Minor in African American Studies
The African American Studies minor (AFAM) explores major themes and issues animating African America both historically and contemporaneously. It also invests students with a better understanding of the ways that race and racial discrimination are and have been operative in American society. This minor helps students engage more meaningfully with issues of diversity, which, given the growing racial and ethnic heterogeneity of American society, is a crucial career skill in virtually any field.
15 credits
Required Courses, 9 credits
| AFAM 100 | Introduction to African-American Studies | 3 |
| AFAM 200 | African-American Studies Theory and Research Methods | 3 |
| AFAM 400 | African-American Studies Capstone | 3 |
Electives, 6 credits from
Students may satisfy their remaining credit requirements by taking six credits (two courses) from any combination of the following courses:
| ARCH 407 | Fourth World Theory | 3 |
| CJC 211 | Race, Gender, and Justice | 3 |
| COMM 322 | Communication and Popular Culture | 3 |
| COMM 385 | Movements of Marginalized Voices | 3 |
| ENG 215 | Introduction to African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 305 | Black Children's and Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENG 491 | Literature of African-American Traditions | 3 |
| HIST 210 | Introduction to Black History | 3 |
| HIST 405 | Pre-Civil War America, 1800-1848 | 3 |
| HIST 407 | American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 416 | Pre-Civil War South, 1776-1861 | 3 |
| HIST 441 | Comparative Slavery | 3 |
| POLS 475 | Intelligence and Transnational Extremism | 3 |
| PSYS 325 | Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 3 |
| SOC 221 | Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOC 333 | Sociology of Media | 3 |
| SOC 421 | Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States | 3 |
| TCOM 363 | Film Genres | 3 |
| ANTH 311 | Ethnicity and Race | 3 |
| AHS 225 | African American Art | 3 |
This selection of courses allows students to acquire meaningful engagement with African American history and culture, while also allowing them the flexibility to tailor the minor toward their own major interests.