The Black Studies Minor

Minor Requirements and courses

The Black Studies Minor requires the completion of 18 semester hours in courses related to the study of African American people and ideas in multiple disciplines, including anthropology, art, history, literature, music, philosophy, political science, sociology, speech communication, and theater.

HIST 130 is required, and students are required to take at least one African American literature course.

The remaining 12 hours should be selected from the following areas from at least three different departments:

Anthropology
ANTH 311 People & Cultures of the African Diaspora
ANTH 411 Urban Anthropology

Art and Design
ART 469a Primitive Art - Africa and Oceania

English Language and Literature
ENG 205 Introduction to African American Texts
ENG 340 Literature of the Third World
ENG 341 African American Women’s Writing
ENG 342 Movements in African American Lit
ENG 343 Topics in African-American Rhetoric
ENG345 African American Poetry and Folklore
ENG 446 Studies in African American Literature
ENG 477 Toni Morrison course

Historical Studies
HIST 130: History of Black America
HIST 340 Black Freedom Movement
HIST 352a History of Africa
HIST 352b History of Africa
HIST 442 The Black Urban Experience

Music
MUS 338 Jazz Forms and Styles

Philosophy
PHIL 347 Philosophy of Race

Political Science
POLS 344 Urban Politics
POLS 440 African American Politics

Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies
SOC 304 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 335 Urban Sociology
SOC 444 Gender, Ethnicity & Class

Speech Communication
SPE 210 Interracial Communication

Theater and Dance
THEA 312 Multicultural Theatre in America