African American Studies Minor

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.

Required Courses

The standard requirements for the African American Studies Minor

AAST 2200 - Introduction African American Studies 3
AAST 3020 - Seminar in African American Studies 1-6
AAST 4000 - Capstone Seminar in African American Studies 3
ENGL 340G - Critical Studies: African American Literature 3

Electives - Select three courses (9 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 1600 - West African Dance I 3
ENGL 340H - African Writers 3
ENGL 340R - Century’s End: Race and Gender at the Turn of Twentieth Century 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 Contemporary African American Thought and Movement 3
PSY 3230 - African American Psychology 3
SOC 3050 - Race Relation and Minority Peoples 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 Coordinator.