Africana Studies Minor

College of Arts and Sciences

Africana Studies: An Interdisciplinary Program

Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary program that is dedicated to historical scholarship in major academic fields; political, economic, and cultural movements of Africa; and the African Diaspora across the globe.

Africana Studies Program’s Contact Information

Box 70672
Phone: 423-439-6688
Web Address: http://www.etsu.edu/afam

Africana Studies Program Description

The Africana Studies Program promotes the awareness and understanding of issues related to the history of Africa and the impact of Africa on United States and World history. Drawing upon the broad resources of the University, the Program offers and coordinates a variety of co-curricular and extracurricular activities. It encourages regular course offerings on Africa, Black American Studies, American Studies, and Humanities in a number of academic departments.

A multidisciplinary faculty committee oversees the work of the Program. An effort is made to consult with interested students to ensure that the Program’s activities and course offerings meet their needs and satisfy their academic interests. Because of its flexibility, the Program serves as an attractive option for students in a wide variety of Majors. In consultation with an Africana advisor, students may plan a course of study in the Africana Minor that will complement their Majors, enhance their employment skills, and enrich the knowledge gained in their studies at the University.

Africana Studies Minor: 21 Credit Hours

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 semester credit hours of which at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-level or above.

An Africana Studies Minor requires the completion of 21 hours of coursework. The following courses must be included in the required 21 hours:

• HIST 3720 - History of Africa (3 credits)
• HIST 3900 - African-American History to 1877 (3 credits)
• HIST 3901 - African-American History Since 1877 (3 credits)
• SOCI 3110 - Minorities (3 credits)
• Additional 9 credit hours

* The additional 9 credit hours must be approved by an advisor; and at least 3 of the additional 9 credit hours must be in African studies and 3 must be in Black American studies. Further, no courses that are counted to satisfy a student’s requirement for his or her major can be used to satisfy the requirements for the Africana Studies Minor.

A Partial Listing of Courses Related to Africana Studies

Course information below is listed in order of course number, course title, and credit hours.

• AFAM 3989 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits)
• AFAM 3999 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-3 credits)
• AFAM 4900 - Special Studies (3 credits)
• AFAM 4950 - Senior Seminar (3 credits)
• ARTA 4957 - Special Topics in Art (1-6 credits)
• CJCR 4670 - Race, Gender and Crime (3 credits)
• ENGL 3400 - Survey of African American Literature (3 credits)
• ENGL 4032 - African Literature (3 credits)
• GEOG 4307 - Regional Geography (3 credits)
• HIST 4727 - Modern Africa (3 credits)
• MUSC 1035 - History of Jazz (3 credits)
• SOAA 4957 - Special Topics in Sociology/Anthropology (1- 6 credits)