Minor in African American Studies
The minor in African American Studies requires 18 semester credit hours. The African American Studies minor (AAS) is an interdisciplinary course of study that focuses on the Black experience in the United States and throughout the African diaspora. Our central mission is to prepare students to critically understand, conduct research, and interpret the complex histories, societies, and cultures of people of African descent.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AAS 2310 | Introduction to African American Studies | 3 |
| AAS 4320 | Global Perspectives on the African Diaspora | 3 |
| Any 3000 or 4000 level AAS Course | 3 | |
| Prescribed Electives | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Blacks, Film, and Society | ||
| Black Queer Experience | ||
| Negotiating the Color Line | ||
| Independent Research in African American Studies | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Body Talk: Gestures, Communication, and Society | ||
| Language, Culture and Society | ||
| Race and Representation | ||
| Education and Equity in a Diverse Society | ||
| Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | ||
| Gangs and the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Diversity and Communication | ||
| Rhetoric of Protest Movements | ||
| Intercultural Communication in the Americas | ||
| Hip-Hop I | ||
| World Dance and Cultures | ||
| Hip-Hop II | ||
| Black Literature | ||
| Geography of North Africa and the Middle East | ||
| American Ethnic Geography | ||
| African American History to 1877 | ||
| African American History from 1877 | ||
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| African American History | ||
| History of Music and Race in the American South | ||
| History of the Blues | ||
| The Desegregation of the South from 1944-1970 | ||
| Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas | ||
| Black Women and Black Protest in America | ||
| African-American Experience in Texas | ||
| African American Popular Music: Society, Politics, and Culture | ||
| America in the 1960s: A History of Movements and Ideas | ||
| The Nature of the Human Experience: The Contemporary African Novel in English | ||
| From Jay-Z to Kendrick Lamar: Politics, Power, and Identity in Hip Hop Literature | ||
| The Black Image in Postwar America | ||
| Negotiating the (Black/White) Color Line | ||
| Women and Minorities in the Media | ||
| Ethnic and Niche Marketing | ||
| History of Jazz | ||
| History of Blues | ||
| Themes in Africana Philosophy | ||
| African Politics | ||
| African American Politics | ||
| Psychology of Human Diversity | ||
| Psychology of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Hate | ||
| Sociology of Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Hip Hop and Social Justice for Individual and Community Change | ||
| Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work | ||
| Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
