Black Studies Minor

 

Degree Requirements

The program centers on three criteria areas: Global Perspectives, Social Science and the Law, and Black Arts and Cultures.

 

Global Perspectives

Select one four-credit course from the following: 

HIS 220	Introduction to African History	4
HIS 236	Latin America	4
LIT 229	Contemporary African Literature	4
LIT 281	Identity and Difference	4
PHL 314	International Justice	4
PSC 444	The Political Economy of Africa	4
Total Credit Hours:		4

LIT 281 and PHL 314 must be be approved by the program administrators to ensure that the instructor's topic aligns with Black Studies. Additional courses not listed here may also be approved under the same circumstances.

 

Social Science and the Law

Select two four-credit courses from the following: 

CRM 432	Race, Class, Gender and Crime	4
HIS 206	Slavery and Racism in the Early Americas: A Comparative Perspective	4
HIS 275	The Civil Rights Movement	4
HIS 323	Revolutionary Black Atlantic	4
LJA 212	Race and the Law	4
PSY 304	The Psychology of Prejudice	4
SOC 306	Racial and Ethnic Relations	4
SOC 313	Social Stratification	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

Additional courses not listed may also be approved by the program administrators.

 

Black Arts and Cultures

Select two four-credit courses from the following: 

ART 271	Art, Culture, Place	4
ART 282	Artistic Networks	4
COM 390	Ethnicity in Film and Literature	4
LIT 210	African American Literature	4
LIT 222	Rebellions, Revolutions, and Reform	4
LIT 229	Contemporary African Literature	4
LIT 281	Identity and Difference	4
LIT 324	Post-Colonial Literature and Theory	4
MUS 195	Introduction to Jazz	4
PHL 240	Philosophy & the Black American Experience	4
PHL 313	Justice	4
UTPHL 203	Philosophy and Hip Hop	4
Total Credit Hours:		8

ART 271, ART 282, and PHL 313 must be be approved by the program administrators to ensure that the instructor's topic aligns with Black Studies. Additional courses not listed here may also be approved under the same circumstances.

 

Total Credit Hours: 20