African-American Studies Minor
Students fulfilling the minor in African-American Studies will complete an introductory interdisciplinary core course, plus curriculum in History, Literature/Creative Expression, and upper-division elective hours. The minor consists of at least 15 hours, including:
Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| AAS 301 | ECCE: African American Studies | 3 |
| Select one of the following history focused courses: | 3-4 | |
| ECCE: Survey of African American History I | ||
| Apartheid and Resistance | ||
| Or one upper-division elective focused on history: | ||
| ECCE: Black Women in Film History | ||
| ECCE: African Americans and American Politics | ||
| ECCE: Civil Rights Movement of the Twentieth Century | ||
| Select one of the following literature and culture courses: | 3-4 | |
| Survey of African American Literature | ||
| Calabash: Caribbean Literature and Culture | ||
| Or one upper-division elective focused on literature and culture | ||
| ECCE: Multicultural American Novels | ||
| ECCE: African American Popular Fiction | ||
| ECCE: African American Popular Culture | ||
| African And Diaspora Music | ||
| Special Topics in African American History and Culture | ||
| Special Topics in African American Studies | ||
| Topics in Africana Literature | ||
| ECCE: Black Women Writers | ||
| Plus upper-division elective African-American Studies course work to total at least 15 hours. Students may petition courses in other disciplines that cover African or African-American studies content. | 4-6 | |
| ECCE: Women of Color and Minority Women | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Content areas of the special topics courses (AAS 320, AAS 440, AAS 450, AAS 460) and the tutorial course (AAS 499) will vary. Consult the AAS Advisor for more information.