African American Studies minor

Office: E304 Thompson Hall

[phone]

Jennifer Hildebrand, Coordinator

Email: [e-mail]

Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/

The African American Studies minor provides an interdisciplinary investigation of the origins, experiences, conditions, accomplishments, and contributions of people of African ancestry in the Americas. The program is designed for all students who want to deepen their understanding of African Americans by studying their earlier history in Africa, their transition to the New World, and the diasporic experiences in the Americas. The program also seeks to promote new ways of thinking about race, culture and social representation from different perspectives – notably, historical, literary, sociological, anthropological, psychological and artistic.

Required Courses for the Minor (21 credit hours)

Required Course: (3 credit hours)

AMST 202	Introduction to American Studies	3
	or
AMST 296	American Identities	3

Core Courses: (9 credit hours)

INDS 206	Introduction to African American Studies
HIST 333	African American History to 1877	3
	or
HIST 334	African American History Since 1877	3
ENGL 240	Introduction to African American Literature and Culture	3

Electives:

6 credit hours – two courses; one in each of two disciplines; must not include a course that has been used for core course credit; other courses not listed may be included with approval of coordinator

ANTH 322	Anthropology of Africa	3
ANTH 324	Anthropology of the Caribbean	3
DANC 231	African-Caribbean Dance	2
ENGL 340	Black Women Writers	3
ENGL 341	Harlem Renaissance	3
ENGL 342	African American Autobiography	3
HIST 272	Africa to 1800	3
HIST 273	Africa From the 1800s	3
HIST 328	Civil War Era	3
HIST 333	African American History to 1877	3
HIST 334	African American History Since 1877	3
HIST 336	African American Black Women's History	3
HIST 343	Civil Rights Movement	3
HIST 344	African American Social Thought	3
HIST 372	Africa in the 19th Century	3
HIST 387	Comparative Slave Societies	3
INDS 359	Ethnicity and Race
MUS 265	History of Jazz	3
MUS 267	African American Music	3
POLI 329	Topics in American Politics	3
POLI 334	African Politics	3
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties	3

with approval of coordinator

AMST 210	American Popular and Mass Cultures	3
COMM 359	Special Topics in Communication	1-3
COMM 451	Audio Documentaries/Soundscapes	4
COMM 452	Documentary I	4
COMM 465	Intercultural Communication	3
EDU 305	Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom	3
	and
EDU 313	Practicum in Inclusive Education III	0
ENGL 296	American Identities	3
ENGL 299	Special Topics	1-4
	or
ENGL 399	Special Topics	1-4
	or
ENGL 499	Special Topics	3
ENGL 334	Realism/Naturalism in American Literature	3
ENGL 344	Contemporary Multiethnic American Literature	3
HIST 299	Experimental Course in History	1-3
	or
HIST 399	Experimental Course in History	1-3
HIST 351	Defining America	3
LANG 400	Special Topics in Languages and Literatures	.5-3
MUS 361	Jazz Improvisation	2
MUS 362	Jazz Theory	3
SOC 201	Social Problems	3
SOC 316	Minority Groups	3
WGST 377	Special Topics	3

Capstone Course: (3 credit hours)

INDS 402	Independent Study: African American Topics
	or
INDS 491	African American Studies Internship	0-6