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African-American Studies

Degree requirements

The minor in African-American Studies shall consist of 18 credits. Students are required to complete AFAM 103 Introduction to African-American Studies and at least one course in each of the following areas: (1) Africa, (2) African-Americans, and (3) African and African-American Arts.

Core Courses
AFAM 103 Introduction to African-American Studies
AFAM 208 African Social Thought
AFAM 308 Modes of Inquiry in African-American Studies
AFAM 416 The Origin and Evolution of the Concept of Race
AFAM 408 Seminar in African-American Studies

Crosslisted Courses - 1 - Africa

AFAM 105, 106/ HIST 105, 106 Survey of African History
AFAM 200/ANTH 200 Introduction to African Societies
AFAM 204 Africa in Transition
AFAM 333/GEOG 333 Geography of Africa
AFAM 356/POLI 356 African Government and Politics
AFAM 357/POLI 357 Politics of Southern Africa
AFAM 387/HIST 387 History of West Africa
AFAM 388/HIST 388 Africa: Social, Cultural, and Economic History
AFAM 389/HIST 389 History of Southern Africa
AFAM 390/HIST 390 Africa and the Americas: Slavery, Gender, and Race
AFAM 420/ANTH 420 Women of Africa

Crosslisted Courses - 2 - African-Americans
AFAM 104/SOCY 104 Sociology of Racism
AFAM 302/POLI 302 The Politics of the Civil Rights Movement
AFAM 305/SOCY 305 Sociology of the Black Family
AFAM 307/ RELS 307 Black Religion
AFAM 310/ECON 310 Economics and Poverty
AFAM 311/URSP 337 Urbanization and Blacks
AFAM 315/ECON 315 Economic Development
AFAM 318/POLI 318 The Politics of Race, Class and Gender
AFAM 322/PSYC 322 Personality and Behavior of the African-American
AFAM 343/POLI 343 Black Political Thought
AFAM 361/HIST 361 Americans from Africa
AFAM 362/HIST 362 Americans from Africa
AFAM 392/HIST 392 The Caribbean to 1838
AFAM 393/HIST 393 Akhenaten to Cleopatra
AFAM 401/SOCY 401 African-Americans & the US Health Care System
AFAM 416/ANTH 416 The Origin and Evolution of the Idea of Race

Crosslisted Courses - 3 - African and African-American Arts
AFAM 126/DANC 126 African-Caribbean Dance
AFAM 127/DANC 127 African-Caribbean Dance
AFAM 250/MHIS 250 Introduction to African-American Music
AFAM 350/MHIS 350 Studies in the Music of the African Continent & the Diaspora
AFAM 303/THEA 303 Black Theater
AFAM 314/ENGL 314 Black American Writers
AFAM 342/ARTH 342 African-American Art
AFAM 363/ENGL 363 African Literature
AFAM 365/ENGL 365 Caribbean Literature
AFAM 413/ARTH 350 African and Oceanic Art
AFAM 358/ARTH 358 African Art & Architecture
AFAM 440/ARTH 440 Contemporary Art & Architecture of Africa

491 Topics in African-American Studies. Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of nine credits; three credits may be applied to the African-American Studies minor. An in-depth study of specialized areas of African-American Studies.

492 Independent Study. Semester course; variable credit. Maximum four credits per semester. Maximum total in all independent study courses four credits. Open generally only to students of junior and senior standing who have acquired at least 12 hours in African-American Studies courses. Determination of the amount of credit and permission of the instructor and director must be procured prior to registration for the course.

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