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 329	Religions in Africa: Spirits, Saints, and Sufis	1
ECON 224	African Women & Social Action	1
ECON 235	African Economic Development	1
ECON 270/UNIV 284	South Africa: Social Entrepreneurship	1
ENCW 112	Writing Fiction: Black Writers	1
ENCW 312	Black Sci-Fi Workshop	1
ENST/CBST 263	Conservation in Africa	1
FOUN 098	Foundation Seminar (South Africa)	1
FREN 336	Francophone African Spaces	1
GEOG 302	Contemporary Africa & Colonial Pasts: Investments and Re-Emergences	1
HIST/CBST/IREL 274	Africa and International Relations in Historical Perspective	1
HIST 275	Race and Colonial Regimes in Africa	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	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

Courses taken in semester-long or yearlong programs in Africa may count toward the minor.

Faculty

Co-coordinators: Cymone Fourshey, Michelle C. Johnson