The
African/African American Studies Minor enables students to conduct an in-depth
study on the peoples and cultures of Africa and its huge Diaspora, particularly
the African American population. To do this, the Minor combines faculty
expertise from a variety of disciplines to give students a deeper understanding
of not only the origin of but also the dynamic cultural mix that now constitutes
the African Diaspora.

For formal description of the program, visit the 2009-2010 catalog.
To discuss any questions about the minor program, please contact the Chair or other committee members.
Program Committee Members
| Full name | Email address | Department | Office | Phone |
| Ashcraft, Mike** | washcraf@truman.edu | Philosophy and Religion | MC 224 | 660-785-7531 |
| Camara, Sana | scamara@truman.edu | Classical and Modern Languages | MC 318 | 660-785-4058 |
| Hirsch, Jerry | jhirsch@truman.edu | History | MC 206D | 660-785-4690 |
| Macauley, Sylvia | macauley@truman.edu | History | KB 225E | 660-785-4663 |
| Orel, Sara | orel@truman.edu | Art | OP 2221 | 660-785-4419 |
| Quinn, John | jquinn@truman.edu | Political Science | MC 111A | 660-785-4578 |
| Smith, Jonathan | jvsmith@truman.edu | AGS | BT 2207 | 660-785-7532 |
**Denotes chair
How do I become an African/African-American Studies Minor?
To complete an African/ African-American Studies Minor, a student must submit a Minor program worksheet to the Registrar and fulfill all the requirements. There are two courses required of all minors and three courses are electives.
African/ African American Studies minors must take a total of 15 hours of coursework in the following areas:
Students are required to take at least one course from Area I History, and at least one course form each of the three other areas in the minor.
Select a minimum of three courses from 3 of the 6 areas below (9 credit hours):
AREA I: History
HIST 151 History of Africa I OR**
HIST 152 History of Africa II
HIST 310 African-American History
HIST 365 Seminar in Non-Western History
(Seminar in West Africa instantiation only)
HIST 371 Resistance Movements in Africa
HIST 372 Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
HIST 373 Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa
AREA II: Social Science
GEOG 321 Geography of Africa
POL 355 Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
AREA III: Language and Literature
CML 429 Studies in Foreign Language
(Elementary Wolof instantiation only)
ENG 331 African American Literature
ENG 321 International Literatures in English (Africa)
ENG 326 Literatures of American Minorities (Black America)
FREN 401 Topics in Francophone Literature (Africa)
FREN 429 Elementary Wolof
COMM 458 Rhetoric of Race Relations
(Rhetoric of Race Relations instantiation only)
AREA IV: Fine Arts
ART 327 Egyptian Art
ART 333 Islamic Art
MUSI 207 Perspectives in Music: Jazz and the American Experience
AREA V: Philosophy and Religion
PHRE 360 African American Religions
AREA VI: Interdisciplinary
JINS 300 Cultural Crossroads: Cairo
JINS 311 Race, Class and Gender (Africa or Black America)
JINS 317 Women’s Movement in Intercultural Perspective: US and South Africa
JINS 339 Gender and Culture: Women in the Middle East & North Africa
JINS 387 Reel Africa: (De)constructing History in Film
Click here to view or print the African/African-American Studies Minor program worksheet
Additional Information
Students may also undertake research papers on a topic pertaining to African or African American history in other courses, including independent study, and then petition the African/African American Studies Minor Committee to have those courses count towards the Minor.