African American Studies (Minor)

Requirements

Requirements for the minor

I. Completion of 18 credit hours in the following distribution:

A. Completion of at least 9 hours from the core curriculum:

Course ID	Course Title
AFAM-1310	Introduction to African American Studies
ANTH-3427	Race in America (also listed SOCI-3327)
COMM-3327	Topics in Black Media Studies
ENGL-2373	African American Literature
HIST-1300	The African Experience
HIST-1370	The African American Experience Through Reconstruction
HIST-1371	The African American Experience Since Reconstruction
HIST-3304	Religion in African History
HIST-3372	Black Images in Film
MUSC-1349	African-American Music
RELI-3482	African Religions in the Americas

B. Completion of remaining hours from the supporting courses:

Course ID	Course Title
AFAM-3310	African American Studies Internship
COMM-3325	Special Topics in Communication Media: Race and Class in Media
ENGL-1313	The Beginnings of American Literature: Colonization to 1900
ENGL-1314	American Literature: Twentieth Century and Beyond
ENGL-3371	American Literature of the Nineteenth Century: The Turn of the Century
ENGL-4423	Studies in American Literature: Harlem Renaissance
ENGL-4425	Seminar in Literary Periods: Turn-of-the-Century African American Literature
HIST-1340	Latin American Cultural Traditions
HIST-1360	The History of the United States Through Reconstruction
HIST-1361	The History of the United States Since Reconstruction
HIST-3400	Gender Matters in African History
HIST-3374	The Old South
MUSC-1346	Jazz History and Styles
PLSI-3352	Civil Rights and Liberties
SOCI-3424	Crime and Criminal Justice
SOCI-3446	Punishment and Society
SPMT-1312	Sport in Society

II. Additional guidelines for the selection of coursework:

At least 9 hours of the total shall be upper division courses.
No more than 12 hours of the coursework (including cross-listed courses) can be taken from one department to fulfill the requirements of the minor.
When departments offer a relevant “special topics” or “variable content” course, the Faculty Advisory Committee may designate such a course as meeting a relevant requirement for the minor.

III. All students are strongly encouraged to enroll in AFAM-1310—Introduction to African American Studies and HIST-1300—The African Experience.

*In special circumstances, students may petition the program’s Faculty Advisory Committee for an exemption to a component of the requirements for the minor.