Africana Studies Minor

Dr. James Conyers, Program Director

Africana Studies 

Hutchinson Hall, J-103T
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

The minor in Africana Studies at Kean University is an 18 credit interdisciplinary program that can be taken in conjunction with any major academic curriculum. This program is for anyone interested in the histories, ideas, and experiences related to Africa and its people, wherever they are in the world. A minor in Africana Studies helps students develop critical thinking and analytical skills that are marketable in the professional world. Graduates with an Africana Studies background are well prepared for graduate school or they can find employment in government, Foreign Service, international development agencies, international consultancies, and human service organizations–especially those working with immigrant communities.

Total 18

Core Requirements 9

SOC 1000	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	3
ANTH 2801	AFRICAN-AMERICAN CUL	3
HIST 3305	HIST OF BLK AMERICAN TO 1900	3
	OR
HIST 3306	20TH CENTURY BLACK HISTORY	3
	OR
HIST 2500	AFRICAN HISTORY TO 1885	3
	OR
HIST 2510	AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1885	3

Electives 9

Select any 3 additional courses from at least 2 different disciplines:

AH 3730	ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT	3
AH 3780	ART IN AFRICA	3
AH 3781	AFRICAN AMERICAN ART	3
ANTH 1800	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY	3
ANTH 1900	INTRO TO ARCHEOLOGY	3
ANTH 2805	FILMS-AFRICAN WORLD EXP	3
ANTH 3750	ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE	3
ANTH 3850	egyptian hieroglyphs	3
ANTH 4770	AFRICAN DIASPORA TRAVELEARN	3
ECO2900	THE ECONOMICS OF POVERTY	3
ECO 3320	PUBLIC FINANCE	3
ECO 3900	ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION	3
ENG 3200	AFRICAN-AM LIT SURVEY	3
ENG 3700	AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS	3
ENG 3725	ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
ENG 4301	CONTEMP CARIBBEAN WOMEN IN ENG	3
HIST 2303	UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877	3
HIST 2304	UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT	3
HIST 2381	COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA	3
HIST 2382	MODERN/CONT LATIN AMERICA	3
HIST 2500	AFRICAN HISTORY TO 1885	3
HIST 2510	AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1885	3
HIST 3305	HIST OF BLK AMERICAN TO 1900	3
HIST 3306	20TH CENTURY BLACK HISTORY	3
HIST 3381	HISTORY OF CUBA	3
HIST 3382	HIST OF MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA	3
HIST 3383	HIST OF CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMER	3
HIST 4368	CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION	3
HIST 4384	HISTORY OF BRAZIL	3
HIST 4850	FREEDOM:BLACK AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES	3
PS3160	ETHNIC POLITICS IN THE US	3
PS 2300	INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS	3
PS 3340	LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS	3
PS 3341	CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS	3
PS 3360	SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS	3
PS 4420	SEM IN AFRICAN POLITICS	3
PSY 2630	PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM	3
REL3708	BLACK THEOLOGY-LIBERATION MOVS	3
REL3709	LIBERATION THEOLOGY	3
SOC 2000	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE	3
SOC 2300	AMERICAN ETHNIC & RACIAL GROUPS	3
SOC 2710	CRIME AND DELINQUENCY	3
SOC 3350	SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN AMERICA	3
SOC 4100	SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION	3
SOC 4401	SOCIAL CHANGE	3

Art History

AH 3730	ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT	3
AH 3780	ART IN AFRICA	3
AH 3781	AFRICAN AMERICAN ART	3

Anthropology

ANTH 1800	CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY	3
ANTH 1900	INTRO TO ARCHEOLOGY	3
ANTH 2805	FILMS-AFRICAN WORLD EXP	3
ANTH 3750	ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE	3
ANTH 3850	egyptian hieroglyphs	3
ANTH 4770	AFRICAN DIASPORA TRAVELEARN	3

English

ENG 3200	AFRICAN-AM LIT SURVEY	3
ENG 3260	AFRICAN LITERATURE SURVEY	3
ENG 3700	AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS	3
ENG 3725	ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
ENG 4301	CONTEMP CARIBBEAN WOMEN IN ENG	3

Political Science

PS 3340	LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS	3
PS 3341	CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS	3
PS 3360	SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS	3
PS 4420	SEM IN AFRICAN POLITICS	3

History

HIST 2303	UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877	3
HIST 2304	UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT	3
HIST 2381	COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA	3
HIST 2382	MODERN/CONT LATIN AMERICA	3
HIST 3381	HISTORY OF CUBA	3
HIST 3382	HIST OF MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA	3
HIST 3383	HIST OF CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMER	3
HIST 4368	CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION	3
HIST 4384	HISTORY OF BRAZIL	3
HIST 4850	FREEDOM:BLACK AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES	3

Psychology

PSY 2630

PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM

3

Sociology

SOC 2000	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE	3
SOC 2300	AMERICAN ETHNIC & RACIAL GROUPS	3
SOC 2710	CRIME AND DELINQUENCY	3
SOC 3350	SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN AMERICA	3
SOC 4100	SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION	3