Degree Requirements

If a minor is required in your degree program, at least 9 (lower and/or upper-division) hours of courses in the minor must be completed at the University.

Minor in African American Studies

Core Requirements

1. AFR 101 (three semester hours). This course is to be taken immediately after the African American Studies minor is declared.
2. At least one course from Group #1 and one from Group #2 course selected from the offerings below.
3. The election of additional courses to bring the total credits to at least 21 hours.

African American Studies Course Offerings

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required
AFR 101	Intro to African Amer Studies	3
Group		3
EH 390	Sp Top -
EH 468	Contemporary Black Fiction
EH 477	Genre
EH 492	Seminar -
PHL 331	Constitutional Law
Group		3
GS 290	Special Topics
GS 492	Gender Studies Seminar -
HY 362	History of Africa since 1500
HY 377	African American Experiences
HY 435	Civil War and Reconstruction
HY 477	The Old South
HY 478	The New South
PSY 270	Psy of Black Experience
SY 220	Marriage and the Family
SY 315	African American Families
SY 435	Health Disparities Life Span
SY 445	Majority-Minority Relations-W
PSC 340	Race, Gender, & Politics
Other Electives		12
Choose Electives from any course listed above and below.
ARH 250	African Art
ARH 343	African-American Art
IST 320	Cultural Competency
Total Hours		21

A description of these courses may be found under the appropriate departments.