Minor Study Plan

General Principles and Requirements:

• A Black Studies minor requires 20 credits for completion.
• All Black Studies minors must take INTDS 210 "Introduction to Black Studies".
• All Black Studies minors who declare the minor after September 2008 must take either History 234 or 236.
• At least two of the five courses must be 300 level or above.
• If Black Studies is your graduation minor, then you must take at least 12 of the 20 credits in a division that is outside the division of your major. (INTDS 210 or 320 may count as either Humanities or Social Science.)

The following study plans are samples designed to meet the distributional requirement described in the last bullet above. Course offerings will change from year to year, so interested students should consult with the program co-ordinator. Students should also be aware that particular courses may have pre-requisities that need to be met.

Major in the Humanities

1. INTDS 210 "Introduction to Black Studies" (required)
2. Hist 234 "African American History to 1865" or Hist 236 "African American History Since 1865" (required)
3. Music 187 "History of Jazz"
4. PoliSci 345 "Civil Rights and Liberties'
5. Eng 322 "Topics in African American Literature"

Major in the Social Sciences

1. INTDS 210 "Introduction to Black Studies" (required)
2. Hist 234 "African American History to 1865" or Hist 236 "African American History Since 1865" (required)
3. Phil 210 "Oppression and Liberation"
4. INTDS 320 "Science and the Transformation of American Life: Scientific Racism"
5. Eng 460 "Topics in Postcolonial Literature"

Major in the Natural Sciences

1. INTDS 210 "Introduction to Black Studies" (required)
2. Hist 234 "African American History to 1865" or Hist 236 "African American History Since 1865" (required)
3. Eng 204 "Alternative Traditions in American Literature"
4. Hist 342 "History of the American South"
5. PoliSci 461 "Race and the American Political Mind"