The Minor in African Studies

Course Requirements for the Minor: 22 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) may be applied toward General Education.

2 courses required:

AFRI    050    Introduction to African Studies    3.0    FS *NW

This course is the same as AFAM 050 which may be substituted.

AFRI    150    Contemporary Problems/Prospects    3.0    FS *NW

10-16 units selected from:

AFRI    199    Special Problems    1.0-3.0    FS

ANTH    176    African Cultures    3.0    Inq

ANTH    211    Human Origins    3.0    Inq

Prerequisites: ANTH 011, ANTH 100, or ANTH 101.

ART    248    African Art    3.0    Inq

Prerequisites: ART 001A and ART 001B for art majors.

HIST    170A    African History    3.0    FA *NW

HIST    170B    African History    3.0    SP *NW

HIST    271    History of East/Central Africa    3.0    Inq

HIST    272    History of West Africa    3.0    Inq

HIST    273    History of South Africa    3.0    Inq NW

POLS    215B    Comparative Government: Africa    3.0    FA

POLS    246B    International Relations: Africa    3.0    SP

SWAH    001    First-Semester Swahili    3.0    FS

SWAH    002    Second-Semester Swahili    3.0    FS

Prerequisites: SWAH 001.

SWAH    003    Third-Semester Swahili    3.0    FS

Prerequisites: SWAH 002.

SWAH    004    Fourth-Semester Swahili    3.0    FS

Prerequisites: SWAH 003.

A maximum of 3 units of Swahili may be applied toward the minor.

If you select fewer than 16 units from the above, select additional units from the following to bring your total to 16.

0-6 units selected from:

ABUS    192    World Food and Hunger Issues    3.0    FS *NW

This course is the same as INST 192 which may be substituted.

ANTH    016    Power and Scarcity    3.0    FS *NW

ANTH    040    Magic/Witchcraft/Religion    3.0    FS *NW

ANTH    237    Anthropology/Development Issues    3.0    Inq

ANTH    241    Anthropology of Power    3.0    Inq

ANTH    244    Material Culture Studies    3.0    Inq

AFAM    131    African American History    3.0    FS *Eth

This course is the same as HIST 131 which may be substituted.

MCGS    298    Special Topics in MCGS    1.0-3.0    FS

Prerequisites: Completion of 6 units of African American Studies courses.

When course content deals with African topics.

ECON    175    Developing Countries    3.0    FS

Prerequisites: ECON 003.

HCSV    175    International Health    3.0    FS

HIST    224    British Empire    3.0    Inq

POLS    102    Politics of Third World Nations    3.0    FS *

This course is the same as POLS 002 which may be substituted.

POLS    213    Politics of Developing Nations    3.0    SP

SOCI    150    Social Change and Technology    3.0    FS

SOCI    154    Interethnic Contacts    3.0    FS *NW