Faculty: Ribeiro (Program Coordinator) Bucker, Delgado, Keysor, Moore Roberson, Shaw

The Black Studies minor is a program in the Interdisciplinary Studies Area of Study. Black Studies minors may complete any major to satisfy the college requirement that the major and minor be in different areas of study.

Black Studies Minor  Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete a minor in Black Studies should be able to accomplish the indicated action in each of the following areas:

1. Theory and Content: Acknowledge and recognize the foundations of Black Studies as an interdisciplinary field of scholarly inquiry and discuss the diverse theoretical perspectives that characterize this academic field of study; 
2. Critical and Creative Thinking: Demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills that highlight the interplay between civic learning, human experience, social behavior and institutions, and/or intersectional approaches that shape the field of Black Studies; 
3. Research Methods: Employ/deploy various pathways for collecting, examining, interpreting, and synthesizing information that lead to distinctive research methods informed by the study of African American experiences; 
4. Socio-cultural and Intersectional Awareness: Recognize how race intersects with other social or cultural identities confronting peoples of the African Diaspora, including issues of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, age, class, and nationality and; 
5. Communication in Communities: Develop communication skills–writing, speaking, and listening–that will enable students to collaborate in the classroom and learn from broader local, national, and global communities. 

The Black Studies Minor

The Black Studies minor consists of 20 credits. At graduation, Black Studies minors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor. The calculation is based on the grades of all courses presented for the minor. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. Courses taken on a Credit/No Credit basis may be counted toward the mibnor in consultation with the program coordinator. Transfer credits may count toward the minor in consultation with the program coordinator.