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African-American Studies Minor

Program Overview:

The African-American Studies minor allows broad freedom to investigate a wide range of African-American beliefs, practices, objects, and stories.  Students should contact the program director to coordinate course schedules.

Program Contacts:

Dr. Ryane McAuliffe Straus

Chair, History & Political Science Department

Email: strausr@mail.strose.edu

Program Webpage: https://www.strose.edu/history-and-political-science/

Minor Requirements (18-20 credits):

Required Courses:

ENG 216Black Literatures

4

HIS 262African-Amer Hist since 1863

3 or 4

Additional elective credits in courses focusing on issues of race/ethnicity and/or on African-American, African, or African diasporic culture(s), history, politics, religions

11-13