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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 from courses offered through the departments of Sociology and Criminology, History and Political Science, English and Foreign Languages, Psychology, Theology and Philosophy, and Fine Arts. The Africana Studies Director has the discretion to approve relevant courses from other departments not listed below to fulfill the minor's requirements.

Minor in Africana Studies (21 credits)

Core Courses (15 credits)

HIS-456AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE RECONSTRUCTION

3
PSY-300SPECIAL TOPICS

3
PSY-321AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY

3
SOC-307RACE AND ETHNICITY

3
THE-300SPECIAL TOPICS

3

Elective Courses (6 credits)

Choose two from the following:

DAN-315HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE

3
DAN-325DANCES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

3
ENG-348CARIBBEAN LITERATURE

3
ENG-352SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE

3
ENG-429ENGLISH STUDIES

3 to 12
HUM-396CULTURAL STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS

3
HUM-399GENRE STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS

3
Note: Students may choose ENG-429: ENGLISH STUDIES - BLACK WOMEN WRITERS or ENG-429: ENGLISH STUDIES - THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE