African-American Studies Minor

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Tiffany Gayle Chenault, Coordinator

The African-American Studies minor is interdepartmental in nature. The courses are offered jointly in their respective departments and under the auspices of the African-American Studies program. The central goal of the program is to heighten students’ awareness of African-American contributions to the United States.

In addition to the regular courses, the African-American Studies program holds a monthly symposium and workshop series which attempts to expose the University community to major questions relevant to the Black experience.

The African-American Studies courses are open to all students.

To minor in African-American Studies, a student must take:

SOC 412 Directed Studies in African-American Studies

Any four courses listed below:

ENL 255 African American Literature I
ENL 256 African American Literature II
GPH 235 Geography of Africa
HST 216 History of the African American I
HST 217 History of the African American II
MUS 117 Listening to Jazz
PHL 300 - African Philosophy (inactive)
PHL 302 - Phil of the Black Experience (inactive)
PSY 355 African-American Psychology
SOC 303 African Civilization in the New World
SOC 305 The Black Family in the U.S.
SOC 306 The Black Woman
SOC 309 The Black Religious Experience
SOC 335 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
SOC 238 Sub-Saharan Africa: From Colonialism to Post-Colonialism
SOC 339 Peoples of Africa II
POL 315 Public Administration