The following degree requirements are those reflected in the fall 2014 course catalog.

Minor

6 courses distributed as follows, two of which must be at the 300-level or above:

• 2 of the following African history courses:
  • HIST 250 History of Southern Africa
  • HIST 251 History of Central Africa
• 1 of the following African diasporan history courses:
  • HIST 290 African American History to 1865
  • HIST 295 African American History since 1865
• 2 literature or cultural courses from the following list:
  • ENGF 358 African Film
  • ENGL 245 African Novel
  • ENGL 250 Women and African Literature
  • ENGL 361 The Black Writer
  • ENGL 455 Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka
  • RELI 211 African American Religions
• 1 elective from the following list of courses, not already taken to fulfill requirements 1 through 3.
  • ENGF 358 African Film
  • ENGL 245 African Novel
  • ENGL 250 Women and African Literature
  • ENGL 361 The Black Writer
  • ENGL 455 Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka
  • HIST 130 Colonial African History
  • HIST 250 History of Southern Africa
  • HIST 251 History of Central Africa
  • HIST 280 Contemporary Africa
  • HIST 281 Aid, Humanitarianism, and Development in Africa
  • HIST 290 African American History to 1865
  • HIST 295 African American History since 1865
  • RELI 211 African American Religions
  • SOCI 270 Race and Ethnicity

Study abroad courses and independent studies, if applicable and approved by the Africana Studies Program Committee, could also be used to substitute for courses listed in the first three bulleted sections above.

English majors and History majors may double-count only one course from their major toward the Africana Studies minor.