African and Diaspora Studies

African and Diaspora Studies Courses & Requirements

Degrees Offered:

  • Minor: African and Diaspora Studies

Course Listings

Degree Requirements:

Requirements for Minor in African and Diaspora Studies – 22 credits 

Courses should be chosen in consultation with the minor advisor and the Program Advisory committee, and must include:

  • 10 credits at 200-level or above
  • 4 credits in social sciences
  • 4 credits in history
  • 4 credits in literature

The following courses are approved for the African and Diaspora Studies minor:

AFRICAN AND DIASPORA STUDIES

  • AFDS 201 Introduction to African and Diaspora Studies – 4 credits
  • AFDS 270 Topics in African and Diaspora Studies – 2-4 credits
  • AFDS 492 African and Diaspora Studies Senior Project – 2 credits 

ENGLISH

  • ENGL 180 Themes and Traditions in Literature (when AFDS focus) – 4 credits
  • ENGL 190 Topics in World Anglophone Literature (when AFDS topic) – 4 credits
  • ENGL 360 Studies in the Novel (when AFDS focus) – 4 credits
  • ENGL 370 Studies in African American Literature – 4 credits 

HISTORY

  • HIST 170 Topics in African History – 4 credits
  • HIST 172 African Societies since 1500 – 4 credits
  • HIST 177 Apartheid in Film – 4 credits
  • HIST 270 Topics in African History – 4 credits
  • HIST 370 Topics in African History – 4 credits 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

  • POLI 234 Black Politics – 4 credits 

RELIGION

  • RELI 176 Racism and Social Ethics – 4 credits 

SOCIOLOGY

  • SOCI 277 Islam and Islamic Societies – 4 credits
  • SOCI 301 Special Topics in Sociology/Anthropology (when AFDS topic) – 2-4 credits 

THEATRE & DANCE

  • THDN 210 Performance Ethnology – 4 credits