Minor in African-American Studies

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Minor

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Minor Requirements

To graduate with a minor in African-American studies, students must complete 21 interdisciplinary credit hours with a grade of “C’ or better in each minor course. Students may choose from pre-approved courses or may petition the History Department to consider additional courses. Approved courses include:

Course	Name
ART 403	Black American Art
ART 404	African Art
ENGL 335	Literature of the Black American I
ENGL 336	Literature of the Black American II
GEOG 102	World Regional Geography
GEOG 306	Urban Geography
GEOG 405	Geography of Africa
HIST 205	African American History I
HIST 206	African American History II
HIST 207	Introduction to African History
HIST 305	Problems in American History, 1867
HIST 313	History of Ancient Africa
HIST 315	Modern Africa
HIST 318	History of Blacks in American Cities
HIST 350	African American Intellectual History
HIST 354	Modern Civil Rights Movement
HIST 420	Seminar in African American History
HIST 430	History of West Africa
HIST 432	History of Central Africa
HIST 436	History of South Africa
HIST 438	History of East Africa
HIST 440	Seminar in African History
HIST 442	Special Topics in History
MUSC 305	Music of the African-American
POSC 412	Black Political Behavior
THEA 301	History of the Black Performer

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