Black Studies Minor

Requirements

Minor Requirements: 5 courses, 20 credits

Core Requirements (2 courses, 8 credits)

BLKST-100	Introduction to Black Studies I: Survey of the Discipline	4
BLKST-101	Introduction to Black Studies II Research and Writing	4

Electives (3 courses, 12 credits)

Choose three of the following; no more than two may be taken from any one department outside of Black Studies:

BLKST-225	West African History Through Film and Literature	4
BLKST-226	The African American Experience in Literature and Film	4
BLKST-469	Research Seminar: African American Life in Slavery and Freedom- Reconstruction and the Freedman's Bureau Papers	4
ENG-357	African-American Literature	4
HST-271	African-American History 1619-1860	4
HST-272	African-American History from 1860	4
HST-319	The History of Black Music in America	4
HST-396
POLS-383	African Politics	4

Residency Requirement Policy

In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Minor Programs Policy

A student declaring a minor may use no more than two courses from a major or double major combination to fulfill the requirements for the minor. No more than one course from one minor may count toward the fulfillment of a second minor. Students may not minor in a subject in which they are also completing a major. For more information, see the Minor Programs section of the CAS Degree Requirements page.