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Black Studies

Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
CIP
05.0212
Total credits (published)
18-23
Credits (computed from items)
236-286
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1062
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195526
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195526_55faf0d9
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Core Courses

major core · 6 items
  1. BST 101
    3
  2. Approved Power and Justice course
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  3. Capstone course or experience
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  4. Select one elective from Group A: Arts & Humanities
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  5. Select one elective from Group B: Natural & Social Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4
  6. Select one additional elective from Group A or Group B
    Not resolved to a course
    3-4

Possible Electives

electives · 26 items
  1. AH 151
    Special Topics in Art History
    As published: “Special Topics in Art History (When applicable)”
    1-4
  2. AH 251
    Special Topics in Art History
    As published: “Special Topics in Art History (When applicable)”
    1-4
  3. AH 315
    (Engaging African Art )
    Not resolved to a course
  4. AH 351
    Topics In Art History
    As published: “Topics In Art History (When applicable)”
    1-4
  5. AH 375
    Art History in Action
    As published: “Art History in Action (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    4
  6. CC 227
    3
  7. EN 129
    Introductory Topics in Literature
    As published: “Introductory Topics in Literature (When applicable)”
    3
  8. EN 225W
    Introduction to Shakespeare (Introduction to Shakespeare )
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  9. EN 227
    3
  10. EN 228
    (19th-Century African American Fiction (When applicable))
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. EN 235
    4
  12. EN 237
    3
  13. EN 241
    4
  14. EN 327
    Special Studies in African-American Literature
    As published: “Special Studies in African-American Literature 1”
    3
  15. IA 353
    4
  16. ID 251
    Topics in Interdisciplinary Study
    As published: “Topics in Interdisciplinary Study (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    1-4
  17. IG 262
    3
  18. IG 275
    3
  19. ID 351
    Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Study
    As published: “Advanced Topics in Interdisciplinary Study (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    1-4
  20. MU 345
    Topics Seminar
    As published: “Topics Seminar (when applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    3-4
  21. PH 212
    4
  22. PL 351
    Topics in Political Thought
    As published: “Topics in Political Thought (when topic is: Peoples Temple and Jonestown )”
    3-4
  23. TH 334
    Special Studies in Theater History and Theory
    As published: “Special Studies in Theater History and Theory (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    3
  24. TH 338
    3
  25. WLL 324
    Nature in French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures
    As published: “Race and Nature in French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures”
    3
  26. WLF 326
    4

Group B: Natural and Social Sciences

49 items
  1. AM 262
    3
  2. AM 264
    4
  3. AM 331
    4
  4. AM 342
    3
  5. AM 345H
    4
  6. AN 227
    Sub-Saharan Africa from a Cultural Perspective
    As published: “Sub-Saharan Africa from a Cultural Perspective 1”
    3
  7. AN 251
    Themes in Anthropology
    As published: “Themes in Anthropology (when topic is: Food Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa)”
    1-4
  8. AN 252
    Non-Western Themes in Anthropology
    As published: “Non-Western Themes in Anthropology (when topic is: Food Politics Africa)”
    1-4
  9. BST 205
    3
  10. BST 235
    3
  11. BST 305
    4
  12. EC 261
    Intermediate Topics In Economics
    As published: “Intermediate Topics In Economics (Colonialism and Capitalism)”
    3
  13. ED 115
    4
  14. ED 217
    3
  15. ED 261
    Themes in Education
    As published: “Themes in Education (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    1-4
  16. ES 223
    Environmental Justice
    As published: “Environmental Justice 1”
    3
  17. ES 252
    Topics in Environmental Studies
    As published: “Topics in Environmental Studies (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    1-4
  18. GW 202
    Lived Feminism: Engagement and Praxis
    As published: “Lived Feminism: Engagement and Praxis 1”
    2
  19. GW 321
    4
  20. GW 351
    Special Topics in Gender Studies
    As published: “Special Topics in Gender Studies (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    1-4
  21. HI 225
    3
  22. HI 226
    3
  23. HI 228
    3
  24. HI 251
    Topics in History
    As published: “Topics in History (when topic is History of Coffee)”
    1-4
  25. HI 324
    3
  26. IA 351
    Advanced Topics in International Affairs
    As published: “Advanced Topics in International Affairs (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    3
  27. IA 353
    4
  28. ID 251
    Topics in Interdisciplinary Study
    As published: “Topics in Interdisciplinary Study (Long History of the Civil rights Movement (counts as a Group A or B course - does not fulfill both) )”
    1-4
  29. IG 264
    (Counts as a Group A or B course – does not fulfill both)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  30. IG 361
    4
  31. LI 251
    Special Topics: Libraries and Prisons
    As published: “Special Topics: Libraries and Prisons (Libraries, Prisons, and the Humanizing Power of Information)”
    1-4
  32. PL 244
    4
  33. PL 245
    4
  34. PL 246
    4
  35. PL 251
    Topics in Political Science
    As published: “Topics in Political Science (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    3
  36. PL 343
    4
  37. PL 351
    Topics in Political Thought
    As published: “Topics in Political Thought (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    3-4
  38. PL 365
    Topics In Comparative Politics
    As published: “Topics In Comparative Politics (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    4
  39. PL 366
    Topics In International Relations
    As published: “Topics In International Relations (When applicable. May be repeated for credit with a different topic)”
    4
  40. PS 335
    Psychology of Race
    As published: “Psychology of Race 1”
    4
  41. RE 230
    Topics in Religion
    As published: “Topics in Religion (when topic is: Peoples Temple and Jonestown)”
    1-4
  42. SO 204
    3
  43. SO 207C
    4
  44. SO 219
    Race, Power, and Dialogue
    As published: “Race, Power, and Dialogue 1”
    3
  45. SO 235
    4
  46. SO 317
    3
  47. SO 328
    Social Movements and Collective Action
    As published: “Social Movements and Collective Action 1”
    3
  48. SO 361
    Social Justice Dialogue: Theory and Praxis
    As published: “Social Justice Dialogue: Theory and Praxis 1”
    4
  49. TH 334
    3
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