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2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information
- Minor Requirements
Curriculum
Requirements for a minor are satisfied by successfully completing a total of 20 credits of coursework in Black Studies. (For course descriptions, please refer to the appropriate departments of this catalog.)
Required Core Component, 8 Credits
All students must take:
BLKST 100 Introduction to Black Studies I: Scope of the Discipline
BLKST 101 Introduction to Black Studies II: Research and Writing
Designated Course Component, 12 Credits
No more than two courses may be taken from any one department.
BLKST 263/THETR 263 Sabar: Music and Dance
BLKST 264 The Géwël Tradition in Sound and Motion
BLKST 299/HST 299 Research Seminar: Busing in Boston - The Moakley Archives
BLKST 323/HST 323 Seeking Freedom: African-Americans Making Life in New England from the Colonial Era to the Present
BLKST 463 The Art of the Silver Smith (Dakar, Senegal)
BLKST 469/HST 469 Research Seminar: African-American Life in Slavery and Freedom – Reconstruction and the Freedmen’s Bureau Papers
BLKST 510 Independent Study
BLKST 508 The Senegalese-American Student Teaching Program (Dakar, Senegal)
ENG 357 Afro-American Literature
ENG 359 Selected African-American Authors
GVT 309 Critical Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement
GVT 383 African Politics
HST 261 African History to 1800
HST 262 Modern African History Since 1800
HST 263 Race and Politics in South Africa
HST 271 African-American History, 1619 - 1860
HST 272 African-American History Since 1860
HST 330 The History and Culture of Senegal
HST 394 Slavery in History, Literature, and Film
HST 396 The African Diaspora
Black Studies Seminars
To provide students an opportunity to explore Black Studies within their already full schedules, the Black Studies Program has developed seminars that students can take during the semester. The seminars are designed to meet once a week for two hours and will be worth 2 credits (half of a regular class). Enrollment in each seminar is limited to 7-10 students.
BLKST 160 Introduction to the Wolof Language
BLKST 163 Introduction to Sabar Drumming
BLKST 169 African-American Genealogy
Special Topics
Directed Studies and Research Projects are also available through individual departments for students who want to include individual specialized research in the minor.
Study Abroad
Students may complete some of the requirements for the Black Studies Minor while doing study abroad. Arrangements for this should be made with the Director of the Black Studies Program.
Information/Advising
Students wishing to minor in Black Studies should see the Director of the Black Studies Program and choose an advisor from the Black Studies Committee.