2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in African American Studies

15 credits

Requirements List

AFAM 100Introduction to African-American Studies

3

AFAM 200African-American Studies Theory and Research Methods

3

AFAM 400African-American Studies Capstone

3

Students may satisfy their remaining credit requirements by taking six credits (two courses) from any combination of the following courses:

ARCH 407Fourth World Theory

3

CJC 211Race, Gender, and Crime

3

COMM 322Communication and Popular Culture

3

COMM 385Rhetoric of Marginalized Voices

3

ENG 215Introduction to African-American Literature

3

ENG 305Black Children's and Young Adult Literature

3

ENG 491Literature of African-American Traditions

3

HIST 210Introduction to Black History

3

HIST 405Pre-Civil War America, 1800-1848

3

HIST 407American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877

3

HIST 416Pre-Civil War South, 1776-1861

3

HIST 441Comparative Slavery

3

POLS 475Minority Group Politics

3

PSYS 325Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination

3

SOC 221Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOC 333Sociology of Media

3

SOC 421Racial and Cultural Minorities in the United States

3

TCOM 363Film Genres

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.