Africana Studies (Minor)

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course

course - Intro to Africana Studies 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 2 Options

Option 2.1 — Complete 6 hours

African Continent Core Courses

Note: ENGL 397R is offered with African content every winter semester.

course - Peoples of Africa 3.0

course - World Literatures in English - You may take once 3.0

course - Africa South of the Sahara 3.0

course - Early Africa 3.0

course - Modern Africa 3.0

course - African Social Change 3.0

course - Islam in Africa 3.0

course - Humanities of Africa 3.0

course - African Politics 3.0

Option 2.2 — Complete 6 hours

African Diaspora Core Courses (African American, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Caribbean, etc.)

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Slavery in the U.S. 3.0

course - Civil War Era 3.0

course - African-Am Hist since 1865 3.0

course - Introduction to Jazz 3.0

course - African Portuguese Lit - You may take once 3.0

course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0

course - Urban Sociology 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 9 hours

Complete 9 hours of electives. It is strongly recommended to take courses from multiple disciplines. (All R courses must have African or African Diaspora content. ENGL 236, ENGL 495, PORT 355, and SFL 354 must also have African or African Diaspora content. Students should consult with the Africana Studies faculty coordinator before adding these courses.)

Note: 4 hours of an African or African Diaspora Language course may be substituted here with the approval of the Africana Studies faculty coordinator.

course - Peoples of Africa 3.0

course - Introduction to Literature: Hatian-Creole 3.0

course - Intro International Dev Ed 3.0

course - Ed, Poverty & Community Dev 3.0

course - Studies in British Literature 3.0

course - Transnational Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Transnational Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Author Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - World Literatures in English - You may take once 3.0

course - Literary Studies Sr Capstone 3.0

course - Francophone Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Africa South of the Sahara 3.0

course - Early Africa 3.0

course - Modern Africa 3.0

course - S Africa Liberation 3.0

course - African Social Change 3.0

course - Islam in Africa 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Slavery in the U.S. 3.0

course - Civil War Era 3.0

course - African-Am Hist since 1865 3.0

course - International Health 3.0

course - Professional Development in International Studies 1.0

course - Kennedy Center Lecture Series - You may take twice 1.0

course - Seminar in International Studies - You may take twice 1.0

course - Academic Internship - You may take once 0.5v

course - Directed Research for Africana Studies Minor 3.0

course - Humanities of Africa 3.0

course - Junior Seminar - You may take once 3.0

course - Seminar in the Humanities - You may take once 3.0

course - Introduction to Jazz 3.0

course - African Politics 3.0

course - Cultures of Brazil 3.0

course - African Portuguese Lit - You may take once 3.0

course - Special Topics in Brazilian Literature 3.0

course - Cross-Cultural Family and Human Development 3.0

course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0

course - Urban Sociology 3.0