African American Studies minor
Office: E304 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3274
Jennifer Hildebrand, Coordinator
Email: africanamerican.studies@fredonia.edu
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/
The African American Studies minor provides an interdisciplinary investigation of the origins, experiences, conditions, accomplishments, and contributions of people of African ancestry in the Americas. The program is designed for all students who want to deepen their understanding of African Americans by studying their earlier history in Africa, their transition to the New World, and the diasporic experiences in the Americas. The program also seeks to promote new ways of thinking about race, culture and social representation from different perspectives – notably, historical, literary, sociological, anthropological, psychological and artistic.
Required Courses for the Minor (21 credit hours)
Required Course: (3 credit hours)
AMST 202 |
Introduction to American Studies |
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AMST 296 |
American Identities |
Core Courses: (9 credit hours)
INDS 206 |
Introduction to African American Studies |
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HIST 333 |
African American History to 1877 |
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HIST 334 |
African American History since 1877 |
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ENGL 240/ INDS 240 |
Introduction to African American Literature and Culture |
Electives: (6 credit hours – two courses; one in each of two disciplines; must not include a course that has been used for core course credit; other courses not listed may be included with approval of coordinator)
AMST 210 |
American Popular and Mass Cultures (with approval of the coordinator) |
ANTH 322 |
Anthropology of Africa |
ANTH 324 |
Anthropology of the Caribbean |
COMM 359 |
Special Topics in Communication (with approval of coordinator) |
COMM 451 |
Audio Documentaries/Soundscapes (with approval of coordinator) |
COMM 452 |
Documentary I (with approval of coordinator) |
COMM 465 |
Intercultural Communication (with approval of coordinator) |
DANC 231 |
African Caribbean Dance |
EDU 305/ EDU 313 |
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Classroom and Field Experience (with approval of coordinator) |
ENGL 296 |
American Identities (with approval of coordinator) |
ENGL 299/ ENGL 399/ ENGL 499 |
Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
ENGL 334 |
Realism/Naturalism in American Literature (with approval of coordinator) |
ENGL 340/ WOST 340 |
Black Women Writers |
ENGL 341 |
Harlem Renaissance |
ENGL 342 |
African American Autobiography |
ENGL 344 |
Contemporary Multiethnic American Literature (with approval of coordinator) |
HIST 272 |
Africa to 1880 |
HIST 273 |
Africa From the 1800s |
HIST 299/ HIST 399 |
Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
HIST 328 |
Civil War Era |
HIST 333 |
African American History to 1877 |
HIST 334 |
African American History since 1877 |
HIST 336 |
African American Black Women’s History |
HIST 343 |
Civil Rights Movement |
HIST 344 |
African American Social Thought |
HIST 351 |
Defining America (with approval of coordinator) |
HIST 372 |
Africa in the Nineteenth Century |
HIST 387 |
Comparative Slave Societies |
INDS 359/ HIST 359 |
Ethnicity and Race |
LANG 400 |
Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
MUS 265 |
History of Jazz |
MUS 267 |
African American Music |
MUS 361 |
Jazz Improvisation (with approval of coordinator) |
MUS 362 |
Jazz Theory (with approval of coordinator) |
POLI 329 |
Topics in American Politics |
POLI 334 |
African Politics |
POLI 371 |
Civil Rights and Liberties |
SOC 201 |
Social Problems (with approval of coordinator) |
SOC 316 |
Minority Groups (with approval of coordinator) |
WOST 377 |
Special Topics (with approval of coordinator) |
Capstone Course: (3 credit hours)
INDS 402 |
Independent Study: African American Topics |
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INDS 491 |
African American Studies Internship |
