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Department of African American Studies

Courses

The program features a Core curriculum composed of the following classes:

AFAM 1310: Intro to African American Studies
ENGL 2373: African American Literature
HIST 1370: African American Experience through Reconstruction
HIST 1371: African American Experience since Reconstruction
MUSC 1349:African American Music
SOCI 3327: Contemporary Minorities

Minors must complete 18 hours from the Core curriculum and the supporting courses. At least 9 hours must come from the Core curriculum, although students may take more if they wish.

The remaining hours must come from the supporting courses:

AFAM 3310: African American Studies Internship
COMM 3325: Race, Class, and the Media
ENGL 2303: American Literature: Colonization to 1900
ENGL 2304: American Literature: New Realism-Moderns
ENGL 4323: Studies in American Literature: Circum-Atlantic World
ENGL 4323: Studies in American Literature: Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 4325: Seminars in Literary Periods: Turn-of-the-Century African American Literature
HIST 1340: Latin American Cultural Traditions
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
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

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