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Overview

The minor in African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that explores the history and culture of persons of the African Diaspora, and in so doing, examines issues of critical importance to the making of the modern world. While focused primarily on the American experience, the program looks beyond U.S. borders to consider the connections between black persons in Africa, Europe, and the Americas as a whole. In addition, the program hopes to foster closer ties between the University and the African American community in San Antonio.

Completion of the program will be indicated on the student’s transcript with the notation “Minor in African American Studies.” Students interested in the minor should submit an application to the chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee, who will assign a faculty adviser to the student.

Requirements

The requirements of the African American Studies minor are as follows:

I. Completion of 18 credit hours in the following distribution:

A. Completion of at least 9 hours from the core curriculum:

AFAM 1310	Introduction to African American Studies
ANTH 3327	Race in America (also listed SOCI 3327)
ENGL 2373	African American Literature
HIST 1300	The African Experience
HIST 1370	The African American Experience Through Reconstruction
HIST 1371	The African American Experience Since Reconstruction
HIST 3304	Religion in African History
HIST 3372	Black Images in Film
MUSC 1349	African-American Music
RELI 3482	African Religions in the Americas
SOCI 3327	Race in America (also listed as ANTH 3327)

B. Completion of remaining hours from the supporting courses:

AFAM 3310	African American Studies Internship
COMM 3325	Special Topics in Communication Media: Race and Class in Media
ECON 3343	Slavery and the Atlantic Economy (also listed as HIST 3384)
ENGL 2303	American Literature: Colonization to 1900
ENGL 2304	American Literature: New Realism through the Moderns
ENGL 3371	American Literature of the Nineteenth Century: The Turn of the Century
ENGL 4323	Studies in American Literature: The Circum-Atlantic World
ENGL 4323	Studies in American Literature: Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 4326	Seminars on Individual Authors: Thomas Pynchon and Toni Morrison
ENGL 4325	Seminar in Literary Periods: Turn-of-the-Century African American Literature
HIST 1340	Latin American Cultural Traditions
HIST 1360	The History of the United States Through Reconstruction
HIST 1361	The History of the United States Since Reconstruction
HIST 3300	Gender Matters in African History
HIST 3374	The Old South
HIST 3384	Slavery and the Atlantic Economy (also listed as ECON 3343)
MUSC 1346	Jazz History and Styles
PLSI 3352	Civil Rights and Liberties
SPMT 1312	Sport in Society

II. Additional guidelines for the selection of coursework:

At least 9 hours of the total shall be upper division courses.
No more than 12 hours of the coursework (including cross-listed courses) can be taken from one department to fulfill the requirements of the minor.
When departments offer a relevant “special topics” or “variable content” course, the Faculty

Advisory Committee may designate such a course as meeting a relevant requirement for the minor.

III. All students are strongly encouraged to enroll in AFAM 1310—Introduction to African American Studies and HIST 1300—The African Experience

*In special circumstances, students may petition the program’s Faculty Advisory Committee for an exemption to a component of the requirements for the minor.

Courses

AFAM-1310 Introduction to African American Studies

An exploration of key issues in African American studies from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Topics may include black literature, Afrocentrism, race and social justice, rap and "world" music, blacks in prison, African American film and visual art, black families, the black middle class, black internationalism, and gender, among others.

AFAM-3310 African American Studies Internship

Supervised on and off campus work in an institution serving the African American community in the greater San Antonio area. The particular institution and internship experience must be arranged and approved by the student, the professor, and the institution selected. Supervision and contact with the professor must be maintained throughout the semester. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours credit. Pass/ Fail only.

AFAM-3-90 Special Topics in African American Studies

From time to time, the program will offer special topics courses not described in the Courses of Study Bulletin. Topics may be in any area(s) of African American Studies and will be offered at the initiative of faculty members. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary

Faculty

William T. Burke III, J.D. , Associate Professor, Business Administration

Anene Ejikeme, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, History

Carey H. Latimore IV, Ph.D , Associate Professor, History; Co-Director

Kimberlyn Montford, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, Music; Co-Director

David Rando, Ph.D. , Professor, English

Michael Soto, Ph.D. , Professor, English

Claudia Stokes, Ph.D. , Professor, English

Wilson Terrell Jr., Ph.D. , Associate Professor, Engineering Science

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