Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary minor in the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) that welcomes students from all majors. The program offers innovative courses from other departments, such as Music, History, English, Sociology, and many others, about African Americans and Blacks in the African Diaspora, taught using a variety of teaching styles. The courses enable students to analyze and understand various subjects critically, ranging from exploring different intellectual perspectives and historical experiences to creativity in the arts, as well as examining Blackness and themes of social justice in other parts of the Diaspora. The minor in Africana Studies equips students with the analytical tools to comprehend both the shared and unique experiences of African-descended peoples throughout the Diaspora, thereby preparing them for careers in diverse environments, graduate studies, and other professional fields.
Minor Admission Requirements
Minor Requirements
Prerequisite Courses
Degree Requirements
Required Course
3 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- AFA3102 - Introduction to Africana Studies: A Multidisciplinary Approach (3)
History Core
6 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- AMH3571 - African American History to 1865 (3)
- AMH3572 - African American History Since 1865 (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- AFH3100 - African History to 1870 (3)
- AFH3200 - African History Since 1870 (3)
Restricted Electives
9 - 10 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- One of the three elective courses must be an AFA course
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit
General-Interdisciplinary- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 3 of the following:
- AFA3104 - The Black Intellectual Experience (3)
- AFA3371 - Evolution of Hip Hop (3)
- AFA3300 - African-American and Caribbean Music (3)
- AFA4242 - Contemporary Issues in Africana Studies (3)
- AML3605 - African American Literature I (3)
- AML3613 - Narratives of Slavery (3)
- AML3615 - Harlem, Haiti, and Havana (3)
- ANT3148 - Life and Death in Ancient Egypt (3)
- ANT3157 - First Peoples of the Caribbean (3)
- ANT3176 - African Archaeology and Prehistory (3)
- ANT3451 - Race Matters: Anthropological Approaches to Racism (3)
- ANT4340 - Caribbean Afterlives (3)
- ANT4352 - African Societies and Cultures (3)
- EDF2085 - Introduction to Diversity for Educators (3)
- EEC4402 - Cultural and Family Systems (3)
- ENC3373 - Cultural Rhetorics (3)
- ENL3654 - Black British Literature (3)
- FIL3831 - Black Cinema (3)
- FRW3752 - French Caribbean Literature (3)
- FRW3760 - Creole Identity in the French-Speaking World (3)
- GEA3455 - Geography of Brazil (3)
- HAT3504 - Creole Women Writers in Translation (3)
- HUM3320 - Contemporary Multicultural Studies (3)
- HUM3423 - African Humanities (3)
- HUM3460 - Latin American Humanities (3)
- HUM3467 - Latinx Cultural Expressions (3)
- HUM3806 - Critical Race Theory (3)
- HUM4381 - Race and Technology (3)
- INR3250 - Politics of Pan-Africanism (3)
- INR3253 - International Politics of Africa (3)
- LAS3026 - Cuba: A Collective Portrait (3)
- LAS3320 - Brazilian Culture (3)
- LAS4023 - African Caribbean Experience (3)
- LAS4323 - Power, Racial Discrimination, and Globalization in the Afro-Brazilian Diaspora (3)
- LIT3381 - Women Writers of Color (3)
- MHS3426 - Diversity Issues in Human Services (3)
- MUL2016 - Evolution of Jazz (3)
- PHI3790 - African Philosophy (3)
- POR3450 - Luso-Afro-Brazilian Triangle (3)
- PUP3314 - Minorities in American Politics (3)
- REL3076 - Cults, Minority Religions, and New Religious Movements (3)
- SPW4770 - Caribbean Spanish Literature (3)
- SOP3724 - Psychology of Prejudice (3)
- SOP3784 - Psychology of Diversity (3)
- SYD3700 - Race and Ethnicity (3)
- SYD3772 - Race and Social Media (3)
- SYO4323 - Community and Diversity (3)
- SYP4732 - Minority Aging and Health (3)
- THE4230 - Cultural Diversity in Theater (3)
- TSL4520 - ESOL Cultural Diversity (3)
- AML3682 - Ethnic Literature in America (3)
- GEA4405 - Geography of Latin America (3)
- HCW3024 - Haitian Literature and Culture (3)
- LIT3192 - Caribbean Literature (3)
- WST3460 - Women, Race and Struggle (3)
- HAI1101C - Elementary Haitian Creole & Culture II (4)
- AFA 4941 - Internship (3)
Grand Total Credits: 18 - 19
Other Requirements
- A minimum GPA of 'C' (2.0) is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor
- At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF
- No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used
- Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor without the approval of the program coordinator.
