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This minor familiarizes students with the histories, thoughts, politics, literature, geography, socialization, economics, and cultures of Africans and African Americans. This knowledge is helpful for all students, but especially those who will work with varied communities or who seek further study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This minor familiarizes students with the histories, thoughts, politics, literature, geography, socialization, economics, and cultures of Africans and African Americans. This knowledge is helpful for all students, but especially those who will work with varied communities or who seek further study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9929,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[18317,18304],"delivery":[255],"types":[28853,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-9924","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-history-political-science-and-geography","8":"college_department-college-of-liberal-and-performing-arts","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-minor","11":"types-undergraduate","12":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"History, Political Science, and Geography<\/a> \/ College of Liberal and Performing Arts<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"15","Catalog Entry":"","minor_requirements":"SOC 1013 - Introduction to Africana Studies\r\nSOC 3003 - Multiculturalism\r\nSelect 9 hours from the following:<\/span>\r\nENGL 4613 - African American Literature\r\nENGL 4683 - Introduction to Francophone Literature\r\nHUM 1001 - Encore\r\nHUM 2001 - Encore\r\nHUM 3001 - Encore\r\nHUM 4001 - Encore\r\nHIST 3183 - African History\r\nHIST 4093 - African American History\r\nMUS 2023 - Music and Culture of Africa and its Diaspora\r\nPSCI 4043 - African American Politics\r\nTHEA 4013 - Survey of Black Theatre and Film\r\nOr other courses not on the above list in which:\r\n

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