African American Studies Minor Degree Plan
The University of Texas at Arlington
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General Requirements:
African American Studies Minor consists of total of (18) credit hours. Students must take three (3) required course; AAST 2300, AAST 4399 and one (1) core course SOCI 3338 or HIST 3365. In addition, students must take three (3) electives selected from the list below. Students who wish to minor in African American Studies should first consult with advisors in their major departments for approval and then with a CAAS academic advisor.
REQUIRED
AAST 2300 / Introduction to African American Studies
AAST 4399 / CAPSTONE African American Studies
CORE COURSES
AAST 3365 / African American History to 1865 / HIST 3365
AAST 3338 / Contemporary Black Experience / SOCI 3338
CAAS ELECTIVES
AAST 4350 / Special Topics in African American Studies
AAST 4391 / Conference Course
ELECTIVES
AAST 3330 / Cultural Diversity And Identity / ANTH 3330
AAST 3332 / Comparative Kinship And Family Systems / ANTH 3338
AAST 3380 / Race, Crime, And Justice / CRCJ 3380
AAST 2337 / Economics Of Social Issues / ECON 2337
AAST 3345 / African American Literature / ENGL 3345
AAST 3324 / The Coming Of The Civil War, 1820-1860 / HIST 3324
AAST 3327 / The New South, 1863-Present / HIST 3327
AAST 3366 / African-American History, 1865-Present / HIST 3366
AAST 4370 / African Americans In The West / HIST 4370
AAST 4374 / African History I / HIST 4374
AAST 4375 / African History II / HIST 4375
AAST 4376 / African Diaspora I / HIST 4376
AAST 4377 / African Diaspora II / HIST 4377
AAST 4378 / West Africa And The Atlantic Diaspora / HIST 4378
AAST 4326 / Diversity In Organizations / MANA 4326
AAST 4317 / Ethnic Group Politics In The United States / POLS 4317
AAST 4318 / Politics Of African Americans / POLS 4318
AAST 3336 / Social Inequality / SOCI 3336
AAST 3337 / Racial & Ethnic Groups In U.S. / SOCI 3337
AAST 3339 / Race, Sport And Media / SOCI 3339
AAST 3344 / Sociology of The 1960s / SOCI 3345
AAST 3353 / Social Climate Of Cities / SOCI 3353
AAST 4331 / Race, Ethnicity & Family Formation / SOCI 4331
AAST 4341 / Inequalities In Public Education / SOCI 4341
AAST 3301 / Human Behavior And The Social Environment I / SOCW 3301
AAST 3317 / Human Behavior And Diverse Populations / SOCW 3317
Other Elective Options w/Permission
Teaching Diverse Populations / EDU 4352
Topics In/Race/Ethnicity & Language In The U.S. / LING 3366
Social Psychology / PSYC 3315
Topics in Sociology / SOCI 4365
***Note: Other courses might qualify. Consult with a CAAS academic advisor.
Center for African American Studies: 1022 UTA Blvd Ste.129, Box 19024, Phone 817-272-9642