AFAMS - African-American Studies Minor
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African American Studies Minor
Students of all majors will benefit from gaining insights into the African American experience in this interdisciplinary minor that explores topics ranging from media, race, and gender to African American history. Courses include study in African American Literature; Civil War and Reconstruction; Comparative Race Relations; and Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Media.
Degree Requirements
The African American Studies Minor Requirement is 18 credit hours as follows:
ENGL 223 | African American Literature I | 3 cr. |
ENGL 224 | African American Literature II | 3 cr. |
CUL 255 | African American and Caribbean Cultures | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 | |
(Other electives at the discretion of the director)
Plus Three of the Following Electives:
ENGL 336 | Ethnic American Literature | 3 cr. |
ENGL 341 | Caribbean Writers | 3 cr. |
ENGL 343 | Literature of Africa and the African Diaspora | 3 cr. |
ENGL 345 | Major African American Writers | 3 cr. |
COMM 326 | Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in the Media | 3 cr. |
SO 211 | Race and Ethnicity | 3 cr. |
Total Credit Hours: | 9 | |