Minor in Black Studies
Minor Requirements
Students from other disciplines who want to minor in Black Studies must complete 15 semester hours as outlined below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BLST 100 | Introduction to Black Studies | 3 |
| or BLST 101 | Introduction to Black Diaspora Studies | |
| BLST 246 | Black Lives in Historical Context | 3 |
| Select one course each in three of the following four categories, including two 200- or 300-level courses and one 400-level course: a | 9 | |
| Black Queer and Feminist Studies | ||
| Black Freedom Movements in the U.S. | ||
| Reading Black Women Writing | ||
| Race, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Topics in Black Studies b | ||
| Topics in Black Feminist and Queer Studies | ||
| Cultural Production and Analysis | ||
| African American History to 1877 | ||
| African American History since 1877 | ||
| Black Freedom Movements in the U.S. | ||
| Comparative Black Literatures | ||
| Reading Black Women Writing | ||
| Black Cultural Studies | ||
| African American Art | ||
| Harlem Renaissance | ||
| Topics in African Literature b | ||
| Topics in Black Studies b | ||
| Black Politics in the United States | ||
| Topics in African History b | ||
| Topics in African American and Diaspora History b | ||
| Topics in Black Literature b | ||
| Diasporic and Transnational Studies | ||
| Racism: Global Perspectives | ||
| Black Diaspora Studies | ||
| Topics in African Literature b | ||
| Topics in Black Studies b | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Racialization | ||
| Topics in African History b | ||
| Topics in African American and Diaspora History b | ||
| Topics in Black Literature b | ||
| Race, Politics, and Institutions | ||
| Racism: Global Perspectives | ||
| Racial and Ethnic Groups | ||
| Black Diaspora Studies b | ||
| African American History to 1877 | ||
| African American History since 1877 | ||
| Black Freedom Movements in the U.S. | ||
| Comparative Black Literatures | ||
| Race and Urban Life | ||
| Black Cultural Studies | ||
| Race and the Politics of Incarceration | ||
| Race, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Topics in Black Studies b | ||
| Black Politics in the United States | ||
| Topics in Black Feminist and Queer Studies | ||
| Seminar in Comparative Racialization | ||
| Topics in African History b | ||
| Topics in African American and Diaspora History b | ||
| Topics in Social Science Research b | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
- a
Students may not apply course credits to satisfy the requirement of more than one thematic area.
- b
BLST topics courses may be used to satisfy this category only if topic is consistent with thematic area. Course cannot be used to satisfy the requirement of more than one thematic area.