The minor consists of a minimum of twenty-nine (29) quarter units. Students must complete 3 lower-division courses, and 4 upper-division courses.
Course Requirements
Lower Division requirements (3 courses total):
- The following two (2) courses:
- ETHN 5. Intro to the Study of Race & Ethnicity in the U.S.
- ETHN 30. Introduction to African American Studies
- One of the following lower-division courses emphasizing comparative, cross-racial, multiracial, and intersectional analysis of race and ethnicity:
- ETHN 31. Intro to African American Art (ARTH 46)
- ETHN 35: African American Women Writers (also listed as ENGL 35G and WGST 14)
- ETHN 36. African American Literature (also listed as ENGL 35)
- ETHN 38. Black Freedom in the 1960s
- ETHN 95. African American Independent Filmmakers
- ETHN 55. Cross-Racial Electoral Politics
- ETHN 59. Feminist Approaches to Disability Studies (also listed as WGST 59)
- ETHN 60. Introduction to Journalism: Diversity and Community (also listed as COMM 40EL)
- ETHN 65. Drama of Diversity (also listed as THTR 65)
- ETHN 69. Literature by Women Writers of Color (also listed as ENGL 69 and WGST 15)
- ETHN 70. Multicultural Literature of the U.S. (also listed as ENGL 39/39G and WGST 16)
- ETHN 96. Race, Class, and Culture through Film
Upper Division requirements (4 courses total):
Four (4) of the following courses either focused on African Americans in the U.S. emphasizing comparative, cross-racial, multiracial, and intersectional analysis of race and ethnicity:
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- ETHN 100. Race, Class, Gender and Freedom (also listed as HIST 114)
- ETHN 130. Studies in African American Literature (also listed as ENGL 135)
- ETHN 130A. African American Autobiography
- ETHN 131. In Memory of Toni Morrison
- ETHN 131A. August Wilson's Twentieth Century
- ETHN 132. The History of Hip-Hop (also listed as MUSC 132)
- ETHN 132A. African American Art (also listed as ARTS 146)
- ETHN 133. Malcolm and Martin (also listed as HIST 168)
- ETHN 135. African Americans in Postwar Film (also listed as HIST 185)
- ETHN 136. African Theatre from the Black Perspective (also listed as ENGL 129 and THTR 171 formerly 161)
- ETHN 137. African Theatre Pursuit of Freedom (also listed as HIST 155)
- ETHN 138. Black Migration in the World (also listed as HIST 157)
- ETHN 138A. Black Girl Magic (also listed as HIST 181)
- ETHN 148 - Music of Africa (also listed as MUSC 136)
- ETHN 149. Civil Rights and Anti-Colonial Movements (also listed as HIST 153)
- ETHN 172. Whiteness Studies in the 21st Century (also listed as HIST 183)
- ETHN 178. Race and World War II (also listed as HIST 178)
- ETHN 148. Music of Africa (also listed as MUSC 136)
- ETHN 149. Civil Rights and Anti-Colonial Movements (also listed as HIST 153)
- ETHN 165. Community Based Research Methods
- ETHN 172. Whiteness Studies in the 21st Century (also listed as HIST 183)
- ETHN 175. Black Power (also listed as HIST 113)
- ETHN 178. Race and World War II (also listed as HIST 178)
- ETHN 187. Seminar - Youth Activism & Contemporary Social Movements
- ETHN 188. Seminar – Civil Rights & Anti-Colonial Movements