Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies
Minor in African American and African Diaspora Studies
The Minor in African American and African Diaspora Studies combines well with many other degrees, allowing students to apply their AAADS knowledge and skills to their professional and personal life. Our courses help students deepen connections they are making within another subject area, and prepare to work with diverse populations.
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- African American History. One (1) course:
- AAAD-A 355 African American History I
- AAAD-A 356 African American History II
AAAD-A 355 African American History I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of blacks in the United States. Slavery, abolitionism, Reconstruction, and post-Reconstruction to 1900.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 355 or HIST-A 355.
- Summer 2027CASE DUScourseSpring 2027CASE DUScourseFall 2026CASE DUScourse
- Summer 2027CASE SHcourseSpring 2027CASE SHcourseFall 2026CASE SHcourse
AAAD-A 356 African American History II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: AAAD-A 355
- Description
- 1900 to the present. Migration north, NAACP, Harlem Renaissance, postwar freedom movement.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 356 or HIST-A 356.
- Summer 2027CASE DUScourseSpring 2027CASE DUScourseFall 2026CASE DUScourse
- Summer 2027CASE SHcourseSpring 2027CASE SHcourseFall 2026CASE SHcourse
- African American Literature. One (1) course:
- AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing
- AAAD-A 380 Contemporary Black American Writing
AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- African American writing before World War II, with emphasis on critical reactions and analyses. Includes slave narratives, autobiographies, rhetoric, fiction, and poetry.
- Summer 2027CASE AHcourseSpring 2027CASE AHcourseFall 2026CASE AHcourse
- Summer 2027CASE DUScourseSpring 2027CASE DUScourseFall 2026CASE DUScourse
AAAD-A 380 Contemporary Black American Writing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: AAAD-A 379
- Description
- The black experience in America as it has been reflected since World War II in the works of outstanding African American writers: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
- Summer 2027CASE AHcourseSpring 2027CASE AHcourseFall 2026CASE AHcourse
- Summer 2027CASE DUScourseSpring 2027CASE DUScourseFall 2026CASE DUScourse
- Electives. Nine (9) additional credit hours:
- Any AAAD-A 100–199
- Any AAAD-A 200–299
- Any AAAD-A 300–399
- Any AAAD-A 400–499
- Any AAAD-X 300–399
- Any AAAD-X 400–499
- Minor Hours and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- Minor Upper Division Courses. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300-499 level.
- Minimum Grade. A grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
Minor Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
AAADsubject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward minor requirements:
- AAAD-A 141 Introduction to Writing and the Study of Black Literature
- AAAD-A 142
AAAD-A 141 Introduction to Writing and the Study of Black Literature
- Description
- A composition and literature course that teaches the skills of writing. Structuring of ideas through analysis and practice of various techniques of paragraph and essay development. Reading and discussion of representative Afro-American writings including poetry, short story, sermons, novel, drama.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Interdepartmental Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies and English (Bachelor of Arts) [INTRBA_M02]
- Interdepartmental Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies and History (Bachelor of Arts) [INTRBA_M03]
- Interdepartmental Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Religious Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [INTRBA_M04]
- Interdepartmental Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Sociology (Bachelor of Arts) [INTRBA_M05]
- Interdepartmental Major in English and African American and African Diaspora Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [ENGAAADBA]
- Interdepartmental Major in History and African American and African Diaspora Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [HISTBA_M01]
- Interdepartmental Major in Religious Studies and African American and African Diaspora Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [HISTBA_M05]
- Interdepartmental Major in Sociology and African American and African Diaspora Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [SOCAAADBA]
- Major in African American and African Diaspora Studies (Bachelor of Arts) [INTRBA_M01]
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.