African American 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

• AAST 100 Introduction to African American Studies (3)
• AAST 255 Critical Debates in African American Studies (3)

Elective Requirement

Complete 12 additional elective credit hours from any AAST 200+ level course, or additional courses below:

• AAST 270 Folklore of the African Diaspora (3)
• AAST 280 Introduction to African American Music (3)
• AAST 290 Special Topics (3)
• AAST 300 Special Topics (3)
• AAST 305 Visiting Artist Practicum (1-3)
• AAST 310 The Black Intellectual Tradition (3)
• AAST 315 Black Women Writers (3)
• AAST 319 Contemporary Constructions of Black Womanhood (3)
• AAST 320 Studies in Hip-Hop Culture (3)
• AAST 330 Black Images in the Media (3)
• AAST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)
• AAST 335 Race in American Film & Media (3)
• AAST 340 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)
• AAST 350 Comparative Black Identity (3)
• AAST 345 Race and Sports in America (3)
• AAST 355 Black Masculinity and Manhood (3)
• AAST 360 Mass Incarceration and Its Roots (3)
• AAST 365 The Black Queer South (3)
• AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3)
• AAST 370 Afro-Caribbean Literature (3)
• AAST 380 Racism in America (3)
• AAST 381 African American Studies Internship (1-4)
• AAST 395 African American Research Methods (3)
• AAST 400 Independent Study (3)
• AAST 401 Capstone in African American Studies (3)
• AFST 101 Introduction to African Studies (3)
• ANTH 322 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
• ANTH 323 African American Society and Culture (3)
• ANTH 327 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
• ARTH 254 African American Art (3)
• DCSP 350 Democracy, Culture, and the Arts (3)
• DCSP 395 DC Internship (6) *
• ENGL 216 Introduction to African American Literature (3)
• ENGL 313 African American Literature (3)
• ENGL 315 Black Women Writers (3)
• ENGL 341 Literature of the American South, 1900-Present (3)
• ENVT 363 Race, Gender, and Environment (3)
• GRST 221 The African Diaspora in German-speaking Cultures (3)
• HIST 211 American Urban History (3)
• HIST 216 African American History to 1865 (3)
• HIST 217 African American History since 1865 (3)
• HIST 272 Pre-Colonial Africa (3)
• HIST 273 Modern Africa (3)
• HIST 304 History of the United States: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1845-1877 (3)
• HIST 321 Race, Violence, and Memory in American History (3)
• HIST 366 Comparative Slavery in the Americas (3)
• LACS 340 Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Latin Studies (3)
• MGMT 351 Women and Minority Entrepreneurship (3)
• PALM 139 African Dance (2)
• POLI 111 Race, Equity and American Politics (3)
• POLI 113 Race and World Politics (3)
• POLI 330 Southern Politics (3)
• PSYC 330 Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (3)
• RELS 270 African-American Religions (3)
• SOCY 326 African American Culture and Society (3)
• SOCY 337 Prejudice (3)
• SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
• THTR 316 African American Theatre (3)
• WGST 333 Studies in Black Feminism (3)

Notes:

• Certain Special Topics courses from the various departments may also be counted toward the minor requirements.  Please consult with the instructor and the director of the African American Studies program.
  
• No more than 9 credit hours of AAST 290  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  
• No more than 6 credit hours of AAST 400  may be applied towards the program requirements.