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Africana Studies

The Africana Studies program is an interdisciplinary academic program designed to develop an understanding of the impact and contributions African American, Caribbean, and African peoples have made to world society and culture. Course offerings engage the historical, literary, social, economic, and political perspectives of people of the African Diaspora.

Students will complete 21 credit hours for the minor and 18 credit hours for the certificate program from courses offered through the departments of Sociology and Criminology, History and Political Science, English and Foreign Languages, Psychology, and Fine Arts. The Africana Studies Director has the discretion to approve relevant courses from other departments not listed below to fulfill requirements of either the minor or certificate.

Minor in Africana Studies (21 credits)

Certificate Program in Africana Studies (18 credits)

Choose from the following courses:

ENG-348CARIBBEAN LITERATURE

3
ENG-352SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE

3
ENG-429ENGLISH STUDIES

3 to 12
DAN-199SPECIAL TOPICS

1
DAN-300SPECIAL TOPICS

2 to 3
HIS-388HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN

3
HIS-449RACE, GENDER AND CLASS IN LATIN AMERICA

3
HIS-456AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE RECONSTRUCTION

3
HUM-396CULTURAL STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS

3
HUM-397ETHNIC STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS

3
HUM-399GENRE STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS

3
PSY-300SPECIAL TOPICS

3
SOC-307RACE AND ETHNICITY

3
SOC-405SOCIOLOGY OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER

3
CRM-328RACE, CLASS AND CRIME

3