COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

        African-American Studies Minor
        Department of American Studies
        Department of Anthropology
        Department of Art
        Arts Administration
        Department of Biological Sciences
        Blount Liberal Arts Minor
        Department of Chemistry
        Civic Engagement and Leadership Minor
        Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration Minors
        College of Communication and Information Sciences Minors
        Department of Communicative Disorders
        Computer-Based Honors Program
        Department of Computer Science
        Department of Criminal Justice
        Department of Economics
        College of Engineering Minors
        Department of English
        Environmental Science Program
        Department of Geography
        Department of Geological Sciences
        Department of History
        College of Human Environmental Sciences Minors
        International Studies Program
        Marine Science Program
        Department of Mathematics
        Department of Modern Languages and Classics
        School of Music
        New College
            External Degree Program
        Department of Philosophy
        Department of Physics and Astronomy
        Department of Political Science
        Predental Program
        Prelaw Studies Program
        Premajor Studies Program
        Premedical Program
        Pre–Occupational Therapy Program
        Preoptometry Program
        Prepharmacy Program
        Pre–Physical Therapy Program
        Pre–Veterinary Medicine Program
        Department of Psychology
        Department of Religious Studies
        School of Social Work Minor
        Sociology Minor
        Student-Designed Minor
        Department of Theatre and Dance
        Department of Women's Studies
        World Literature Program

AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR (AAST)

Professor Ida M. Johnson, Interim Director
Office: 106-H ten Hoor Hall

The minor in African-American studies is an interdisciplinary program of study in African-American culture and the African-American experience. The objectives of the program are to foster a wider understanding of the struggles and achievements of African Americans, both in the context of the broad patterns of American life and within the global context of the African diaspora, and to provide an introduction to the methods appropriate to interdisciplinary cultural studies.

The minor in African-American studies requires 21 hours, including the following:

• AAST 201 Introduction to African-American Studies
• AAST 249 Afro-American Literature
• AAST 319 Nineteenth-Century Black History or AAST 320 Twentieth-Century Black History
• AAST 352 Social Inequality
• 9 hours of electives chosen from approved courses offered by departments throughout the University. For approved electives, see appropriate Schedule of Classes and Information Guide or contact the program director.

A minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus.