Africana Studies Minor

Students interested in pursuing the Minor in Africana Studies should consult the Advising Support Center of the College of Arts and Sciences.

The Africana Studies program currently includes courses offered by the departments of Economics, English, French, History, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music and Theatre, Philosophy, Political Science and Religious Studies. Courses taken to satisfy requirements of this program may also serve to satisfy CCC or major requirements where appropriate. 

Participants choose a minimum of six courses (18 credits) from those listed below (both course numbers and course titles must match the ones listed below) with no more than three from any one department. Substitutions may be approved upon written application to the director. Students who successfully complete the program requirements earn a Minor in Africana Studies.

Select six courses from the following course options:18
Cultural Diversity
Literature of South Africa
Contexts of Faith in Modrn Lit
African American Literature
Black Women Writers
The Civil Rights Movement
Literature & Culture
Special Topics in Lit/Culture
Caribbean Francophone Liter
African Ethnicities
Black History Since Civil War
Seminar in African History
Readings in African History
French-Carib. Lit [in English]
First Year Seminar
Philosophy of Race
African Philosophy
Contemp Cuban Pol & Society
Race & Ethnic Politics in U.S.
African & Caribbean Religions
Religion & Race in Phila
Ethnic & Minority Relations
Race and Social Justice
Race, Crime & CJ
Race Relations in Philadelphia
Total Hours18