Dec 17, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

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Africana Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts >> History

18 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

This minor is comprised of two required courses (six credit hours) and four electives (twelve credit hours) derived from three separate areas. Students must take the required Introduction to Africana Studies and Africana Perspectives courses. The introductory course will serve as an overview to the interdisciplinary topics and methods of Africana Studies. It will be both a recruitment tool for the minor and will be an elective that exposes non-Africana Studies minors to the discipline. The Africana Perspectives course will be an interdisciplinary inquiry into the history, challenges, and forms of Africana Studies that engages contemporary and historical approaches. Students will explore academic disciplines, as well as material beyond the academy, including art, folk culture, language, literature, music, and social movements. Additionally, minors must complete 12 credit hours of electives, with at least one course taken in each area.

Required Courses (6 hours)

AFRC 111 - Introduction to Africana Studies Credits: 3
AFRC 311 - Africana Studies Perspectives Credits: 3

Electives (12 hours)

Choose one course from two areas and two courses from an additional area.

Area 1: African Studies

ANTH 326 - Peoples of Africa Credits: 3
ART 255 - Introduction to African Arts Credits: 3
ENG 299 - Special topics of Literature Credits: 3 **
ENG 373 - Introduction to African Literatures Credits: 3
FREN 308 - Francophone Cultures Credits: 3
FREN 460 - Internship in French Credits: 1-6
GERM 308 - Germanic Cultures Credits: 3
GERM 344 - Germanic Literature in Translation Credits: 3
HIST 310 - Topics in World History Credits: 3
HIST 384 - History of Africa to 1800 Credits: 3
HIST 385 - History of Africa since 1800 Credits: 3
GLST 185 - Introduction to Africa Credits: 3
RTV 499 - Special Topics Credits: 3 **
SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Credits: 3 **
AFRC 321 - Field Experience in an African Country Credits: 3
AFRC 300 - Topics in Africana Studies Credits: 3 ***
AFRC 400 - Africana Topics Credits: 3 ***
WLC 301 - African Linguistics and Food Credits: 3

Area 2: African American Studies

ENG 231 - African American Literature Credits: 3
HIST 300 - Topics in U.S. History Credits: 3 **
HIST 336 - African American History to 1865 Credits: 3
HIST 337 - African American History Since 1863 Credits: 3
HIST 400 - Topics in American History Credits: 3 **
HIST 456 - Race, Power, and Violence Credits: 3
HIST 498 - Senior Seminar in American History Credits: 3 **
RTV 499 - Special Topics Credits: 3 **
SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Credits: 3 **
SOC 421 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3
POLS 302 - The Politics of the Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
AFRC 300 - Topics in Africana Studies Credits: 3
AFRC 331 - Field Experience in the Modern Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
AFRC 400 - Africana Topics Credits: 3

Area 3: African Diaspora Studies

ANTH 325 - Ethnology of Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ENG 373 - Introduction to African Literatures Credits: 3
FREN 308 - Francophone Cultures Credits: 3
FREN 344 - Francophone Literature in Translation Credits: 3
FREN 460 - Internship in French Credits: 1-6
FREN 499 - Individual Study in French Credits: 1-3
GERM 308 - Germanic Cultures Credits: 3
GERM 344 - Germanic Literature in Translation Credits: 3
GERM 499 - Individual Study in German Credits: 1-3
HIST 310 - Topics in World History Credits: 3 **
GLST 470 - Special Topics in Global, Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: 3 **
RTV 499 - Special Topics Credits: 3 **
SPAN 333 - Afro-Latin American Studies Credits: 3
AFRC 300 - Topics in Africana Studies Credits: 3 ***
AFRC 362 - Introduction to African Diaspora History through Film Credits: 3
AFRC 400 - Africana Topics Credits: 3 ***

Notes

* Students must choose courses from at least two different disciplines for this minor

** These special topics courses may be taken to fulfill elective requirements, but must be approved by the director of the program and must include or be related to Africana Studies or Race issues. Successful completion of one satisfies only three hours of the eighteen-hour minor program.

*** May be taken twice to fulfill program requirements. Each course taken may count for only three hours in one area of the eighteen-hour program.