Africana Studies Minor

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The Africana Studies minor complements many major concentrations. All students completing a minor are encouraged to meet with their Africana Studies advisors at least twice during each semester or term that they are enrolled.

Requirements

Twenty-one credits, as follows:

A. Introductory courses (6 credits)

AFA 101 - Introduction to Africana Studies (3)
AFA 220 - Black Intellectual Thought (3).

B. History and Literature (6 credits)

Two from:

History

AFA 230 - Survey of African History to 1800 (3)
or
HIS 230 - Survey of African History to 1800 (3)
AFA 235 - Introduction to the History of African Diaspora (3)
or
HIS 235 - Introduction to the History of African Diaspora (3)
AFA 322 - History of West Africa and the Atlantic World (3)
AFA 334 - History of Ethnicity and Race in the United States (3)
or
HIS 334 - History of Ethnicity and Race in the United States (3)
AFA 335 - History of the African-American to 1877 (3)
or
HIS 335 - History of African-Americans to 1877 (3)
AFA 336 - Africa in Modern Times, 1800 to Present (3)
or
HIS 336 - Africa in Modern Times, 1800 to Present (3)
AFA 338 - Topics in African-American History (3).
or
HIS 338 - Topics in African-American History (3).
AFA 395 - Topics in African Diaspora Studies (3).
AFA 435 - Black America Since the Civil War (3).
or
HIS 435 - Black America since the Civil War (3).

Literature

AFA 206 - Introduction to African Literature (3)
or
CPL 206 - Introduction to African Literature (3)
or
ENG 209 - Introduction to African Literature (3)
AFA 215 - Survey of African-American Literature (3)
or
ENG 215 - Survey of African-American Literature (3)
AFA 216 - Afro/Latino/Caribbean Women Writers (3)
or
WGS 216 - Afro/Latino/Caribbean Women Writers (3)
AFA 257 - Literature of Social Protest in Africa (3)
or
CPL 257 - Literature of Social Protest in Africa (3)
AFA 300 - Introduction to Francophone African Literature (3)
or
CPL 301 - Introduction to Francophone African Literature (3)
AFA 301 - Early African-American Literature (3).
AFA 318 - Women Writers of the African World (3)
or
CPL 318 - Women Writers of the African World (3)
or
WGS 318 - Women Writers of African World (3)
AFA 400 - 20th Century Major African Authors (3)
or
CPL 400 - 20th Century Major African Authors (3)
AFA 480 - Africa in 20th Century Anglophone World Literature (3)
or
CPL 480 - Africa in 20th Century Anglophone World Literature (3)

C. Politics, economics, religion and philosophy (3 credits)

One from:

AFA 203 - Origins of Modern Racism (3)
or
PHL 203 - Origins of Modern Racism (3)
AFA 205 - African Religions and Philosophy (3)
or
ANT 205 - African Religions and Philosophy (3)
AFA 240 - African Political Systems (3).
AFA 244 - The Economics of the Black Community (3).
AFA 351 - United States Foreign Policies Towards Africa (3)
AFA 357 - The Black Church and the Civil Rights Movement (3)
AFA 358 - The History of African-American Religion (3)
or
HIS 368 - History of African-American Religion (3)
AFA 364 - Conflicts and Humanitarian Intervention in Africa (3)
AFA 369 - African Religions (3).
or
ANT 369 - African Religions (3).

D. Arts, Cultures and Languages (3 credits)

One from:

AFA 207 - Modern African Drama and Poetry (3)
or
CPL 207 - Modern African Drama & Poetry (3)
or
THE 207 - Modern African Drama and Poetry (3)
AFA 208 - Multicultural Drama (3)
or
THE 208 - Multicultural Drama (3)
AFA 239 - Drama of the Harlem Renaissance (3)
or
THE 239 - Drama of the Harlem Renaissance (3)
AFA 242 - Contemporary Black Theatre in America (3)
or
THE 242 - Contemporary Black Theatre in America (3)
AFA 250 - African Cultures (3).
or
ANT 250 - African Cultures (3).
AFA 260 - African Diaspora in the Americas (3)
or
ANT 260 - African Diaspora in the Americas (3)
AFA 310 - Performance Traditions & Aesthetics of the African World (3)
AFA 311 - African World Performance Studio (3)
AFA 312 - Black Arts Movement (3)
or
THE 312 - Black Arts Movement (3)
AFA 313 - African-American Music (3)
or
MUS 313 - African-American Music (3)
AFA 325 - History of African Art (3)
or
ARH 325 - History of African Art (3)

E. Education, Psychology, Health and Social Sciences (3 credits)

One from:

AFA 219 - Psychology of the Black Experience (3).
or
PSY 219 - Psychology of the Black Experience (3).
AFA 270 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
or
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
AFA 331 - Urban Education and Social Change (3)
AFA 359 - The Black Family (3)
or
SOC 359 - The Black Family (3)
or
WGS 359 - The Black Family (3)
AFA 362 - Politics and the Black Family in Modern America (3).
AFA 380 - Women in the African Experience (3)
or
WGS 380 - Women in the African Experience (3)
AFA 399 - Teaching Africana Studies (3)