Program: African American Studies Minor - Austin Peay State University

Apr 07, 2025

2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin

Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

The minor in African American Studies offers students an African-centered, Pan-Africanist, interdisciplinary course of study which enhances their majors. Minors can study abroad in Africa and receive practical skills in community-based work/volunteer assignments. In addition, students are encouraged to participate in the activities of the African American Cultural Center.

Upper Division

AAST 4000 - Capstone Seminar in African American Studies 3
ENGL 340G - Critical Studies: African American Literature 3
Women Studies : any three (3) credit course with approval of AAST Coordinator 3

NOTE: Students are strongly advised to select courses from a variety of disciplines to ensure a broad spectrum of learning and to seek advisement from the African American Studies Coordinator.

Lower Division

AAST 2200 - Introduction African American Studies 3

Electives - Select two courses (6 hours) from the following:

AAST 2000 - Contemporary African American Life 3
AAST 2250 - African American Expressive Culture 3
AAST 2500 - Africana Women Across Cultures 3
AAST 2550 - Aesthetics of the Hip Hop Industry 3
AAST 300A - Selected Topics in African American Studies 3
AAST 300B - Selected Topics in African American Studies 3
AAST 300C - Selected Topics in African American Studies 3
AAST 3300 - Introduction to Black Theatre and Performance 3
AAST 3020 - Seminar in African American Studies 1-6
AAST 3100 - Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century 3
AAST 3200 - Study Abroad Ghana, West Africa 6
AAST 4100 - African American Studies Field Experience 4
DANC 1700 - Hip Hop Dance I 2
ENGL 340H - African Writers 3
HIST 3440 - Africa to 1800 3
HIST 4650 - African American History to 1890 3
HIST 4660 - African American History Since 1890 3
GEOG 3750 - Geography of the African World 3
POLS 3160 - African Politics 3
POLS 4020 - The Politics of Ethnicity 3
PSY 3230 - African American Psychology 3
SOC 3050 - Race and Ethnicity 3