Africana Studies
The Africana Studies program is an interdisciplinary academic program designed to develop an understanding of the impact and contributions African American, Caribbean, and African peoples have made to world society and culture. Course offerings engage the historical, literary, social, economic, and political perspectives of people of the African Diaspora.
Students will complete 21 credit hours for the minor and 18 credit hours for the certificate program from courses offered through the departments of Sociology and Criminology, History and Political Science, English and Foreign Languages, Psychology, and Fine Arts. The Africana Studies Director has the discretion to approve relevant courses from other departments not listed below to fulfill requirements of either the minor or certificate.
Minor in Africana Studies (21 credits)
Certificate Program in Africana Studies (18 credits)
Choose from the following courses:
ENG-348 | CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | 3 |
ENG-352 | SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
ENG-429 | ENGLISH STUDIES | 3 to 12 |
DAN-199 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1 |
DAN-300 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 2 to 3 |
HIS-388 | HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN | 3 |
HIS-449 | RACE, GENDER AND CLASS IN LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
HIS-456 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE RECONSTRUCTION | 3 |
HUM-396 | CULTURAL STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
HUM-397 | ETHNIC STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
HUM-399 | GENRE STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
PSY-300 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
SOC-307 | RACE AND ETHNICITY | 3 |
SOC-405 | SOCIOLOGY OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | 3 |
CRM-328 | RACE, CLASS AND CRIME | 3 |