African-American Studies Minor

The African-American Studies minor consists of courses in history, political science, and sociology. This minor provides students opportunities to explore the history, culture, achievements, and importance of African-Americans, and the political and sociological realities that African-Americans experience.

The requirements for an African-American Studies minor are 24 credit hours.

A. Required Core Courses
POL/SOC 307 Introduction to Ethnic/ Cultural Studies
SOC 368 Inequality in American: Class, Gender, & Race
HIS 311 History of Blacks in America to 1865
HIS 312 History of Blacks in America since 1865
HIS 359 History of Civil Rights
POL 320 Afro-American Politics

B. Elective Courses
Select two electives
AH 350 Black Art
DAN 334 African-American Aesthetics
ENG 222 Introduction to African- American Literature
ENG 322 Studies in African-American Literature
HUM 332A African Humanities I
HUM 333B African Humanities II
HUM 334 African-American Aesthetics
PHL 276 Critical Thinking: Voices of the African Diaspora
RS 226 Black Religion in the Americas
RS 326 Black Theology: Roots and Trends