Africana Studies Minor

Department Chair: Debra Lemke, Ph.D.

Coordinator: Linda Semu, Ph.D.

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that provides students with the opportunity to study, from multiple perspectives, the culture and experiences of peoples from Africa and its diasporas. Drawing from the humanities and social sciences, this minor engages a variety of topics such as language and culture, social struggle and inequality, and social advancement and artistic creativity. It provides students with the opportunity to explore the diverse backgrounds of African-origin people all over the world. Africana Studies is designed for students of all backgrounds and majors who are interested in learning more about the cultures and heritages of this varied group, including people from differing countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and North, Central, and South America.

Students can choose to take the basic minor or focus in either The African Diaspora or African Americans in the United States.

Note: Appropriate special topics or First Year Seminar (FYS) courses may be substituted with approval from the Africana Studies coordinator.

Required for Basic:

One course from:

Electives

Any of the options not chosen as a required course may be taken as electives.

Two courses from the list below:

Note:

Appropriate special topics or First Year Seminar (FYS) courses may be substituted with approval from the Africana Studies coordinator.

OR Choose Focus Area Specific

African Americans in the United States

No more than 8 hours can come from the same department.

Required:

One course from:

SOC 3429 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.

One course from:

Electives

Any of the options not chosen as a required course may be taken as electives.

Two courses from the list below:

The African Diaspora

No more than 8 hours can come from the same department.

Required:

One course from:

SOC 2422 - Global Social Change

Electives

Any of the options not chosen as a required course may be taken as electives.

Africana Studies Minor

Required for Basic:

One course from:

One course from:

One course from:

Electives

Two courses from the list below:

Note:

OR Choose Focus Area Specific

African Americans in the United States

Required:

One course from:

One course from:

One course from:

Electives

Two courses from the list below:

The African Diaspora

Required:

One course from:

Electives

Four courses from the list below:

Total Program Hours: 20