Black Studies 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 | Race, Economics, and Politics in Boston: 1950S to the 21st Century | 4 |
| BLKST-395 | From "Back to Africa" to "Black Lives Matter": A Global History of Panafricanism | 4 |
| ENG-357 | African-American Literature | 4 |
| HST-271 | African-American History 1619-1860 | 4 |
| HST-272 | African-American History from 1860 | 4 |
| 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.
About the Black Studies Minor
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