Discover the Africana Studies minor
The Africana Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program designed for students eager to learn more about Black history, Black culture, Black art and contextualize Black contributions around the world. Students will appreciate the triumphs, struggles and beauty of the wider African diaspora in global events, culture and history. For the most updated curriculum and course information, go to the catalog of record.
18 units
Minor
Africana Studies at USD draws from a truly diverse range of disciplines, perspectives and methodologies to provide students with knowledge and skills to better understand and relate to the wide array of peoples of Africa and the diaspora.
The Africana Studies Minor
18 units total, including at least 9 upper-division units. The minor requires one Africana Studies course (AFST 100 or AFST 101) and 15 units of electives from at least three different departments.
Students are required to take the following: | ||
AFST 100 | Fundamentals of Africana Studies I | 3 |
or AFST 101 | Fundamentals of Africana Studies II | |
Select at least 15 units from the following list. Courses must be taken from at least three different departments. At least nine units must be upper-division. | 15 | |
Art, Architecture + Art History | ||
ARTV 410 | Black Mirror: Self-Representation in the African Diaspora | |
Ethnic Studies | ||
ETHN 220 | Introduction To African-American Studies | |
ETHN 321C | African American Panethnicity | |
ETHN 322 | African American Civil Rights | |
ETHN 323 | African American Music and Culture | |
History | ||
HIST 121 | Africa to 1800 | |
HIST 122 | Africa Since 1800 | |
HIST 172 | Fundamentals of Africana Studies I | |
HIST 128 | African American History | |
HIST 302 | History of South Africa | |
HIST 303 | African Feminisms: History, Negotiation, Belonging | |
HIST 304 | Africa in the Western Imagination | |
HIST 385 | African American Women's History | |
Languages, Cultures and Literatures | ||
FREN 322 | Survey of Francophone Literature | |
FREN 409 | Contemporary African Francophone Theatre | |
Political Science and International Relations | ||
POLS 305 | Black Political Thought | |
POLS 318 | Black Politics | |
Psychological Sciences | ||
PSYC 362 | Black Families | |
Theology and Religious Studies | ||
THRS 125 | Fundamentals of Africana Studies II | |
THRS 365 | Black and Womanist Theologies | |
THRS 377 | The Theologies of Martin Luther King, Jr. & Malcolm X | |
Additional courses with an Africana focus may be used to satisfy the elective requirement in the Africana Studies minor. Examples include: ENGL 230, HIST 309, POLS 494, PSYC 494, THRS 394. Consult with the AFST director for information about these and other courses. | ||
Total Units | 18 | |