A minor in African American studies requires that students complete 18 credits. Six credits may be at the 200 level and at least 12 credits must be at the 300-400 level.
The following courses are approved 200-level courses:
50:352:250 African-American Literature I (3)
50:352:251 African-American Literature II (3)
50:512:203 African-American History I (3)
50:512:204 African-American History II (3)
50:516:241 Precolonial Africa (3)
50:516:242 Africa since 1800 (3)
50:730:216 Africana Philosophy (3)
50:830:203 The Psychology of Minority Groups (3)
50:840:216 African-American Religion (3)
50:920:208 Contemporary Social Problems (3)
The following courses are approved 300- and 400-level courses:
50:014:300 The Slave Narratives (crosslisted as 50:512:380 and 50:352:352) (3)
50:014:301 The Era of the Harlem Renaissance (crosslisted as 50:512:380 and 50:352:351) (3)
50:014:310 Independent Study in African-American Studies (BA) (hours and credits by arrangement)
50:512:320 Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
50:512:336 America in the 1960s (3)
50:512:342 America Since the 1970s (3)
50:014:381 Special Topics in African-American Studies (fall or summer I) (3)
50:014:382 Special Topics in African-American Studies (spring or summer II) (3)
50:070:356 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (Anthropology) (3)
50:202:337 The Poor, Minorities, and Justice (3)
50:352:451 Major African-American Writers (3)
50:512:338 Hope and Rage: America in the 1960s (3)
50:512:340 The Civil Rights Movement (3)
50:512:342 America Since the 1970s (3)
50:512:392 American Lives: History and Biography (3)
50:790:335 Government and Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
50:910:352 Groups at Risk in Contemporary Society (Social Work) (3)
50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (Sociology) (3)
50:920:430 African-American Culture (Sociology) (3)
Special Topics courses in various departments may also be taken for credit toward the African American studies minor with the approval of the director.
Students may use one of the following:
50:512:230 Education in America (3) or
50:964:301 Contemporary Issues in Elementary Education (3) or
50:964:302 Contemporary Issues in Secondary Education (3)
In addition, appropriate special topics, independent study, and new courses may be substituted for the above courses with the approval of the director.
