Black Studies Minor
The Black Studies minor will provide a nuanced understanding, education and appreciation of the history, politics, and culture of people of African descent in the African Diaspora. It will provide an intellectual platform to discuss topical issues of the day affecting Black and Brown populations in the United States of America and beyond.
Program Features:
18 credits
Required Courses
| BLS 100 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 credits |
| BLS 495 | Black Studies Research Seminar | 3 credits |
Any four courses from the following:
| POLS 232 | Inequality: Contemporary Issues Facing Racial Minorities in the US | 3 credits |
| POLS 325 | Racial and Ethnic Politics | 3 credits |
| POLS 333 | Africa | 3 credits |
| HIST 321 | African American History to 1865 | 3 credits |
| HIST 322 | African American History since 1865 | 3 credits |
| HIST 326 | History of the Civil Rights Movement in America | 3 credits |
| HIST 354 | African Americans and the Courts | 3 credits |
| ENGL 194 | GN: African American Literature | 3 credits |
| PHIL 213 | GN: Black Humanism | 3 credits |
| CMST 310 | Intercultural Communication | 3 credits |
| SOC 343 | Racial and Cultural Minorities | 3 credits |
| PSY 305 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3 credits |