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African and African American Studies

George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
15
Credits (computed from items)
18
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232186
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232186_bace5ec0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Required Course

1 item
  1. AFAM 200
    Introduction to African American Studies
    As published: “Introduction to African American Studies (Mason Core)”
    3

Electives

electives · 45 items
  1. Select 15 credits from the following: 1
    Not resolved to a course
    15
  2. AFAM 390
    3
  3. AFAM 490
    1-6
  4. AFAM 499
    1-3
  5. ANTH 320
    Global Africa
    As published: “Global Africa (Mason Core)”
    3
  6. COMM 365
    3
  7. COMM 457
    Communicating Dissent: Revolutions and Social Movements
    As published: “Communicating Dissent: Revolutions and Social Movements (Mason Core)”
    3
  8. CONF 302
    Culture, Identity, and Conflict
    As published: “Culture, Identity, and Conflict (Mason Core)”
    3
  9. CONF 335
    3
  10. CONF 394
    3
  11. DANC 118
    Global Dance Perspectives I
    As published: “Global Dance Perspectives I (Mason Core) (May be applied to the minor when the topic is relevant to African and African American Studies)”
    3
  12. ENGH 348
    3
  13. ENGH 349
    3
  14. ENGH 350
    3
  15. ENGH 351
    3
  16. FREN 451
    3
  17. FREN 454
    3
  18. GCH 450
    3
  19. GGS 325
    3
  20. GOVT 332
    3
  21. GOVT 414
    3
  22. GOVT 464
    1-3
  23. HIST 261
    Survey of African History
    As published: “Survey of African History (Mason Core)”
    3
  24. HIST 262
    Survey of African History
    As published: “Survey of African History (Mason Core)”
    3
  25. HIST 344
    3
  26. HIST 335
    3
  27. HIST 336
    3
  28. HIST 360
    History of South Africa
    As published: “History of South Africa (Mason Core)”
    3
  29. INTS 437
    Critical Race Studies
    As published: “Critical Race Studies (Mason Core)”
    3
  30. INTS 438
    4
  31. MUSI 106
    Fundamentals of Rock, Blues, and Jazz
    As published: “Fundamentals of Rock, Blues, and Jazz (Mason Core)”
    3
  32. MUSI 107
    Jazz and Blues in America
    As published: “Jazz and Blues in America (Mason Core)”
    3
  33. PHIL 338
    3
  34. SOCI 208
    3
  35. SOCI 307
    3
  36. SOCI 308
    Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World
    As published: “Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World (Mason Core)”
    3
  37. SOCI 332
    The Urban World
    As published: “The Urban World (Mason Core)”
    3
  38. SPMT 318
    3
  39. WMST 307
    3
  40. WMST 309
    3
  41. WMST 315
    Women During the Enslavement Era
    or: HIST 343 Women during the Enslavement Era
    3
  42. WMST 317
    Women's Activism: From Jim Crow to Black Power
    or: HIST 345 Women's Activism: From Jim Crow to Black Power
    3
  43. WMST 375
    3
  44. WMST 412
    3
  45. WMST 416
    3
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/humanities-social-sciences/african-american-studies/african-american-studies-minor/. Captured page pages/0663.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.