The Minor in African American and African Studies, administered by the Department of African American and African Studies offers students the opportunity to engage in an introductory exploration and critical examination of the lives, worlds, and cultural practices of Black peoples. Students are encouraged to explore the complexity of Black communities as well as the particularities of Blackness as it is lived, imagined and created. Students also gain an appreciation of the promise and possibilities of collaborative, interdisciplinary engagement.

The minor is available to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University other than the Bachelor of Arts degree in African American and African Studies. The minor is divided into two tracks – the Social Science Track and the Humanities Track. The program includes interconnected, required courses exploring Black Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities Studies; encouragement of diverse understandings and approaches to knowledge production with and about Black peoples.

Requirements for the Minor in African American and African Studies

Students must complete 15 to 18 credits from one of the following tracks:
Social Science Track
1.	The following course (3 credits):
	AAAS	100	Pathways into AAAS						3
2.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
	AAAS	200	Black Feminisms: Past, Present and Futures						3
	AAAS	201	Black Sexualities Studies: Past, Present and Futures						3
	AAAS	202	Black Genders Studies: Past, Present and Futures						3
3.	Two of the following courses with at least 3 credits at the 300-400 level (6 credits):
	ANP	330	Race, Ethnicity, and Nation: Anthropological Approaches to Collective Identity						3
	HDFS	442	Ethnic Families in America						3
	HST	208	Introduction to African History, Culture and Society						4
	HST	310	African American History to 1876						3
	HST	311	African American History since 1876						3
	HST	312	African American Women						3
	HST	364	South Africa: From Shaka Zulu to Mandela						3
	HST	383	The Caribbean						3
	PLS	304	Minority Politics						3
	PLS	351	African Politics						3
	SOC	214	Social Inequality						3
	SOC	375	Urban Sociology						3
Humanities Track
1.	The following course (3 credits):
	AAAS	100	Pathways into AAAS						3
2.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
	AAAS	200	Black Feminisms: Past, Present and Futures						3
	AAAS	201	Black Sexualities Studies: Past, Present and Futures						3
	AAAS	202	Black Genders Studies: Past, Present and Futures						3
3.	Complete a minimum of 6 credits of 300-400 level courses in AAAS.