African Studies Minor

Minor Requirements

Credit hours: 18

In addition to completing the requirements for this minor, students must also complete the minor requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Required courses:

• AFST 101 Introduction to African Studies (3)

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• HIST 272 Pre-Colonial Africa (3)

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• HIST 273 Modern Africa (3)

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• POLI 342 Politics of Africa (3)

Complete 12 additional credit hours from the following:

• AFST 202 Special Topics in African Studies (3)
• AFST 205 Gender in Africa (3)
• AFST 302 Special Topics (3)
• AFST 400 Independent Study in African Studies (1-3)
• ANTH 322 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
• ARTH 210 African Art (3)

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• ENGL 233 Survey of Non-Western Twentieth Century Literature (3)

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• ENGL 234 Survey of Third-World Masterpieces (3)

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• ENGL 352 Major African Writers (3)
• ENGL 353 African Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 358 Colonial and Postcolonial British Literature (3)
• FREN 334 Interpreting Francophone Literature and Film (3)
• FREN 336 Cultural Panorama of the Francophone World (3)
• FREN 454 Voices from the Maghreb and/or Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
• GRST 221 The African Diaspora in German-speaking Cultures (3)
• HEAL 230 Global Health (3)
• HIST 272 Pre-Colonial Africa (3)
• HIST 273 Modern Africa (3)
• INTL 350 Cross Regional Studies (3) *
• LTXX XXX Any 200-level Literature in Translation survey course (i.e., LTPO, LTRS, LTFR, etc.) as long as the course contains more than one-third African content.
• PBHL 230 Global Health (3)
• PEAC 139 African Dance (2)
• POLI 267 Model African Union (3)
• POLI 342 Politics of Africa (3)
• POLI 395 Global Political Thought (3)
• Departmental special topics, tutorials, and independent study courses will also be offered as appropriate.