1. Students must take at least six courses (18 credit hours).
2. Students must take at least one core course. Core courses are those that focus exclusively on Africa and African subjects (100% Africa content), and provide an introduction and overview of African religion, history, or prehistory. The following have been designated as core courses:
   • Introduction to African Religions (RELI 111)
   • Introduction to African History: North, West, and Central Africa (HIST 231)
   • Introduction to African History: East, Central, and Southern Africa (HIST 232)
   • African Prehistory (ANTH 312).
3. At least three courses must be at the 300 level or higher.
4. Students must take at least four courses with 100% African content; the remaining two courses must have at least 25% African content.
5. No more than three courses (9 credit hours) can apply from transfer credits.
6. Up to two courses of transfer credit in African languages may be applied to the minor; this may include courses on African languages or other individualized study in African languages with advisor approval. ‘African languages’ does not include the languages of European colonial powers or Arabic. Other languages spoken on the continent, including Afrikaans, will be accepted. Together, all African language courses count toward one of the three required departments for the minor. They are considered to have 100% African content.
7. Courses must be taken over at least three different departments.

CORE COURSES

Students must take at least one core course. Core courses are those that focus exclusively on Africa and African subjects (100% Africa content), and provide an introduction and overview of African religion, history, or prehistory. The following have been designated as core courses:

• Introduction to African Religions (RELI 111)
• Introduction to African History: North, West, and Central Africa (HIST 231)
• Introduction to African History: East, Central, and Southern Africa (HIST 232)
• AfricanPrehistory (ANTH 312).

NON-CORE Courses

The following courses may be applied to the African Studies Minor as non-core coursework. A single * denotes courses with at least 25% Africa content and a double ** marks courses with 100% Africa content.

• ANTH 312** - African Prehistory (Fleisher)
• ANTH 364** - African Archaeology Field Techniques
• ANTH 370** - Archaeological Laboratory Techniques and Analysis
• ANTH 463** - West African Prehistory (McIntosh)
• ANTH 346* (HART 316/COMP 316/ARCH 310)-Virtual Reconstruction of Historic Cities (Fleisher)

• ENGL 379* - Introduction to Third World Literature (Joseph)

• FREN 324* - From Post-colonialism to Globalization (Wood)

• HIST 155** - Invention of Africa (Freshman Seminar) (Staller[JS1])
• HIST 229** - History of South Africa (Ward)
• HIST 231** - Introduction to African History: North, Western and Central Africa, Early Times to the Present (Staller[JS2])
• HIST 232** - Introduction to African History: East, Central and Southern Africa, Early Times to the Present (Staller[JS3])
• HIST 270* - South Africa and Indonesia: Empire to Nation (Ward)
• HIST 389* - Migrations and Diasporas in the Indian Ocean World (Ward)
• HIST 439* - Comparative Slavery from Antiquity to the Present: Africa, Asia, and Europe (Byrd)
• HIST 452* - Comparative History: The US and South Africa (Byrd)

• HART 128: Introduction to African Art History

• RELI 111** - Introduction to African Religions (Bongmba)
• RELI 113** - Introduction to Christianity in Africa (Bongmba)
• RELI 338** - The Church of Africa (Bongmba)
• RELI 340** - Theology in Africa (Bongmba)
• RELI 342** - New Religious Movements in Africa (Bongmba)
• RELI 348** - Christianity and Islam in Africa (Bongmba and Cook)
• RELI 423** - African Myths and Ritual (Bongmba)
• RELI 424** - Religion and Politics in Africa (Bongmba)
• RELI 425** - Africana Philosophy & Thought (Bongmba)
• RELI 426** - Religion and Literature in Africa (Bongmba)

• FWIS 157** - Race and Society in South Africa