Graduate
Minors
Africana Studies PhD Minor
Students who are candidates for the Ph.D. degree in other program or departments may obtain a minor in Africana Studies at IUPUI.
The Ph.D. Minor in Africana Studies requires 12 credit hours of coursework for completion. Courses will be offered in a sequence of three core courses and one elective. An independent study option can also be counted as an elective, but must be approved by the program coordinator.
Requirements for the Ph.D. minor in Africana Studies consists of completing 12 credit hours including:
Core courses (9 credits):- AFRO-A 569: Introduction to Africana Studies (3 credits)
- AFRO-A 515: Africana Critical Theories (3 credits)
- AFRO-A 537: Theorizing Feminisms: The Black Woman Cross-Culturally (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits):
- AFRO-A 530: Black Arts Movements and Critical Literacy (3 credits)
- AFRO-A 531: Theories of Africana Thought: Intellectual History and Critical Theory
- AFRO-A 503: Special Topics in Africana Studies (Graduate-3 credits) - Survive, Breath, Thrive, Black Health and the Humanities (3 credits)
- AFRO-A 595: Independent Readings in Africana Studies (3 credits)
All of these courses must be taken in the Anthropology Deprtment on the IUPUI campus.
Students wanting a minor in Africana Studies should initially meet with an advisor in their home department and should then contact the Director of Africana Studies. For more information, please visit our departmental web page.
