Africana Studies Minor

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University General Education Requirements

The Department of Geography, Sociology, History, Africana Studies, and Anthropology offers an 18-hour minor in Africana Studies, with the 18 credit hours to be selected with the approval of the Africana Studies Program coordinator and program advisors. Equivalents from other institutions will be considered, but at least 12 of the credit hours must be earned at Chicago State University. Africana Studies courses may be used to satisfy College of Arts and Sciences general education social science requirements. The requirements for the minor must be completed prior to graduation in order for the minor to appear on the transcript.

Core Courses (6 credit hours)

***see advisor for other required core courses

AFAM 1000 - Intro AFAM Studies Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 2020 - African and African American Leadership Credit Hours: 3 ***

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Three credit hours, selected from the following:

ART 3130
ART 4121
ENG 2910 - African Amer Lit I Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4321 - Black Women Writers Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4322 - Black Amer Poetry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 4332 - Black Amer Fiction Credit Hours: 3
MUS 2215 - African-Amer Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 4040
CMAT 2140 - African American Theater Credit Hours: 3

Social Sciences (6 credit hours)

Six credit hours, selected from the following:

ANTH 2120 - Cultures of Africa Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 2140 - Africa & Afro-Amer Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3060 - Africa South of the Sahara Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2840 - Africa to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2850 - Africa Since 1800 Credit Hours: 3
POL 2600 - African Pol Devel Credit Hours: 3
POL 2650 - Pol/Ec Dev Caribbean Credit Hours: 3
POL 3510 - Black Politics Amer Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 3200
PSYC 3240 - Psy Assess Afro-Am Credit Hours: 3
SOC 2400
SOC 4300 - Sem:Soc Blk Families Credit Hours: 3

Supportive Electives (3 credit hours)

Three credit hours, selected from the following African American Studies courses:

AFAM 1020 - Cultural Diversity Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 2000 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 2010 - African Culture, Society and Politics Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 2450 - Yoruba Religion/Cultr Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 2900 - Bl Wm:Afrca/Diaspora Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 3000 - AFAM Independnt Stdy Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 3030 - Pan-Africnsm/DuBois Credit Hours: 3
AFAM 3510 - Black Chicago to 1930 Credit Hours: 3