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2012-2013
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MINOR IN BLACK AMERICAN STUDIES (18 credits)

An undergraduate minor in Black American Studies is available for those students wishing to pursue related careers in this area. The program is designed to present a comprehensive study of the origins, conditions, and experiences of Black Americans using the perspectives and techniques of various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. It explores the social, political, and economic roots of contemporary problems, seeking to relate them to the major value systems in this country and the world.

Students applying for the minor in Black American Studies must have completed at least two semesters of full-time study at the University. The minor requires 18 credits, including BAMS 110, BAMS 134, BAMS 205 or BAMS 206, BAMS 304/HIST 325 or BAMS 306/HIST 326, and two (2) BAMS elective courses at the 300-level or above.

Students who are interested in doing research related to a particular area can elect to do an independent study and/or special project on an individual basis.


CURRICULUM CREDITS

Required Courses (12 credits):
BAMS 110 Introduction to Black American Studies 3
BAMS 134/HIST 134 History of Africa 3
BAMS 205 Contemporary African American Issues 3
Or
BAMS 206 Survey of African American Culture 3
BAMS 304/HIST 325 History of Black America to the Civil War 3
Or
BAMS 306/HIST 326 History of Black America since the Civil War 3

Electives (6 credits)
BAMS 307/PHIL 207 Black Thought and Philosophy 3
BAMS 327/PHIL 327 Race, Gender and Science 3
BAMS 331/HIST 331 History of the Caribbean I 3
BAMS 332/HIST 332
History of the Caribbean II 3
BAMS 345/ENGL 345 African American Literature II 3
BAMS 350 Race and Work in the United States 3
BAMS 352 Black Feminist Theory 3
BAMS 355/CRJU 355 Inequality, Crime, and Justice 3
BAMS 361/SOCI 361 Racial Inequality 3
BAMS 373 Hip-Hop in the Black Community 3
BAMS 381 Black Men in the Streets and the Criminal Justice System 3
BAMS 382/ENGL 382 Studies in Multicultural Literature in English 3
BAMS 416/PSYC 416 Psychological Perspectives on Black Americans 3
BAMS 418/SOCI 418 Race, Gender, and Poverty 3
BAMS 420/SOCI 420 Race and Sexuality 3
BAMS 439/POSC 439 Problems in African Politics 3
BAMS 440 Themes in Black American Studies 3
BAMS 649/UAPP 649 Civil Rights Law and Policy 3
BAMS 650 Black Community Studies 3
CRJU 413 Hate Crimes 3
CRJU 444 Capital Punishment and American Culture 3



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