Africana and Black Studies Minor

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The Africana and Black Studies (ABS) Program is dedicated to preparing global citizens equipped with intersectional, interdisciplinary, and transnational perspectives that foster a sense of social consciousness, responsibility, and justice. The ABS program supports CWU’s diversity and inclusivity strategic goals.

ABS seeks to: (1) facilitate students’ understanding of marginalized peoples; (2) prepare students to lead and work in a diverse society and global market place; (3) foster students’ cultural enrichment to promote their development of cultural competence and understanding of the dynamics of U.S. and global political, social, and economic systems; and (4) challenge students to examine their assumptions about race, gender, class, sexuality, and the human experience.

Required Courses Credits: 10

ABS 110 - Introduction to African American Artistic Culture Credits: (5)
ABS 210 - Intro to the African American Odyssey: Socio-Economic and Political Forces Shaping Black Experience Credits: (5)

Department-approved Electives Credits: 14-15

Select from the following:

ABS 300 - Black Diaspora Studies: Afro-Latin America and Afro-Caribbean Cultures Credits: (5)
ABS 301 - Contemporary Movements and Migrations in the African Diaspora Credits: (5)
ABS 302 - Hip Hop as Global Culture Credits: (5)
ABS 304 - Black Comedy and Satire Credits: (5)
ABS 309 - Race and Sports Credits: (5)
ETS 309 - Race and Sports Credits: (5)
ABS 310 - Black Social Media Credits: (5)
ABS 315 - Black Hair Politics Credits: (5)
ABS 336 - Race and Literature Credits: (5)
ENG 336 - Race and Literature Credits: (5)
ABS 340 - Race and Comics/Graphic Novels Credits: (5)
ETS 340 - Race and Comics/Graphic Novels Credits: (5)
ABS 360 - Black Women and Gender Studies Credits: (5)
WGSS 360 - Black Women and Gender Studies Credits: (5)
ABS 380 - Black Film and TV Studies Credits: (5)
ABS 385 - Race and Performance Credits: (5)
TH 385 - Race and Performance Credits: (5)
ABS 399 - ABS Seminar Credits: (3-5)
ABS 400 - Afrofuturism Credits: (5)
ANTH 130 - Cultural Worlds Credits: (5)
ANTH 137 - Race, Power and the American Dream Credits: (5)
ENG 330 - African American Literature Credits: (5)
ETS 325 - Race/Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education Credits: (5)
ETS 354 - Minority Experiences Credits: (5)
HIST 330 - Africa to 1800 Credits: (5)
HIST 331 - Colonial Africa Credits: (5)
HIST 332 - History of the Black Diaspora Credits: (5)
HIST 334 - History of Gender and Sexuality in Africa from Pre-colonial Times to the Present Credits: (5)
LAJ 402 - African Americans and the Constitution Credits: (4)
POSC 365 - African Politics Credits: (5)
SOC 386 - Seminar on Racism Credits: (5)

Total Credits: 24-25

College and Department Information

Africana and Black Studies Program
College of Arts and Humanities

Program Codes
ABSMIN, ABSMINP