African, African American and Diaspora Studies Minor

Dr. Mollie Godfrey, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-6103
Email: godfrema@jmu.edu

Dr. Besi Brillian Muhonja, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-2500
Email: muhonjbx@jmu.edu

Website: http://www.jmu.edu/africana

The minor in African, African American and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) broadens students’ world perspectives by enhancing their understanding of the peoples, identities and institutions of Africa and the African Diaspora. The AAAD program employs interdisciplinary approaches to analyze Africa and the African Diaspora in a global context. Courses taken to fulfill program requirements are drawn from several departments in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Students in the program will examine the key disciplines, concepts, methods and topics in African, African American and Diaspora studies.

The AAAD minor is open to all JMU undergraduate students. Courses taken to complete the minor may also be used to satisfy the student’s major, with the permission of the major adviser, as well as General Education requirements.

The AAAD minor requires:

Successful completion of 19 credit hours according to the requirements listed below.
No more than nine hours from a single discipline.

Required Courses: 4 Credit Hours

Choose five, one of which must be at the 400 level: 15 Credit Hours

AAAD 300. Special Topics in African, African American and Diaspora Studies 3.00
AAAD 400. Advanced Topics in African, African American and Diaspora Studies 3.00
AAAD 401. Internship in African, African American and Diaspora Studies 1.00-6.00
ANTH 280. Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 3.00
ANTH 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 ¹
ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology 3.00 ¹
ARTH 210. African Art & Culture in the Humanities 3.00
ARTH 312. African Art: Sub-Saharan 3.00
ARTH 418. Modern and Contemporary African Art 3.00
ARTH 419. Topics in African Art 3.00
ARTH 424. Arts of Ancient Egypt 3.00
ARTH 488. African-American Art 3.00
ARTH 489. Topics in Art History 3.00 ¹
EDUC 310. Teaching in a Diverse Society 3.00
ENG 260. Survey of African-American Literature [C2L] 3.00
ENG 302. Special Topics in Literature and Language 3.00 ¹
ENG 332. Studies in Popular Genres 3.00 ¹
ENG 358. Oral Literature 3.00 ¹
ENG 359. Studies in African American Literature 3.00
ENG 361. African-American Fiction 3.00
ENG 362. African-American Poetry 3.00
ENG 385. Special Topics in Film Study 3.00 ¹
ENG 408. Advanced Studies in African-American Literature 3.00
ENG 410. Advanced Studies in Author 3.00 ¹
ENG 412. Special Topic Seminar 3.00 ¹
ENG 423. Advanced Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Literature 3.00 ¹
ENG 432. Advanced Studies in African Literature 3.00
GEOG 335. Geography of Africa 3.00
GEOG 339. Geography of the Caribbean 3.00
HIST 263. Africa 3.00
HIST 307**. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 3.00
HIST 341. Selected Themes in World History 3.00 (when appropriate)
HIST 355. African-American History to 1865 3.00
HIST 356. African-American History Since 1865 3.00
HIST 361**. Class and Ethnicity in Africa 3.00
HIST 391. Travel Studies Seminar 3.00 (must be in Africa or in Diaspora) ¹
HIST 436**. Afro-Latin America 3.00
ANTH 436. Afro-Latin America 3.00
HIST 439. Selected Topics in American History 3.00 ¹
HIST 470. Modern Africa 3.00
HIST 489. Selected Topics in World History 3.00 ¹, ²
HRD 201. Leadership Styles Theory and Application 2.00 ¹
HUM 252. Global Cultures 3.00 (African Cultures in the Humanities) ¹
HUM 252. Global Cultures [C2HQC] 3.00 (African Experience)
JUST 301. Special Topics in Justice Studies 3.00 ^{1, 2}
JUST 328. Race, Class and Justice 3.00
MUS 356. History of Jazz in America 3.00
POSC 326. Civil Rights 3.00
POSC 353. African Politics 3.00
POSC 361. Topics in International Relations 3.00 ¹
POSC 371. Topics in Comparative Politics 3.00 ^{1, 2}
REL 330. Religions of Africa and the African Diaspora 3.00 ¹
REL 336. African-American Religion 3.00
SOCI 336. Race and Ethnicity 3.00
SOCI 354. Social Inequality 3.00
SOCI 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 ¹
SWA 101 -SWA 490 . Kiswahili

Total: 19 Credit Hours

Footnotes

¹ Course topic and content must focus on the peoples of Africa and/or the African Diasporas as well as be approved by the program coordinator(s).
²Research must have an African and/or African Diaspora focus.

Additional Information

Other appropriate courses not listed above may be considered for the minor. Consult with program coordinators.

In addition to taking these courses, students are encouraged to participate in travel or study programs to Africa, the Caribbean and other relevant areas. Students who want to earn credit hours through participation in an accredited travel/study program are encouraged to do so with prior approval of the coordinators.