Black Heritage Studies

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Black Heritage Studies

18 credits

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Four elective courses

Pick 4 courses · 37 courses to choose from

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Swahili sequence or Themes in the Black Experience sequence

One of

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- KSW 111Beginning Kiswahili I3 cr
- KSW 112Beginning Kiswahili II3 cr
or
All of
- AFS 101Themes in the Black Experience I3 cr
- AFS 102Themes in the Black Experience II3 cr

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KSW 111 - Beginning Swahili I; KSW 112 - Beginning Swahili II; OR; AFS 101 - Themes in the Black Experience I 3 credits; AFS 102 - Themes in the Black Experience II 3 credits

Four elective courses

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AFH 206Great Books of the Black Experience3 cr
AFH 329Pan-African Literature I3 cr
HUF 318Pan-African Literature I3 cr
AFH 330Pan-African Literature II3 cr
AFH 382Black Women's Literature of the African Diaspora3 cr
EGL 382Black Women's Literature of the African Diaspora3 cr
WST 382Black Women's Literature of the African Diaspora3 cr
AFH 391Topics in Africana Studies3 cr
AFH 423Africana Literature in French3 cr
AFS 221Introduction to Modern African History3 cr
HIS 221Introduction to Modern African History3 cr
AFS 277The Modern Color Line3 cr
HIS 277The Modern Color Line3 cr
AFS 365Global Africa3 cr
SOC 365Global Africa3 cr
AFS 300Blacks in the City3 cr
AFS 375Slavery3 cr
AFH 379Philosophy of Race (III)3 cr
PHI 379Philosophy of Race (III)3 cr
AFS 345Culture and Gender: Women in Africa and the Caribbean3 cr
WST 345
AFS 337The Politics of Africa3 cr
POL 337The Politics of Africa3 cr
AFS 346Political and Social History of Africa3 cr
HIS 346
AFS 340Human Rights and Africa3 cr
AFS 350Black Women and Social Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective3 cr
AFS 373Sexualities: African and Caribbean Perspectives3 cr
AFS 381AIDS, Race, and Gender in the Black Community3 cr
ANT 250African Cultures Today3 cr
ANT 307Prehistoric Archaeology of Africa (with emphasis on the Turkana Basin)3 cr
ANT 355Ancient African Civilizations3 cr
SOC 310Racism and Ethnic Relations3 cr
HIS 282African American History Since 18773 cr
AFS 325Civil Rights and Black Power3 cr
HIS 325Civil Rights and Black Power3 cr
HIS 339Recent African American History3 cr
HIS 366Carceral Studies: Histories of Policing, Prisons, and Surveillance3 cr
HIS 374Surveillance State: A History of U.S. Domestic Spying3 cr

No more than one of each: AFH 329 / HUF 318; AFH 382 / EGL 382 / WST 382; AFS 221 / HIS 221; AFS 277 / HIS 277; AFS 365 / SOC 365; AFH 379 / PHI 379; AFS 345 / WST 345; AFS 337 / POL 337; AFS 346 / HIS 346; AFS 325 / HIS 325.

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Four elective courses chosen from the list below. AFH 206 - Great Books of the Black Experience 3 credits; AFH 329 - Pan-African Literature I 3 credits; HUF 318 - Pan-African Literature I 3 credits; AFH 330 - Pan-African Literature II 3 credits; AFH 382 - Black Women's Literature of the African Diaspora 3 credits; EGL 382 - Black Women's Literature of the African Diaspora 3 credits; WST 382 - Black Women's Literature of the African Diaspora 3 credits; AFH 391 - Topics in Africana Studies 3 credits; AFH 423 - Africana Literature in French 3 credits; AFS 221 - Introduction to Modern African History 3 credits; HIS 221 - Introduction to Modern African History 3 credits; AFS 277 - The Modern Color Line 3 credits; HIS 277 - The Modern Color Line 3 credits; AFS 365 - Global Africa 3 credits; SOC 365 - Global Africa 3 credits; AFS 300 - Blacks in the City 3 credits; AFS 375 - Slavery 3 credits; AFH 379 - Philosophy of Race (III) 3 credits; PHI 379 - Philosophy of Race (III) 3 credits; AFS 345 - Culture and Gender: Women in Africa and the Caribbean 3 credits; WST 345 - Culture and Gender: Women in Africa and the Caribbean; AFS 337 - The Politics of Africa 3 credits; POL 337 - The Politics of Africa 3 credits; AFS 346 - Political and Social History of Africa 3 credits; HIS 346 - Political and Social History of Africa; AFS 340 - Human Rights and Africa 3 credits; AFS 350 - Black Women and Social Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective 3 credits; AFS 373 - Sexualities: African and Caribbean Perspectives 3 credits; AFS 381 - AIDS, Race, and Gender in the Black Community 3 credits; ANT 250 - African Cultures Today 3 credits; ANT 307 - Prehistoric Archaeology of Africa (with emphasis on the Turkana Basin) 3 credits; ANT 355 - Ancient African Civilizations 3 credits; SOC 365 - Global Africa Credits: 3 credits; SOC 310 - Racism and Ethnic Relations 3 credits; HIS 282 - African American History Since 1877 3 credits; AFS 325 - Civil Rights and Black Power 3 credits; HIS 325 - Civil Rights and Black Power 3 credits; HIS 339 - Recent African American History 3 credits; HIS 366 - Carceral Studies: Histories of Policing, Prisons, and Surveillance 3 credits; HIS 374 - Surveillance State: A History of U.S. Domestic Spying 3 credits

Minimum credits and upper-division credits

Completion of the Black Heritage Studies Minor requires a minimum of 18 credits, with at least 9 upper division credits.

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Completion of the Black Heritage Studies Minor requires a minimum of 18 credits, with at least 9 upper division credits.