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Africana Studies, Minor

2021-2022 Edition

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        • Africana Studies, BS
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        • Africana Studies, Minor
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The Africana studies minor offers students the opportunity to explore the interdisciplinary analysis of the cultural, political, social, economic, and historical aspects of the diaspora of African-descended people across the globe. 

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

Required Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundational
AFAM 1101Introduction to African American and Africana Studies4
Humanities
Complete one of the following:4
AFAM 1104
The African-American Experience through Music
AFAM 1113
Black Popular Culture
AFAM 1135
John Coltrane and the History of Jazz in the United States
AFAM 2296
Early African-American Literature
AFAM 2455
American Women Writers
AFRS 2410
Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
Social Sciences
Complete one of the following:4
AFAM 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
AFAM 2399
Black Community and Social Change
AFAM 2549
Public Policy and Black America
AFAM 3270
Race and Ethnic Relations
AFRS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora

Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one AFAM or AFRS course at the 2000 level or above, not already taken.4
Complete one AFAM or AFRS course at the 3000 level or above, not already taken.4

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor

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