Minor in Black Studies
Requirements
To receive a minor in Black Studies, an undergraduate student must complete a minimum of 15 hours of required coursework, including the following:
- BL_STU 1000 Introduction to Black Studies
- Twelve (12) credit hours spread across four areas of concentration, with three (3) hours in each of the following (see below for courses taught in each area of concentration):
- Black Politics
- Arts, Literature, and Culture
- Africa and African Diaspora Studies
- Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Class
At least two (2) of the above area studies courses must be 2000-level or above and one (1) of the above area studies courses must be 3000-level or above. Please see the College of Arts & Science Requirements for Optional Minor for more information.
Please visit our page, Current Courses in Black Studies, for a list of courses currently being taught in the Black Studies Department.
| BL_STU 1000 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| Three hours of Black Studies coursework in each of the four content areas | ||
| Black Politics (select from the following list) | 3 | |
| BL_STU 1704 | Introduction to Black Politics | 3 |
| BL_STU 2704 | African Political Thought | 3 |
| BL_STU 2804 | Black Political Thought | 3 |
| BL_STU 3200 | Black Freedom Movement, 1955-1973 | 3 |
| BL_STU 3230 | Black Sexual Politics | 3 |
| BL_STU 3850 | Gender, Hip Hop, and the Politics of Representation | 3 |
| BL_STU 4130 | African-American Politics | 3 |
| BL_STU 4303 | Black Studies in Race, Class, Gender, and U.S. Policy | 3 |
| BL_STU 4415 | African Americans and American Justice | 3 |
| BL_STU 4640 | African Politics | 3 |
| BL_STU 4720 | Third World Politics | 3 |
| Arts, Literature, and Culture (select from the following list) | 3 | |
| BL_STU 1250 | World Theatre Workshop | 2 |
| BL_STU 1335 | Introduction to Soul and Country | 3 |
| BL_STU 1705 | Introduction to Black Studies in Culture | 3 |
| BL_STU 1720 | African-American Theatre History | 3 |
| BL_STU 2150 | African-American Cinema | 3 |
| BL_STU 2310 | Literature of the African Diaspora | 3 |
| BL_STU 2400 | Introduction to African Diaspora Literature | 3 |
| BL_STU 2601 | Languages of Africa | 3 |
| BL_STU 2604 | Caribbean History and Culture | 3 |
| BL_STU 2715 | Studies in Black Culture | 3 |
| BL_STU 2720 | African-American Visual Culture | 3 |
| BL_STU 3100 | African American Psychology | 3 |
| BL_STU 3303 | Black Athletes | 3 |
| BL_STU 3400 | Survey of African American Literature, Beginnings to 1900 | 3 |
| BL_STU 3410 | Survey of African American Literature, 1900-Present | 3 |
| BL_STU 3420 | Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature | 3 |
| BL_STU 3427 | Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1603-1789 | 3 |
| BL_STU 3428 | Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1789-1890 | 3 |
| BL_STU 3429 | Periods and Genres in African Diaspora Literature, 1890-Present | 3 |
| BL_STU 3625 | Comparative Approaches to Black Studies in Culture | 3 |
| BL_STU 3705 | Themes in Black Culture | 3 |
| BL_STU 4181 | Themes in Literature by Women | 3 |
| BL_STU 4220 | Religion in Afro-American Literature | 3 |
| BL_STU 4352 | Historical Studies in African Music | 3 |
| BL_STU 4407 | Studies in African Diaspora Literature, 1603 to 1789 | 3 |
| BL_STU 4408 | Studies in African Diaspora Literature, 1789 to 1890 | 3 |
| BL_STU 4410 | Major Africana Diaspora Writers | 3 |
| BL_STU 4480 | Major African Diaspora Women Writers | 3 |
| BL_STU 4487 | Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1603 to 1789 | 3 |
| BL_STU 4488 | Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1789 to 1890 | 3 |
| BL_STU 4489 | Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1890 to Present | 3 |
| BL_STU 4530 | Caribbean Women Writers | 3 |
| BL_STU 4710 | Themes in African Diaspora Folklore | 3 |
| Africa and African Diaspora Studies (select from the following list) | 3 | |
| BL_STU 1410 | African American History | 3 |
| BL_STU 1790 | History of Early Africa | 3 |
| BL_STU 1800 | History of Modern Africa | 3 |
| BL_STU 1801 | Introduction to Africa and the African Diaspora | 3 |
| BL_STU 2210 | The Black Americans | 3 |
| BL_STU 2570 | Black Religion | 3 |
| BL_STU 2750 | Black Religion in America | 3 |
| BL_STU 2904 | Black Studies in Slavery and Freedom | 3 |
| BL_STU 3022 | Peacebuilding and Peacemaking in the Modern Caribbean | 3 |
| BL_STU 3590 | Religious Biography: Black Religion | 3 |
| BL_STU 3670 | Global History of Black Power | 3 |
| BL_STU 3804 | Resistance in the Black Atlantic | 3 |
| BL_STU 4270 | African-Americans in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| BL_STU 4835 | Race and Politics in South Africa | 3 |
| BL_STU 4875 | Black Studies: Study Abroad-Humanities | 3 |
| BL_STU 4877 | Black Studies: Study Abroad-Social Science | 3 |
| Gender, Race, Sexuality, Class (select from the following) | 3 | |
| BL_STU 2425 | Race and the American Story | 3 |
| BL_STU 3024 | Black Diaspora Women and Reproductive Justice | 3 |
| BL_STU 3700 | Black Studies in Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Class: Advanced | 3 |
| BL_STU 3800 | Women in African History | 3 |
| BL_STU 4020 | Black Feminist Thought | 3 |
| BL_STU 4230 | Women, Development, and Globalization | 3 |
| BL_STU 4300 | The Black Family: Past, Present and Future | 3 |
| BL_STU 4335 | The Wire: Race, Urban Inequality, and the "Crisis" of the American City | 3 |
| BL_STU 4418 | Major African Diaspora Writers, 1789 to 1890 | 3 |
| BL_STU 4420 | Africana Womanism | 3 |
| BL_STU 4489 | Major African Diaspora Women Writers, 1890 to Present | 3 |
| BL_STU 4804 | Historical Studies of Black Women | 3 |
| BL_STU 4904 | Historical and Contemporary Slavery | 3 |