Students electing this minor must complete a minimum of 15 credits and meet a language requirement.

The minor is administered by the Africana Studies Institute. For more information contact africana@uconn.edu.

Course Requirements

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Social Sciences
Select two of the following:		6
AFRA/POLS 2252	Politics In Africa
AFRA/HIST 2753	History of Modern Africa
AFRA 3025	Contemporary Africa
Humanities
Select one of the following:		3
CLCS 3201	Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies
ENGL 3318	Literature and Culture of the Third World
FREN 3218	Francophone Studies
Additional Courses
Select six credits meeting the Social Sciences and Humanities requirement and/or the following:		6
AFRA/HIST 2752	Africa in Global History
ARE 4305	Sustainable Economic Development
ANTH 3512	African Archaeology
ECON 3473	Economic Development
Total Credits		15

Language Requirement

Intermediate proficiency in an approved language other than English is required for the minor. This will be either the official language of an African country, e.g. Arabic, French, Portuguese, Swahili, or a widely used African language. Requires completion of the fourth semester of a college-level language sequence or examination by a faculty instructor in the language.