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 from courses offered through the departments of Sociology and Criminology, History and Political Science, English and Foreign Languages, Psychology, Theology and Philosophy, and Fine Arts. The Africana Studies Director has the discretion to approve relevant courses from other departments not listed below to fulfill the minor's requirements.
Minor in Africana Studies (21 credits)
Elective Courses (6 credits)
Choose two from the following:
| DAN-315 | HIP HOP DANCE & CULTURE | 3 |
| DAN-325 | DANCES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA | 3 |
| ENG-348 | CARIBBEAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG-352 | SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENG-429 | ENGLISH STUDIES | 3 to 12 |
| HUM-396 | CULTURAL STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
| HUM-399 | GENRE STUDIES SPECIAL TOPICS | 3 |
Note: Students may choose
ENG-429: ENGLISH STUDIES - BLACK WOMEN WRITERS or
ENG-429: ENGLISH STUDIES - THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Core Courses (15 credits)
| THE-305 | BLACK LIBERATION & THE BLACK CHURCH | 3 |
| SOC-307 | RACE AND ETHNICITY | 3 |
| PSY-321 | AFRICAN AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSY-337 | TRAUMA & THE BLACK COMMUNITY | 3 |
| HIS-456 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE RECONSTRUCTION | 3 |