Courses
The minor in Africana Studies requires the completion of 6 courses (or 18 credit hours) in the following:
- AFR 100/HIS 105 Introduction to Africana Studies
4 elective courses (or 12 credit hours) from the list of approved courses focusing on thematic or historical issues of the African Diaspora. Courses not listed with a significant emphasis on Africana issues may be approved at the discretion of the program coordinator.
AFR 100/HIS 105 - Introduction to Africana Studies
CMS 335 - Investigating and Reporting for the Media
CMS 354 - International Communication
CMS 363 - Stereotyping in the Media
FRE 306 - Literature and Culture of Francophone Africa
AFR 220/HIS 220 - Africa in World History
AFR 273/HIS 273 - Rise of Black America
AFR 338/HIS 338 - The Atlantic World, 1400-1760
AFR 380/HIS 380 - West Africa Study Abroad Seminar
AFR 346/HIS 346 - Modern Africa
AFR 374/HIS 374 - Civil Rights
POL 362 - Political Development
POL 398 - African Politics
SOC 231 - Contemporary Black Families I
SOC 232 - Contemporary Black Families II
SOC 325 - Race and Ethnicity
SOC 431 - Seminar in the Black Family I
SOC 432 - Seminar in the Black Family I
A research project integrating Africana Studies into career goals through one of three options:
- AFR 493/HIS 493 Practicum in Africana Studies
- Through a co-op, independent study, or internship overseen by the department of the student's major and approved by the program coordinator.
- Through participation in an study abroad program approved by the program coordinator
- Through a senior thesis or capstone project approved by the Africana Studies minor program coordinator.