Minoring in the Program in African & African American Studies (AAAS)

The minor consists of a minimum of 30 units of approved courses. 

All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

One Introductory Course

Choose one of two required courses:

  • Introduction to Themes in Black Studies I or II

AAAS Social Science Courses

At least five units of AAAS Social Science courses. 

AAAS Humanities Courses

At least five units of AAAS Humanities courses. 

AAAS Social Science Course List

Choose from: 

  • AFRICAAM4 - The Sociology of Music
  • AFRICAAM41 - Genes and Identity
  • AFRICAAM106 - Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Diversity in Classrooms: Sociocultural Theory and Practices
  • AFRICAAM112 - Urban Education
  • AFRICAAM130 - Community-based Research As Tool for Social Change: Discourses of Equity in Communities & Classrooms
  • AFRICAAM146A - African Politics
  • AFRICAAM165 - Identity and Academic Achievement
  • AFRICAAM195 - Independent Study
  • AFRICAAM245 - Understanding Racial and Ethnic Identity Development
  • AFRICAST111 - Education for All? The Global and Local in Public Policy Making in Africa
  • AFRICAST112 - AIDS, Literacy, and Land: Foreign Aid and Development in Africa
  • AFRICAST135 - Designing Research-Based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems
  • AFRICAST142 - Challenging the Status Quo: Social Entrepreneurs Advancing Democracy, Development and Justice
  • AFRICAST195 - Shifting Frames
  • AFRICAST199 - Independent Study or Directed Reading
  • AFRICAST211 - Education for All? The Global and Local in Public Policy Making in Africa
  • AFRICAST212 - AIDS, Literacy, and Land: Foreign Aid and Development in Africa
  • AFRICAST235 - Designing Research-Based Interventions to Solve Global Health Problems
  • AFRICAST299 - Independent Study or Directed Reading
  • AMSTUD121Z - Political Power in American Cities
  • AMSTUD201 - History of Education in the United States
  • ANTHRO27N - Ethnicity and Violence: Anthropological Perspectives
  • ANTHRO32 - Theories in Race and Ethnicity: A Comparative Perspective
  • ANTHRO138 - Medical Ethics in a Global World: Examining Race, Difference and Power in the Research Enterprise
  • HUMBIO121E - Ethnicity and Medicine
  • LINGUIST152 - Sociolinguistics and Pidgin Creole Studies
  • LINGUIST156 - Language, Gender, & Sexuality
  • LINGUIST252 - Sociolinguistics and Pidgin Creole Studies
  • MUSIC147J - Studies in Music, Media, and Popular Culture: The Soul Tradition in African American Music
  • POLISCI146A - African Politics
  • SOC135 - Poverty, Inequality, and Social Policy in the United States
AAAS Humanities Course List

Choose from: 

  • AFRICAAM18A - Jazz History: Ragtime to Bebop, 1900-1940
  • AFRICAAM18B - Jazz History: Bebop to Present, 1940-Present
  • AFRICAAM19 - Studies in Music, Media, and Popular Culture: The Soul Tradition in African American Music
  • AFRICAAM20A - Jazz Theory
  • AFRICAAM30 - The Egyptians
  • AFRICAAM31 - RealTalk: Intimate Discussions about the African Diaspora
  • AFRICAAM43 - Introduction to English III: Introduction to African American Literature
  • AFRICAAM45 - Dance Improvisation from Freestyle to Hip Hop
  • AFRICAAM47 - History of South Africa
  • AFRICAAM50B - Nineteenth Century America
  • AFRICAAM105 - Intro to Black Studies/Intro to African American Studies II
  • AFRICAAM133 - Literature and Society in Africa and the Caribbean
  • AFRICAAM145B - Introduction to African Studies I: Africa in the 20th Century
  • AFRICAAM147 - History of South Africa
  • AFRICAAM150B - Nineteenth Century America
  • AFRICAAM156 - Performing History: Race, Politics, and Staging the Plays of August Wilson
  • AFRICAAM195 - Independent Study
  • AFRICAAM199 - Honors Project
  • AFRICAST199 - Independent Study or Directed Reading
  • AFRICAST299 - Independent Study or Directed Reading
  • AMSTUD51Q - Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity
  • AMSTUD150B - Nineteenth Century America
  • COMPLIT51Q - Comparative Fictions of Ethnicity
  • COMPLIT149 - The Laboring of Diaspora & Border Literary Cultures
  • DANCE30 - Contemporary Choreography: Chocolate Heads 'Garden After Dark' Performance Project
  • DANCE45 - Dance Improvisation from Freestyle to Hip Hop
  • DANCE58 - Hip Hop I: Introduction to Hip Hop
  • DANCE108 - Hip Hop Choreography: Hip Hop Meets Broadway
  • HISTORY50C - The United States in the Twentieth Century
  • HISTORY106A - Global Human Geography: Asia and Africa
  • HISTORY150C - The United States in the Twentieth Century

Additional Courses

At least 15 additional units of AAAS coursework is required to complete the minor.

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