African and African American Studies Minor
AAS
School of Natural and Social Sciences
CLAS A109/A113
(716) 878-6434
The African and African American Studies minor delineates the roles played by the people of Africa in countries all over the world. People of African descent live not only in the United States, but also in Canada, the Caribbean islands, Europe and South America. The minor deals with contributions made by Africa and the Black Diaspora to the global community. It focuses on Africana studies, which includes African, African American, and Caribbean people and their impact on a broad range of disciplines, including but not limited to: anthropology, art, history, culture, language and literature, political science, sociology, and gender studies.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (3 credit hours) | ||
| AAS 100 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES | 3 |
| Literature, Arts, and Language (6 credit hours) | ||
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1940 | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1940 | ||
| DANCE TECHNIQUES FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| THE POLITICS OF BLACK DANCE IN AMERICA | ||
| JAZZ DANCE TECHNIQUE I | ||
| ART OF AFRICA | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN ART | ||
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURES | ||
| MODERN JAZZ | ||
| WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING ENSEMBLE | ||
| AFRICANA PHILOSOPHY | ||
| RACE AND PROGRESS | ||
| DRAMA FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE | ||
| Social Sciences and Education (6 credit hours) | ||
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| PEOPLES OF AFRICA | ||
| RACE, ETHNICITY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | ||
| AFRICA TO 1800 | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
| AFRICA SINCE 1800 | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICANS AND CIVIL RIGHTS | ||
| THE MODERN CARIBBEAN | ||
| READINGS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
| BLACK PROTEST AND LEADERSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY | ||
| AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE | ||
| AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| THE HISTORY OF BLACK EDUCATION IN AMERICA | ||
| THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN EDUCATION IN AFRICA | ||
| General Electives (3 credit hours) | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3 | |
| TOPICS COURSE | ||
| TOPICS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (1-3) | ||
| SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-9) | ||
| Or any class not chosen from Language, Arts and Language or Social Sciences and Education | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |