African American

Requirements for the Minor

The minor in African American Studies is granted to the student who meets the University requirement for graduation with a bachelor's degree and has completed at least eighteen (18) hours of course work in African American Studies. In addition to the two required courses: Ethnic Studies 2500 and Ethnic Studies 2550 (a total of 6 hours), the student must take four courses (a total of 12 hours), selected from four of the five categories listed below. Consultation with an Ethnic Studies advisor is required.

Required

• ETHNC 2500 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
• ETHNC 2550 African American Experiences (3)

History and Politics (one of the following)

• ETHNC 3540 Contemporary Black Thought (3)
• ETHNC 4690 African American History 1619 to 1890 (3)
• ETHNC 4700 African American History Since 1890 (3)

Contemporary Issues (one of the following)

• ETHNC 2020 African American Soc and Psych Aspects (3)
• ETHNC 3400 Intercultural Communication (3)
• ETHNC 5450 Communication and Culture (3)
• ETHNC 5540 Media and Ethnicity (3)
• ETHNC 5560 Human Diversity (3)

Literature and Language (one of the following)

• ETHNC 3760 African American Literature 1 (3)
• ETHNC 3761 African American Literature 2 (3)
• ETHNC 5850 Special Topics in African American Lit (3)

Gender and Ethnicity (one of the following)

• ETHNC 4020 Black Feminist Thought (3)
• ETHNC 5000 Bell Hooks Seminar (3)

 Allied Courses (one of the following)

• ETHNC 3190 Racial and Ethnic Politics (3)
• ETHNC 3290 Ethnic Minority Families (3)
• ETHNC 3300 Peoples of Utah (3)
• ETHNC 3365 Ethnic Minorities in US  (3)