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Institute for Ethnic Studies

African American Studies Minor

The minor in African American Studies is designed to expose students to a program of study concerning African American culture, life, and history in the United States, as well as the African experience on the continent and/or in the Diaspora.

Requirements

A total of 18 credit hours including the 3-hour ETHN 200 - Introduction to African American Studies, and 15 hours (from at least three departments) from the courses listed below. Other courses and independent study may be used with the approval of the minor adviser.

Course Number Course Name
ANTH 362 Peoples and Cultures (3 cr)
ENGL 101A Composition & Literature I (African American Literature Section) (3 cr)
ETHN 150 African Culture & Civilization (HIST 150) (3 cr)
ETHN 200 Introduction to African American Studies (3 cr)
ETHN 212 Intro to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 212) (3 cr)
ETHN 217 Nationality & Race Relations (SOCI 217) (3 cr)
ETHN 238 Blacks & the American Political System (POLS 238) (3 cr)
ETHN 244 African American Literature (ENGL 244) (3 cr)
ETHN 244B Black Women Authors (ENGL 244B) (3 cr)
ETHN 244E Early African American Literature (ENGL 244E) (3 cr)
ETHN 306 African American History: African Origins to 1877 (HIST 306) (3 cr)
ETHN 330 Multicultural Education (TEAC 330) (3 cr)
ETHN 440 The Black Family (ANTH 440) (3 cr)
ETHN 446 Black Social Movements (ANTH 445) (3 cr)
ETHN 481 Minority Groups (SOCI 481) (3 cr)
ETHN 485 Africa Since 1800 (HIST 485) (3 cr)
ETHN 486 History of South Africa (HIST 486) (3 cr)
MUNM 387 History of American Jazz (3 cr)