The Minor in African American Studies provides an interdisciplinary approach to the political, cultural, historical, and social experiences of African Americans in the United States. Research methods drawn from several disciplines enable students to enhance their understanding of African Americans' unique social circumstances and heritage, and acquire a deeper comprehension of the politics, culture, and history of the nation as a whole.

All students pursuing a Minor ni African American Studies must complete 18 semester credit hours, at least 12 hours of which must be at the upper-division level.

A.  6 semester credit hours selected from the following required courses:

AAS  2013 Introduction to African American Studies
   OR
AMS  2103 Introduction to African American Studies
AAS  4013 Topics in African American Studies

B.  3 semester credit hours selected from the following:

AMS  3343 Studies in Race and Ethnicity
ENG  3613 African American Literature
POL  1213 Topics in Texas and American Politics: Civil Rights
POL  3073 Ethnic Politics in the United States
SOC  3043 Race and Ethnic Relations

C.  9 semester credit hours selected from the following categories (i.e., 3 semester credit hours from categories 1, 2, and 3 below):

1.  3 semester credit hours of politics, economy, or geography:

GRG  1023 World Regional Geography (When subtitled: African American and African focus)
GRG  3213 Cultural Geography
GRG  3513 Urban Geography
POL  1213 Topics in Texas and American Politics: Civil Rights
POL  3073 African American Politics
POL  3083 Ethnic Politics in the United States
POL  3203 African American Political Thought
POL  3303 Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy
POL  3573 Politics of the Contemporary City

Other course substitutions require preapproval of the advisor and Department Chair.

2.  3 semester credit hours of history, law, or society:

AMS  3343 Studies in Race and Ethnicity
CRJ  4313 Minorities and Women in the Criminal Justice System
EDU  2103 Education in the U.S. Society
HIS  3133 Themes in the Social History of the United States
HIS  3343 Modern Central American and the Caribbean
HIS  3563 African American History to the Civil War
HIS  3573 African American History since the Civil War
HIS  3593 Race, History, and the Making of hte American South
HIS  3603 Africa in Colonial and Post-Colonial Contexts
HIS  3613 African Politics, States and Empires
HIS  3623 History of the Civil Rights Movement
LGS  3113 Blacks, Chicanos, and the Law
POL  3023 Civil Liberties in American Law and Practice (when subtitled: "Focus on Black Experience" in class schedule)
SOC  3043 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC  3383 Sociology of the African American Community
SOC  4443 Race/Ethnicity, Class, Gender, and Sexuality

Other course substitutions require preapproval of the advisor and Department Chair.

3.  3 semester credit hours of expressive culture (literacy, cultural, and artistic practices):

AMS  3343 Studies in Race and Ethnicity
BBL  2033 Multiculturalism in the Southwest
BBL  3403 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in a Pluralistic Society
ENG  2383 Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States
ENG  3613 African American Literature
ENG  3713 Topics in Multiethnic Literatures of the United States (when subtitled: "Afrian American Literature")
MUS  2663 History and Styles of Jazz

Other course substitutions require preapproval of the advisor and Department Chair.

Students may take the following courses under section C with approval of Department Chair.

AAS  4913 Independent Study
AAS  4933 Internship in African American Studies

To declare a Minor in African American Studies, obtain advice, or seek approval of substitutions for course requirements, students should consult the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center.