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African American Studies

University of Mary Washington · Fredericksburg, VA

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Program
Award
African American Studies
Total credits (published)
18
Credits (computed from items)
49-51
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
232681
CourseShelf checklist
CK_232681_647bce42
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Minor Requirements

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    Requirements for the African American Studies Minor

    1 item
    1. AMST 201
      - Introduction to American Studies
      As published: “Introduction to American Studies”
      3

    Four elective courses from the list below (at least two of which must be 300 or 400 level, and drawn from at least two disciplines).

    electives · 0 items

      One three-credit, 300-400 level capstone course or internship with approval of program coordinator

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        Approved Electives for African American Studies Minor 1

        electives · 16 items
        1. ANTH 211
          - Race in Global Perspective
          As published: “Race in Global Perspective”
          3
        2. AMST 308
          - Civil Rights and American Memory
          As published: “Civil Rights and American Memory”
          3
        3. ECON 351C
          - Poverty, Affluence, and Equality
          As published: “Poverty, Affluence, and Equality”
          3
        4. ENGL 352
          - African American Literature Pre-1900
          As published: “African American Literature Pre-1900”
          3
        5. ENGL 354
          - African American Literature Post-1900
          As published: “African American Literature Post-1900”
          3
        6. ENGL 357
          - Southern Literature
          As published: “Southern Literature”
          3
        7. GEOG 331
          - Race and Place in America
          As published: “Race and Place in America”
          3
        8. HIST 313
          - African American History through 1865
          As published: “African American History through 1865”
          3
        9. HIST 314
          - African American History since Slavery
          As published: “African American History since Slavery”
          3
        10. LING 308
          - Language and Race
          As published: “Language and Race”
          3
        11. MUHL 268
          - History of Jazz
          As published: “History of Jazz”
          3
        12. RELG 250
          - African American Religions
          As published: “African American Religions”
          3
        13. SOCG 204
          - Social Stratification
          As published: “Social Stratification”
          3
        14. SOCG 313
          - Urban Sociology
          As published: “Urban Sociology”
          3
        15. SPAN 370
          - Caribbean Culture & Literature in the 20th & 21st Centuries
          As published: “Caribbean Culture & Literature in the 20th & 21st Centuries”
          3
        16. SOCG 371
          Selected Topics in Sociology (SOCG 371B2-Race, Crime, and Neighborhoods is included. Other SOCG 371 classes must be approved by the Program Director.)
          Not resolved to a course
          1-3
        Source. University of Mary Washington, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.umw.edu/undergraduate/minors/african-american-studies/. Captured page pages/0070.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.