2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Africana Studies Minor

Dr. James Conyers, Program Director

Africana Studies 

Hutchinson Hall, J-103T
Email: jconyers@kean.edu
Phone: 908-737-3915

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 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

ANTH 2801AFRICAN-AMERICAN CUL

3

 

HIST 3305HIST OF BLK AMERICAN TO 1900

3

OR

HIST 330620TH CENTURY BLACK HISTORY

3

OR

HIST 2500AFRICAN HISTORY TO 1885

3

OR

HIST 2510AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1885

3

Electives 9

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

AH 3730ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT

3

AH 3780ART IN AFRICA

3

AH 3781AFRICAN AMERICAN ART

3

ANTH 1800CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

ANTH 1900INTRO TO ARCHEOLOGY

3

ANTH 2805FILMS-AFRICAN WORLD EXP

3

ANTH 3750ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE

3

ANTH 3850egyptian hieroglyphs

3

ANTH 4770AFRICAN DIASPORA TRAVELEARN

3

ECO2900THE ECONOMICS OF POVERTY

3

ECO 3320PUBLIC FINANCE

3

ECO 3900ECONOMICS OF DISCRIMINATION

3

ENG 3200AFRICAN-AM LIT SURVEY

3

ENG 3700AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS

3

ENG 3725ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE

3

ENG 4301CONTEMP CARIBBEAN WOMEN IN ENG

3

HIST 2303UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877

3

HIST 2304UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT

3

HIST 2381COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

3

HIST 2382MODERN/CONT LATIN AMERICA

3

HIST 2500AFRICAN HISTORY TO 1885

3

HIST 2510AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1885

3

HIST 3305HIST OF BLK AMERICAN TO 1900

3

HIST 330620TH CENTURY BLACK HISTORY

3

HIST 3381HISTORY OF CUBA

3

HIST 3382HIST OF MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA

3

HIST 3383HIST OF CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMER

3

HIST 4368CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

3

HIST 4384HISTORY OF BRAZIL

3

HIST 4850FREEDOM:BLACK AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES

3

PS3160ETHNIC POLITICS IN THE US

3

PS 2300INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

3

PS 3340LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3341CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3360SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS

3

PS 4420SEM IN AFRICAN POLITICS

3

PSY 2630PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM

3

REL3708BLACK THEOLOGY-LIBERATION MOVS

3

REL3709LIBERATION THEOLOGY

3

SOC 2000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

3

SOC 2300AMERICAN ETHNIC & RACIAL GROUPS

3

SOC 2710CRIME AND DELINQUENCY

3

SOC 3350SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN AMERICA

3

SOC 4100SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

3

SOC 4401SOCIAL CHANGE

3

Art History

AH 3730ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT

3

AH 3780ART IN AFRICA

3

AH 3781AFRICAN AMERICAN ART

3

Anthropology

ANTH 1800CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

ANTH 1900INTRO TO ARCHEOLOGY

3

ANTH 2805FILMS-AFRICAN WORLD EXP

3

ANTH 3750ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE

3

ANTH 3850egyptian hieroglyphs

3

ANTH 4770AFRICAN DIASPORA TRAVELEARN

3

English

ENG 3200AFRICAN-AM LIT SURVEY

3

ENG 3260AFRICAN LITERATURE SURVEY

3

ENG 3700AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS

3

ENG 3725ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE

3

ENG 4301CONTEMP CARIBBEAN WOMEN IN ENG

3

Political Science

PS 3340LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3341CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3360SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS

3

PS 4420SEM IN AFRICAN POLITICS

3

History

HIST 2303UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877

3

HIST 2304UNITED STATES HISTORY 1877 TO PRESENT

3

HIST 2381COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

3

HIST 2382MODERN/CONT LATIN AMERICA

3

HIST 3381HISTORY OF CUBA

3

HIST 3382HIST OF MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA

3

HIST 3383HIST OF CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL AMER

3

HIST 4368CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION

3

HIST 4384HISTORY OF BRAZIL

3

HIST 4850FREEDOM:BLACK AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES

3

Psychology

PSY 2630PSY PERSP ON PREJUDICE/RACISM

3

Sociology

SOC 2000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

3

SOC 2300AMERICAN ETHNIC & RACIAL GROUPS

3

SOC 2710CRIME AND DELINQUENCY

3

SOC 3350SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN AMERICA

3

SOC 4100SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

3