Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary minor that provides students with the opportunity to study, from multiple perspectives, the culture and experiences of peoples from Africa and its diasporas. Drawing from the humanities and social sciences, this program engages a variety of topics such as language and culture, social struggle and inequality, and social advancement and artistic creativity. It provides students with the opportunity to explore the diverse backgrounds of African-origin people all over the world. Africana Studies is designed for students of all backgrounds and majors who are interested in learning more about the cultures and heritages of this varied group, including people from differing countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and North, Central, and South America. Students can choose to take the basic minor, or a concentration in either The African Diaspora or African Americans in the United States.

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To learn more contact:

Dr. Linda Semu
Dept. of Sociology
lsemu@mcdaniel.edu 
410-857-2532

Dr. Bryn Upton
Dept. of History
bupton@mcdaniel.edu
410-857-2416

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BASIC MINOR  (20 hours)
No more than 8 hrs. can come from the same department.

Required Courses
One course from:
PSI 2217 Contemporary African Politics
PSI 3312 The Politics of African Diaspora
SOC 2222 Global Social Change
SOC 3429 Race & Ethnic Relations in the U.S.

One course from:
ENG 2258 African American Literature I
ENG 2268 African American Literature II
ENG 2264 Historical Novels of the Black Diaspora
FRE 1123 The French Speaking World
HIS 2236 Black America & the Civil Rights Era
HIS 3328 Seminar: African American History

One course from:
AHY 2241 The Arts & Architecture of the African Continent & Beyond
MUL 2231 Music of Africa & the Diaspora
MUL 2232 African American Music & Community
MUL/REL 2235 History of Gospel Music

Electives (any of the options not chosen as a required course may be taken as an elective)
Two courses from the list below:
AHY 2241 The Arts & Architecture of the African Continent & Beyond
ENG 2250 Post-Colonial Literature
ENG 2258 African American Literature I
ENG 2268 African American Literature II
ENG 2264 Historical Novels of the Black Diaspora
FRE 1123 The French Speaking World
FRE 2514 Out of Africa: Nouvelles d’expression francaise
GEO 2200 Human Geography: Cultures of the Non-Western World
GEO 2202 Cultural Geography: Non-Arab Islamic Societies
HIS 2236 Black America & the Civil Rights Era
HIS 3302 The Civil War & Reconstruction
HIS 3328 Seminar: African American History
MUL 2210 History of Jazz
MUL 2231 Music of Africa & the Diaspora
MUL 2232 African American Music & Community
MUL/REL 2235 History of Gospel Music
PSI 2214 African Politics Through Literature
PSI 2217 Contemporary African Politics
PSI 3312 The Politics of African Diaspora
PSI 3315 The Politics of Ethnicity & Nationalism
REL 2212 Martin and Malcolm
SOC 2222 Global Social Change
SOC 3303  Urban Sociology 
SOC 3429  Race & Ethnic Relations in the U.S.

Appropriate special topics, First Year Seminar (FYS), or Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) courses may be substituted with approval from the coordinator.

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Concentration I – AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES  (20 hours)
No more than 8 hrs. can come from the same department.

Required Courses
One course from:
PSI 3312 The Politics of African Diaspora
SOC 3429 Race & Ethnic Relations in the U.S.

One course from:
ENG 2258 African American Literature I
ENG 2268 African American Literature II
HIS  2236 Black America and the Civil Rights Era
HIS  3328 Seminar: African American History

One course from:
MUL 2232 African American Music & Community
MUL/REL 2235 History of Gospel Music

Electives (any of the options not chosen as a required course may be taken as an elective)
Two courses from the list below:
ENG 2241 American Literature I: Liberty & Slavery
ENG 2253 Southern Literature
ENG 2258 African American Literature I
ENG 2268 African American Literature II
ENG 2264 Historical Novels of the Black Diaspora
HIS 2236 Black America & the Civil Rights Era
HIS 3302 The Civil War & Reconstruction
HIS  3328 Seminar: African American History
MUL 2210 History of Jazz
MUL 2232 African American Music & Community
MUL/REL 2235 History of Gospel Music
PSI 3312 The Politics of African Diaspora
PSI 3315 The Politics of Ethnicity & Nationalism
REL 2212 Martin and Malcolm
SOC 3303 Urban Sociology
SOC 3429 Race & Ethnic Relations in the U.S.

Appropriate special topics, First Year Seminar (FYS), or Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) courses may be substituted with approval from the coordinator.

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Concentration II – THE AFRICAN DIASPORA  (20 hours)
No more than 8 hrs. can come from the same department.

Required Courses
One course from:
PSI 2214 African Politics through Literature
PSI 2217 Contemporary African Politics
SOC 2222 Global Social Change

Electives (any of the options not chosen as a required course may be taken as an elective)
Four courses from the list below:
AHY 2241 The Arts and Architecture of the African Continent and Beyond
ENG 2250 Post-Colonial Literature
ENG 2264 Historical Novels of the Black Diaspora
FRE 1123 The French Speaking World
FRE 2514 Out of Africa: Nouvelles d’expression francaise
GEO 2200 Human Geography: Cultures of the Non-Western World
GEO 2202 Cultural Geography: Non-Arab Islamic Societies
MUL 2231 Music of Africa and the Diaspora
PSI 2214 African Politics Through Literature
PSI 2217 Contemporary African Politics
PSI 3312 The Politics of African Diaspora
PSI 3315 The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism
SOC 2222 Global Social Change

Appropriate special topics, First Year Seminar (FYS), or Sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) courses may be substituted with approval from the coordinator.