African Studies Minor
African Studies Minor
The interdepartmental African Studies minor gives an understanding of Africa’s rich histories, diversity, and role in the world today, and contributes an international focus to a liberal arts education. It consists of five courses chosen from the list below. Students must take at least three core courses, and they may choose any two other courses from the list below. If possible, at least one course should be related to the student’s major. In consultation with the coordinators of the minor, students may include an Africa-related course from the African-American or Caribbean Studies list. In general, there are no prerequisites for the courses on the African Studies minor list.
Core Courses:
| ANTH/IREL 235 | Modern Africa | 1 |
| ANTH 329 | Religions in Africa: Spirits, Saints, and Sufis | 1 |
| ECON 224 | African Women & Social Action | 1 |
| ECON 235 | African Economic Development | 1 |
| ECON/MSUS/PSYC 270/UNIV 284/WMST 275 | South Africa: Social Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| ENST/AFST 263 | Conservation in Africa | 1 |
| FOUN 098 | Foundation Seminar (South Africa) | 1 |
| FREN 336 | Francophone African Spaces | 1 |
| HIST/AFST/IREL 274 | Africa and International Relations in Historical Perspective | 1 |
| HIST 276/IREL 271 | Popular Culture in Africa | 1 |
| HIST 277/IREL 273/WMST 277 | Gender in Africa | 1 |
| HIST 291 | Africa: Ancient to Early Modern Times 4000BCE-1400CE | 1 |
| HIST 292 | Making Contemporary Africa: 'Early Modern' to the 'Post-Modern' World - 1400 to the Present (Africa and the Media) | 1 |
| UNIV 200 | Integrated Perspectives Course (Africa and the Media) | 1 |
Other African Studies Courses:
| ENST 262 | Introduction to Energy Resources | 1 |
| HIST 290 | Europe Imperialism and Colonialism | 1 |
| SOCI 213 | Race in Historical and Comparative Perspectives | 1 |
Courses taken in semester-long or yearlong programs in Africa may count toward the minor.
Faculty
Co-coordinators: Cymone Fourshey, Michelle C. Johnson