Africana Studies Minor

1. Foundational Course

• AST 200 - Introduction to Africana Studies to the 1880s or
• AST 201 - Introduction to Africana Studies since the 1880s

2. African Diaspora Social Thought and Religion (Choose one)

3. Africa and the African Diaspora History and Culture (Choose one)

4. Choose one course from either Arts and English, Language and Communication, or Africana Studies Specialized Courses

5. Elective

Choose one 300 or 400 level course.

• ANT 320 - Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft
• ANT 353 - Cultures of Africa
• ANT 356 - Ethiopia
• ANT 358 - Caribbean Societies
• ART 386 - Regional Art In Africa
• ART 388 - African-American Art
• ART 495 - Art Seminar
• AST 300 - Black Psychology
• AST 318 - Black America and Africa
• AST 325 - Black America Since 1945
• AST 328 - Black Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Culture
• AST 329 - Black Resistance in the Age of Jim Crow, 1896-1954
• AST 347 - Studies in African-American Literature
• AST 350 - African American Family Life
• AST 375 - History of Pre-Colonial Africa to 1800
• AST 376 - History of Modern Africa Since 1800
• AST 378 - History of Kenya from 1884/85 to the Present
• AST 391 - History of South Africa to 1900
• AST 392 - History of Modern South Africa since 1900
• AST 394 - Ghana, the Slave Trade, and the African Diaspora
• AST 396 - The Black Freedom Movement
• AST 402 - Capstone
• AST 409 - Social Justice
• AST 490 - Africana Studies Professional Internship
• AST 493 - Special Topics in Africana Studies
• AST 496 - Independent Study in Africana Studies
• COM 332 - Interracial Communication
• COM 359 - International Communication
• COM 388 - The Rhetoric of Black America
• CRM 355 - Race, Class, and Crime
• ENG 347 - Studies in African-American Literature
• FMA 446 - Imaging Africa
• HIS 302 - US Slavery, Abolition, and Politics, 1820-1860
• HIS 317 - Civil War and Reconstruction
• HIS 318 - Black America and Africa
• HIS 324 - Defining Black America
• HIS 325 - Black America Since 1945
• HIS 326 - African American History Through Sacred Music
• HIS 328 - Black Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Culture
• HIS 329 - Black Resistance in the Age of Jim Crow, 1896-1954
• HIS 364 - Caribbean History to 1804: Conquest, Colonization, Slavery, and Revolution
• HIS 366 - Colonial Latin America
• HIS 367 - Modern Latin America
• HIS 369 - Comparative Emancipation: The End of Slavery in the Western Hemisphere
• HIS 375 - Pre-Colonial Africa to 1800
• HIS 376 - Modern Africa Since 1800
• HIS 378 - History of Kenya from 1884/85 to the Present
• HIS 379 - Collective Survival in the African Diaspora
• HIS 391 - History of South Africa to 1900
• HIS 392 - History of South Africa Since 1900
• HIS 393 - Special Topics in History
• HIS 394 - Ghana, the Slave Trade, and the African Diaspora
• HIS 409 - Social Justice
• HIS 425 - Race and the US Carceral State in the Long 20th Century
• PSC 301 - Urban Politics and Policy
• PSC 305 - Cultural Diversity in U.S. Politics
• PSC 311 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
• PSC 326 - Politics of Developing Areas
• PSY 409 - Social Justice
• SOC 380 - Racial and Ethnic Inequality
• SPN 446 - Studies In Spanish American Civilization
• THE 318 - African American Theatre II
• UST 302 - Contemporary Urban Issues

Additional Requirement Guidelines:

A minimum of 9 credit hours shall be selected from Africana Studies courses at the 300-level or higher. Courses should be selected from a minimum of three different departments or disciplines.

Transfer students planning to minor in Africana Studies shall complete a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours in Africana Studies courses at Cleveland State University. For transfer students, a minimum of 9 credit hours of upper-level courses shall be completed at Cleveland State University. The transfer of Africana Studies credits is subject to the approval of the director of Africana Studies or of a person or persons designated by the director.