Academic Requirements for the Minor in Global Black Studies
Five courses, including at least three upper-level (3000–4000 level), chosen from an approved list.
Because new courses may be added to the curriculum from time to time, students should also consult with the Chair of the global black studies minor.
Courses Available for the Minor in Global Black Studies
School of Humanities
- ARH 2300/West African Art
- ARH 2305/West African Dance: History, Theory, Practice
- ARH 2550/Arts of Africa
- ARH 3170/African American Art
- ARH 3177/Contemporary African Art
- ARH 3565/Photography in Africa and the African Diaspora
- ARH 4130/Contemporary African American Art: East Coast-West Coast
- ARH 4770/African Art and Film
- ARH 4775/Performance Art in the West African Diaspora
- FRE 3067/French Caribbean Literature
- HIS 2540/Society and Culture in Modern Brazil
- HIS 2770/Ancient Africa: History and Archaeology
HIS 3463/From Haiti to Ferguson: The Global Black Freedom Struggle since Slavery - HIS 3466/To Enjoy Our Freedom: African American History Since 1865
- HIS 3555/African Diasporas in the Americas
- HIS 3625/Slaves and Enslavement in the Americas
HIS 3635/Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the US - HIS 3705/Slavery and Social Status in the Atlantic World
- LIT1610/Intro to LatinX Literature
- LIT 2100/Freedom Dreams: Introduction to African American Literature
LIT 3011/Literature, Race and the Police State - LIT 3012/The Lives of James Baldwin (added Fall 2020)
- LIT 3043/Toni Morrison
- LIT 3380/Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
- LIT 3605/Jazz and the Literary Imagination
- LIT 3845/Zora Neale Hurston
- JOU 3040/Race, Gender, and the Media
School of Natural and Social Sciences
- ANT 1010/Nigerian/Hausa Language and Culture
- ANT 2730/New Black Ethnographies
- ANT 3255/Urban Life in Africa
- ANT 3345/Media and Performance in Africa
- POL 2130/Race and Politics
- POL 3090/Race, Gender, and the Law
- SOC 4025/Critical Race Theory
- SOC 2140/Race and Ethnicity
SOC 3415/ Racial Inequalities - SOC 3725/Globalization, Culture, Social Change: Africa & US
- PSY 2210/Health Disparities in America: Poverty, Race and Medical Care
- PSY 3090/Psychology of Stigma
Conservatory of Dance
- DPM 1160/West African Dance
- DPM 1170/Fundamentals of Voguing
Conservatory of Music
- MPE 1245/Soul Voices Ensemble
- MUS 2570/Introduction to Jazz
Conservatory of Theatre Arts
THP 3125/Performing Black Theatre
School of Film and Media Studies
- CINE 3090 - Cinema of the Portuguese Speaking World