AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

WILLIAM T. BURKE III, J.D., Associate Professor, Business Administration

ANENE EJIKEME, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History

CAREY H. LATIMORE IV, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, History; Co-Chair

KIMBERLYN MONTFORD, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Music; Co-Chair

LUIS E. MURILLO, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Religion

MICHAEL SOTO, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English

CLAUDIA STOKES, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English

WILSON TERRELL, JR., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Engineering Science

The minor in African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that explores the history and culture of persons of the African Diaspora, and in so doing, examines issues of critical importance to the making of the modern world.  While focused primarily on the American experience, the program looks beyond U.S. borders to consider the connections between black persons in Africa, Europe, and the Americas as a whole. In addition, the program hopes to foster closer ties between the University and the African American community in San Antonio.

Completion of the program will be indicated on the student’s transcript with the notation “Minor in African American Studies.”

Students interested in the minor should submit an application to the chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee, who will assign a faculty advisor to the student.

The requirements of the African American Studies minor are as follows:

I.      Completion of 18 semester hours in the following distribution:    

A.    Completion of at least 9 hours from the core curriculum:                                                       AFAM 1310             Introduction to African American Studies

ENGL 2373              African American Literature

HIST 1300                The African Experience

HIST 1370                The African American Experience Through Reconstruction

HIST 1371                The African American Experience Since Reconstruction

MUSC 1349             African-American Music

SOCI 3327               Contemporary Minorities (Same as ANTH 3327)

B.     Completion of remaining hours from the supporting courses:                                                                AFAM 3310             African American Studies Internship

        COMM 3325             Special Topics in Communication Media: Race and Class in

                                        Media

        ENGL 2303              American Literature: Colonization to 1900

        ENGL 2304              American Literature: New Realism through the Moderns

        ENGL 4323              Studies in American Literature: The Circum-Atlantic World

        ENGL 4323              Studies in American Literature: Harlem Renaissance

ENGL 4325              Seminar in Literary Periods: Turn-of-the-Century African American  Literature

        HIST 1340                Latin American Cultural Tradition                                                            HIST 1360                The History of the United States Through Reconstruction

        HIST 1361                The History of the United States Since Reconstruction

        HIST 3300                Gender Matters in African History                                                          HIST 3374                The Old South

        HIST 3384                Slavery and the Atlantic Economy (Same as ECON 3343)

        MUSC 1346             Jazz History and Styles

        PLSI 3302                Minorities in U.S. Politics

        PLSI 3352                Civil Rights and Liberties

        RELI 2318                Religion and the Civil Rights Movement

II.      Additional guidelines for the selection of coursework:

A.    At least 9 hours of the total shall be upper division courses.

B.     No more than 12 hours of the coursework (including cross-listed courses) can be taken from one department to fulfill the requirements of the minor.

C.     When departments offer a relevant “special topics” or “variable content” course, the Faculty Advisory Committee may designate such a course as meeting a relevant requirement for the minor.

III.   All students are strongly encouraged to enroll in Introduction to African American Studies and African Experience.

AFAM 1310       Introduction to African American Studies

An exploration of key issues in African American studies from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Topics may include black literature, Afrocentrism, race and social justice, rap and “world” music, blacks in prison, African American film and visual art, black families, the black middle class, black internationalism, and gender, among others. 

AFAM 3310       African American Studies Internship

Supervised on- and off-campus work in an institution serving the African American community in the greater San Antonio area. The particular institution and internship experience must be arranged and approved by the student, the professor, and the institution selected. Supervision and contact with the professor must be maintained throughout the semester. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours credit. Pass/Fail only. 

· In special circumstances, students may petition the program’s Faculty Advisory Committee for an exemption to a component of the requirements for the minor.