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MINOR IN BLACK DIASPORA STUDIES
The minor in Black Diaspora Studies is designed to introduce students to the study of the cultures of the Black world including Africa and the Black Diaspora in the United States of America, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Students interested in a minor in Black Diaspora Studies take fifteen semester hours from the list of courses and achieve a grade of C or better in each class. If a student knows of a course not found on this list that focuses on African, African American, or Black Diaspora issues, he or she can petition the Dean of Arts and Sciences to include it. However, no more than six semester hours may be used from any one discipline, such as English or Sociology.
Fifteen hours with grades of C or better distributed as follows:
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Introduction to Black Studies (3 hours) |
2. At least ONE, but no more than TWO from the following:
African Country Project (3 hours) |
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African Art History (3hours) |
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African Literature (3 hours) |
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African Women Writers (3 hours) |
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African Music and Dance (3hours) |
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The Politics of Modern Africa (3 hours) |
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Law and Social Change in Africa (3 hours) |
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African Technology and Society (3 hours) |
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The Geography of Africa (3 hours) |
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Traditional African Worldview and Education (3 hours) |
3. The remainder of the courses to be taken from the following:
African American History to 1877 (3 hours) |
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African American History from 1877 (3 hours) |
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African American Art (3 hours) |
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Comparative Literature (3 hours) |
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The Era of Segregation (3 hours) |
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Civil Rights and Black Power (3 hours) |
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African American Cultural and Intellectual History (3 hours) |
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The Modern Caribbean (3 hours) |
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African American Literature (3 hours) |
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Multicultural American Literature (3 hours) |
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Race and Ethnic Relations (3 hours) |
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Survey of Jazz History* |
*Make arrangements with the instructor to take this two credit course for three credits.