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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

African/African-American Studies Minor

African/African-American Studies Minor (24 cr)

Committee: Patricia Clark (Coordinator), R. Deborah Davis, Howard Gordon, Bonita Hampton, Neelika Jayawardane, Faith Maina, Kenneth Marshall, David Moody, Tania Ramalho, Catherine Santos, Barbara Streets, Uyilawa Usuanlele

A. Core Requirements (6 cr)

ARS 210 - Sub-Saharan Africa & Diaspora credit: 3
ARS 499 - Independent Study credit: 1 to 6

B. Elective Requirements (18 cr)

Choose any two of the following disciplinary clusters. In each cluster, choose three courses under advisement. At least six credit hours must be at the 300-400 level.

1. HUMANITIES

ENG 237 - Ethnicity and Cultural Difference in Literature credit: 3
ENG 337 - Topics in American Ethnic Literature credit: 3
ENG 357 - Black Women Writers credit: 3
ENG 360 - Literature in a Global Context credit: 3
ENG 383 - Caribbean Literature credit: 3
HIS 206 - Africa to 1800 credit: 3
HIS 207 - Africa since 1800 credit: 3
HIS 310 - Religion in African History credit: 3
HIS 350 - Slavery In America to 1865 credit: 3
HIS 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction credit: 3
HIS 482 - Seminar in Third World History credit: 3
PHL 305 - Ethics II: Contemporary Ethics credit: 3

2. MEDIA AND THE ARTS

BRC 350 - Children, Women, and Minorities in the Media credit: 3
COM 422 - Intercultural Communication credit: 3
DNC 201 - Modern Dance I credit: 3
DNC 204 - Jazz Dance I credit: 3
MUS 317 - The Evolution of Jazz and Rock credit: 3
MUS 329 - Music and Politics credit: 3

3. SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOC 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender credit: 3
SOC 280 - Social Problems credit: 3
SOC 301 - Topics in Sociology credit: 3
SOC 351 - The Changing Modern Family credit: 3
SOC 367 - Globalization and Poverty credit: 3
PBJ 325 - The Poor and the Courts credit: 3
PBJ 347 - Crime and Society credit: 3