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
AAAD 488. African American Art 3.00
ANTH 280. Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 3.00 (C)
ANTH 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 (May be A, B, C, F)
ANTH 395. Special Topics in Anthropology 3.00 (May be A,B, or C) ¹
ART 200. Art in General Culture [C2VPA] 3.00 ¹
ARTH 210. African Art & Culture in the Humanities 3.00
ARTH 312. African Art: Sub-Saharan 3.00
ARTH 320. Travel Study in Art History 3.00 ¹
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
BIO 426. Topics in Biology 1.00 - 4.00 ¹
BIO 427. Topics in Biology with Laboratory 1.00 - 4.00 ¹
EDUC 310. Teaching in a Diverse Society 3.00
EDUC 490. Special Topics in Education 1.00 - 4.00 ¹
ELED 310. Diversity in Elementary Education with Service Learning 3.00
ENG 239. Studies in World Literature [C2L] 3.00 ¹
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 377. Introduction to African Literature 3.00
ENG 385. Special Topics in Film Study 3.00 ¹
ENG 405. Advanced Studies in Anglophone Literature 3.00 ^1,2
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
ENGR 498. Advanced Topics in Engineering 1.00-3.00 ¹
GEOG 335. Geography of Africa 3.00
GEOG 339. Geography of the Caribbean 3.00
GEOG 491. International Studies 1.00 - 3.00 ¹
HIST 263. Africa 3.00
HIST 307**. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 3.00
HIST 341. Selected Themes in World History 3.00
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
HIST 436**. Afro-Latin America 3.00
ANTH 436. Afro-Latin America 3.00 (C)
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 123. Developing Multicultural Competency for Effective Facilitation 3.00
HUM 252. Global Cultures 3.00 (African Cultures in the Humanities)¹
HUM 252. Global Cultures [C2HQC] 3.00 (African Experience)
IB 298. Special Topics in International Business 3.00 ¹
IDLS 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 ¹
ISAT 480. Topics in Integrated Science & Technology 1.00 - 4.00 ¹
JUST 301. Advanced Level Special Topics in Justice Studies 3.00 ^1,2
JUST 328. Race, Class and Justice 3.00
MUS 200. Music in General Culture [C2VPA] 3.00 ¹
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
SCOM 395. Study Abroad Seminar 3.00 - 6.00 ¹
SMAD 498. Senior Seminar in Media Arts and Design 3.00 ^1,2
SOCI 336. Race and Ethnicity 3.00
SOCI 354. Social Inequality 3.00
SOCI 391. Study Abroad 1.00 - 6.00 ¹
UNST 390. Special Studies in University Studies 1.00 - 3.00
UNST 490. Advanced Special Studies in University Studies 1.00 - 3.00 ¹
WGSS 300. Special Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3.00 ^1,2
WGSS 495. Special Topics in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3.00 ^1,2
WRTC 103. Rhetorical Reading and Writing [C1W] 3.00 ¹

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.