African and African American Studies Minor

Requirements

In order to earn a minor in African and African American Studies, students must complete 35 credits with a grade point average of 2.00, including:

Required Course:

AAAS 4010 - African and African American Studies Colloquium

Choose 15 credits:

Choose 15 credits approved by the director from Modules I, II, and III of the University Core.

NOTE:

Courses selected for the minor in African and African American Studies may include those which fulfill university core or elective requirements and those taken to fulfill a major.

Choose 15 credits from the following:

One course must be in an African language, including French and Spanish.

(see departmental listings for non-AAAS Course Descriptions )

AAAS 3030 - African History: 1800 - the Present
AAAS 3060 - African-American History: 1945 to Present
AAAS 3910 - Special Topics
AAAS 4910 - Special Topics
ENGL 3630 - Modern African American Literature
ENGL 3730 - African Literature
ENGL 4720 - Writing Resistance: Women in Non-Western Cultures
ENGL 4730 - Postcolonial Literature and Theory
FREN courses in African language as approved by advisor
HIST 3630 - African History: 1800 to the Present
HIST 3750 - History of the Caribbean
PLSC 3370 - Politics of Development
PLSC 3380 - The Political Economy of Africa
SOCL 3320 / SOCW 3170 - Race and Ethnicity
SPAN courses in African language as approved by advisor

NOTE:

See policy for Undergraduate Minors (84-1 ) for more information.