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African Studies, Minor

2021-2022 Edition

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        • Africana Studies, BA
        • Africana Studies and Political Science, BA
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        • Spanish, BA
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        • Africana Studies, BS
        • American Sign Language—English Interpreting, BS
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        • African American Studies, Minor
        • African Studies, Minor
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        • American Sign Language, Minor
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The mission of the African and African-American Studies Program is to mentor intellectual leaders, to develop emerging scholars, and to train global citizens who are able to explore the world from diverse perspectives in an ever increasingly global and interdisciplinary world. In our experiential liberal arts education model, students study culture, history, politics, and society as they relate to African and African-American studies to cultivate their thinking, reading, and writing skills through interdisciplinary class-based and experiential learning opportunities. Some of the major areas of interest and research of our faculty include the public humanities and public policy, critical race theory and empire/colonialism, criminal justice and carceral state, global public health and neglected tropical diseases, gender, sexuality, and women's studies.

Through rigorous study, co-op, study abroad, Dialogue of Civilizations, and service-learning, students have an opportunity to acquire use-inspired knowledge and competencies that will equip them with endless possibilities to flexibly fit any profession and graduate studies they may pursue in the social sciences and humanities. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Required Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
AFRS 1101Introduction to African Studies (A grade of C or higher is required)4

 Social Sciences

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following:8
AFRS 1185
Gender and Sexuality in the African Diaspora
AFRS 2307
Africa Today
AFRS 2414
AFRS 2465
The Scope and Dynamics of Conflicts in Africa
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
AFRS 3460
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa
AFRS 4939
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya
ANTH 4510
Anthropology of Africa
INTL 3565
Morocco: History, Cultures, and Economic Development in the Mediterranean Basin
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations

Humanities

Course List
Code Title Hours
AFAM 11094
AFRS 1180African History4

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

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