African Studies Minor Requirements

 

Students are required to complete 18 credits of coursework as follows:

Students must take: 

ANTH 209: People and Cultures of Africa

Plus 15 credits from the list of Approved Courses (A) provided that:

No more than 2 courses may be taken in any one department.

Note:  *One course may be included in the Minor from the list of Optional Courses (B)

*One course may be included in the Minor from the list of Africans in the Diaspora courses (C)

 
(A) Approved Courses

ARTH 207

Intro to African Art

LACV 101

Elementary Cape Verdean Creole

GEOG 171

Geography of the Global South

GEOG 388

Geography of Africa

HIST 439

Topics in Non-US History: Ancient Africa

MUSC 109

Beginning African Drumming Ensemble

MUSC 115

Instrumental Ensemble African Drumming

MUSC 162

Music in African Culture

PHED 166

African Dance

(B) Optional Courses

ENGL 253

Non-Western Literature

ENGL 497

Seminar: World Literatures and Cultures

SOCI 104

Global Social Problems

SOCI 220

The Developing World

SOCI 280

Genocide and Political Violence

(C) Africans in the Diaspora Courses

ANTH 215

The Caribbean

ENGL 233

Intro to the African-American Novel

ENGL 317

African-American Literature I

ENGL 318

African-American Literature II

HIST 465

African American History

MUSC 151

Jazz and Show Choir

MUSC 166

Survey of American Jazz

PHED 153

Jazz Dance

PHED 165

Tap Dance

PHED 167

Street Dance

PHED 237

Theory & Practice of Jazz Dance

PHED 247

Theory & Practice of Jazz Dance

SOCI 315

Race & Ethnicity in America

 

**Students may include FYS 198/199), SYS (298/299), Directed Studies (399), and/or Study Tours as appropriate with consent of the African Studies Coordinator.

Last Modified: March 8, 2010