Black Studies Minor

3 Required Courses | 9 Credits

• ISTD 120 — Antiracism, Equity, and Social Responsibility
• ISTD 220 — An Introduction to Exploring Black Studies
• ISTD 320 — Special Topics in Black Studies

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3 Courses | 9 Credits

• ARH 311 — African American Art History
• ARH 350 — Art of Africa and Oceania Art
• ANT 290 — Race and Human Variation
• COMM 200 — Intercultural Communications
• COMM 314 — Communicating Identity and Difference
• CRJU 230 — Police and Society
• CRJU 330 — Riots and Disturbances
• ENGL 281 — Civil Rights Literature
• ENGL 282 — African American Literature
• ENGL 287 — Black Women Writers
• HIST 228 — African American History
• HIST 381 — History of Africa to 1800
• HIST 382 — History of Africa since 1800
• PHIL 312 — Africana Philosophy
• POLI 216 — Race and Politics in the US
• PSYC 331 — Psychology of Race
• SOC 202 — Racial and Ethnic Relations
• SOWK 200 — Diversity and Social Justice

Students who successfully complete the Black Studies Minor will be able to:

1. Identify, explain, and critically evaluate examples of anti-Black racism in past and present institutions, policies, cultures, and practice using an interdisciplinary approach.
2. Identify, explain and critically evaluate how race, culture, and history shape one’s social identity and place in society using an interdisciplinary approach.
3. Compare, contrast, and synthesize disciplinary approaches to exploring Black Studies.
4. Explore courses from at least two disciplines that focus on Black Studies including but not limited to African and African-American art, communication, culture, education, history, literature, music, political science, psychology, sociology, and theatre in order to gain a multi-disciplinary perspective.
5. Identify, explain, and critically evaluate personal, academic, professional, and/or institutional pathways to promote racial equity within one’s sphere of influence.