African Studies Minor

Phone: 843.953.7858

Simon Lewis, Director/Coordinator

Requirements

Credit Hours: 18

At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

Core courses:

AFST 101	Introduction to African Civilization
and
HIST 272	Pre-Colonial Africa or
HIST 273	Modern Africa

Twelve credit hours selected from the following:

AFST 202	Special Topics in African Studies (3)
ANTH 322	Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ENGL 352	Major African Writers
ENGL 353	African Women Writers
FREN 451	African Literature of French Expression
HIST 372	North Africa (The Maghrib)
HIST 373	West Africa Since 1800
HIST 473	Pan Africanism/AU
LTXX XXX	Any 200-level Literature in Translations survey course (i.e., LTPO, LTRS, LTFR, etc.) as long as the course contains more than one-third African content.
POLI 342	Politics of Africa
POLI 266	International Diplomacy Studies

Departmental special topics, tutorials, and independent study courses will also be offered as appropriate.