | |
| CULTURE DIVERSITY IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE | ||
or THEA 304 | HONORS CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE | |
| CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN PHEC | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |
