Africana Studies Minor

Required Courses:

• AFR 200D - Introduction to Africana Studies, 3 credit hours
• HIS 250D - African-American History, 3 credit hours

Complete One Of The Following Courses:

• HIS 227I - History of Africa, 3 credit hours
• POL 329 - Politics and Governance in Africa, 3 credit hours

Complete Three Of The Following Courses:

At least one of the courses must be a 300 or 400 level course. HIS 227I  or POL 329  may also apply if not used to fulfill the requirement above.

• ART 235I - Topics in Non-Western Art, 3 credit hours
• CAS 277D - Media and Diversity, 3 credit hours
• CAS 278D - Diversity in America, 3 credit hours
• ECN 356D - Urban & Regional Economics, 3 credit hours
• ECN 358 - Environmental Economics, 3 credit hours
• ECN 362 - Economics of Developing Countries, 3 credit hours
• HIS 170D - Diversity in America, 3 credit hours
• HIS 360 - An In-depth Study of Topics in History, 3-4 credit hours (Civil Rights Movement)
• HUM 285I - Intercultural Communication, 3 credit hours
• INT 200I - Introduction to International Studies, 3 credit hours (When student adopts an African country)
• MUL 178I - World Music, 3 credit hours
• MUL 224D - History of Jazz, 2 credit hours
• PHT 173I - Global Health, 3 credit hours
• PHT 375X - Health and Social Justice, 3 credit hours
• POL 216 - International Organizations: African Union Case Studies, 3 credit hours  
• POL 304 - Urban Policy and Politics, 3 credit hours
• POL 333D - Contemporary Political Voices at the Margins, 3 credit hours
• PSY 245D - Multicultural Psychology, 3-4 credit hours
• REL 115D - African-American Religious Experience, 3 credit hours
• SOC 201D - Social Problems, 4 credit hours
• SOC 301D - Social Inequalities, 3 credit hours
• SOC 303I - Urban Community Life, 4 credit hours

Integrative Element: (1-3 credits)

This portion of the minor entails the incorporation of coursework into an integrative/culmination experience that allows the student to incorporate elements of the minor requirements into an integrative experience and utilize that experience to synthesize understanding of the courses chosen. Students can complete this experience in a variety of ways including:
 

Students will discuss the most appropriate alternative with the academic advisor and/or professors in the course s/he has chosen as part of the minor and choose one as the mentor who will supervise the awarding of credit appropriate. Students will also prepare a written reflection making connections between the in and out of classroom experiences associated with the major. This reflection will include an explanation of the choice of experience, the relationship of the experience to minor learning objections, the academic relevance of the experience and the impact on the student’s development.