African and African American Studies Minor

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Completion of 18 semester hours including AAAS 2100, AAAS 3100, and 12 hours of electives from the following groups, with at least 3 hours from each group. Students may also choose other courses not on the following list as substitutions with the approval of the African and African American Studies advisor:

Requirements (18 hours)

Core (6 hours)

Complete both of these core AAAS courses

AAAS 2100 - Intro Afr/Afr American Study ** Credit Hours: (3)
AAAS 3100 - Research Method/Afr American ** Credit Hours: (3)

Humanities (3 hours)

Complete at least one course from this Humanities group:

AAAS 4351 - Ghanaian Hist/Culture Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3325 - Af/Am Lit thru Harlem Ren ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 3326 - Af/Am Lit since Harlem Ren ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 4372 - Af/Am Author/Harlem Ren ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 4373 - Af/Am Author since Harlem Ren ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 4374 - Af/Am Lit Movements ** Credit Hours: (3)
ENGL 4521 - Language and Society ** Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3273 - Islamic History to 1405 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3274 - Islamic History since 1405 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3281 - History/Africa to 1500 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3282 - History of Africa since 1500 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3284 - Popular Culture in African History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3322 - Egypt of the Pharaohs Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3670 - Civil War/Reconstruction** Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3823 - Economic History of U S Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3840 - U S Constitutional History Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3881 - African American History ** Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3882 - Africa to the Americas Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3883 - Slavery/Freedom/Segregation Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3884 - Civil Rights Movement Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3905 - History of Memphis Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3920 - The South to 1865 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 3930 - The South since 1865 Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4022 - Oral History Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4050-4069 - Special Topics in History Credit Hours: (1-3)
HIST 4222 - Race/Class in Latin America Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4283 - History/South Africa Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4286 - History of Nationalisms in Africa Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4287 - Africa and the African Diaspora Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4288 - West Africa/Diaspora ** Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4289 - Gender and Sexuality in Africa Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4801 - Black Memphis Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4823 - American Labor History Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4853 - African American Women Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4871 - U S Urban History Credit Hours: (3)
HIST 4899 - Topics in African American History Credit Hours: (3)
PHIL 3452 - Feminist Theory Credit Hours: (3)
PHIL 3741 - African American Philosophy Credit Hours: (3)
RLGN 3001 - Exploring Christian History Credit Hours: (3)
RLGN 3002 - Islam** Credit Hours: (3)
RLGN 3592 - Religious Perspectives on Death & Afterlife Credit Hours: 3
RLGN 3805 - Race and Religion in the US Credit Hours: 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Complete at least one course from this Social Sciences group:

AAAS 3805 - Race and Religion in the US Credit Hours: 3
AAAS 4251 - African Religions/Diaspora Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 3242 - Peoples of Africa Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 3282 - American Communities ** Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 3511 - Culture/Kin/Family Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4010 - Ethnographic Methods Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4411 - Urban Anthropology Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4412 - Neighborhood Development Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4571 - Race and Health Disparities Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4660 - Museum Collections Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4661 - Collections Research Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4662 - Museum Exhibitions Credit Hours: (3)
CJUS 3510 - Law and Society Credit Hours: (3)
CJUS 4460 - Race, Ethnicity and Justice in America** Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4431 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: (3)
ECON 4740 - Health Care Economics Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3306 - Latin American Govt/Politics Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3320 - Human Rights/World Politics ** Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3325 - Politics/Developing World Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3330 - Politics/Globalization Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3415 - Feminist Political Theory Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 3420 - Race and Politics in U.S. Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4101 - Political Statistics ** Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4222 - Urban Politics Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4317 - Democratic Transitions Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4415 - African-Am Pol Thght to 1900 Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4416 - African-Am Pol Tht from 1900 Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4511 - International Security Credit Hours: (3)
RLGN 3805 - Race and Religion in the US Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 3112 - Contemporary Social Problems ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3311 - Social Statistics ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3401 - Social Inequality ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3420 - Sociology of the South Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3422 - Racial/Ethnc Minorities ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3432 - Sociology of Gender ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 3805 - Race and Religion in the US Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 4420 - Racial Inequality Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4442 - Sociology of Poverty ** Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4460 - Black/White Women in South Credit Hours: (3)
SWRK 4365 - Manhood, Masculinity, and Healthy Male Youth Development Credit Hours: 3

The Arts (3 hours)

Complete at least one course from this Arts group:

ARTH 4111 - Art/Archaeology of Egypt Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4112 - Egypt Art-Old Kingdom Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4113 - Egypt Art-New Kingdom Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4181 - Africa-Native America-Oceania Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4183 - Visual Arts of Africa Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4185 - African American Art Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4660 - Museum Collections Credit Hours: (3)
ARTH 4662 - Museum Exhibitions Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 3360 - Rhetoric of Pop Culture Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 3361 - African-American Rhetoric ** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4341 - Interpersonal Communication ** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4364 - Gender and Social Change Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4373 - Interracial Communication** Credit Hours: (3)
COMM 4375 - Intercultural Communication ** Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4800 - World Musical Styles Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4801 - American Folk/Popular Music Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4804 - Blues Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4805 - History of Rock and Roll Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4806 - History of Jazz Credit Hours: (3)
MUHL 4807 - Memphis Music Credit Hours: (3)

Elective (3 hours)

Complete one course from any of the above lists.