Minor in African and African Diaspora Studies

The Minor in African and African Diaspora Studies offers you an interdisciplinary educational experience that fosters an understanding of the transnational experiences of African and African-descended peoples in the US, Caribbean, South America, Europe, and Asia. You will gain an appreciation for the diverse character of humanity, explore the complex historical and cultural relations between Africans on the continent and African-descended peoples in the Diaspora, and engage in a comparative study of issues affecting Africans in the continent and the Diasporas.

KSU African and African Diaspora Studies students in the classroom

Program Snapshot
Required Courses: 3 Credit Hours

AADS 1101: Introduction to African Diaspora Studies

Electives: 12 Credit Hours
Select four electives (12 credit hours) from the list. At least three of the electives (9 credit hours) must be 3000 or 4000 level courses.

AADS 1102: Issues in African and African Diaspora Studies

AADS 3310: Introduction to Hip Hop Studies

AADS 3380: Study Abroad

AADS 3400: Black Activism in Brazil

AADS 3500: The Black Woman

AADS 3520: Black Masculinity's

AADS 3550: Black Women’s Health

AADS 3780: Trends in African and African Diaspora Studies

AADS 4040: Major Issues and Figures

AADS 4100: Directed Applied Research

AADS 4400: Directed Study in AADS

AADS 4490: Special Topics in

African and African Diaspora Studies

ANTH 3310: Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

ANTH 3360: Anthropology and Africa

ANTH 3365: Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics

ARH 3100: African Art and Architecture

ARH 3300: Ancient Egyptian and Nubian Art and Architecture

ARH 4150: African-American Art
ENGL 2300: African-American Literature

ENGL 3360: Major African American Writers

ENGL 3400: Survey of African Literatures

ENGL 3500: Topics in African American Literature

FREN 4434: Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture

GEOG 3350: Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa

GWST 3020: Black Feminism's

HIST 3333: African American

History to 1865

HIST 3334: The Africans in the Diaspora

HIST 3335: African American

History, 1865 to Present

HIST 3358: Africans in Latin

America and the Caribbean

HIST 3391: History of West Africa

HIST 4905: History of the Atlantic World

MUSI 3411: Survey of African-American Music

POLS 3328: African American Politics

POLS 4412: Urban Politics

POLS 4454: Politics of the Middle East

POLS 4455: International Relations of Africa

PSYC 3355: Cross-Cultural

Psychology

PSYC 3385: Ethnic Minority

Psychology
Any other AADS-focused course in this area approved by faculty adviser
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