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School of Social Science and Human Services 
African American Studies 
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African American Studies 
Requirements of the Minor


Subject Course # Title
HIST 221 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY I
HIST 222 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY II
LITR 230 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
SOSC 308 AFRICAN AMER SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
Electives: Choose one course in one of the categories listed below
Social Sciences:
HIST 271 ANCIENT EGYPT
SOCI 215 SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS
PSYC 231 MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOCI 240 THE BLACK FAMILY
SOCI 303 SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
PSYC 317 PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM
PSYC 239 CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 430 ADVANCED TOPICS PSYCHOLOGY
Humanities and Culture:
AMER 241 AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
SOSC 215 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN FILM
LITR 280 HARLEM RENAISSANCE
CNTP 310 BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH MEDIA
LITR 334 AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS
LITR 320 BLACK ODYSSEY
CNTP 424 AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN FILM
CNTP 210 BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH THEATER
CNTP 325 MEDIA, SPORTS, AND SOCIETY
MUSI 237 HISTORY OF JAZZ
History and Political Thought and Practice
HIST 287 CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
POLI 231 BLACK AMERICANS AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
SOSC 217 MINORITY WOMEN'S ISSUES
AMER 241 AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
HIST 324 AGE OF SEGREGATION
SOSC 352 POLITICAL LEGACY OF MALCOLM X
HIST 325 BLACK POWER YEARS
POLI 309 CIVIL RIGHTS
NOTE: A school core is NOT required for completion of the minor.
Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.

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