Course Requirements

The minor requires 18 credit hours. All African and African American studies minors must take the following six core hours, three hours of regional study, and nine credit hours of related courses, for a total of 18 credits:

AFH 300 Pre-colonial Africa (3)
AFS 200 Introduction to African and African Diaspora Studies (3)

Choose one of the following regional courses (3)

AFH 319 Black Experience in Latin American (3)
AFR 210 Introduction to African American Studies, C (3)
AFS 340 The Making of Modern Africa (3)
AFS 355 Democracy and Civil Society in Africa (3)

Related courses are required, with one 300- or 400-level course from each of the following thematic areas (9):

• Culture and literature.
• Politics and governance.
• Family, gender and society.

At least 50 percent of the course content (which may or may not be AFH or AFS) must deal with African peoples inside and outside the African continent. A minimum of nine of the 18 credit hours in this certificate must be completed at ASU.