Requirements

1. African American History. One (1) course:
   • AAAD-A 355 African American History I i
   • AAAD-A 356 African American History II i
2. African American Literature. One (1) course:
   • AAAD-A 379 Early Black American Writing i
   • AAAD-A 380 Contemporary Black American Writing i
3. Focal area. Must take at least nine (9) credit hours in a single focal area: (1) arts, (2) literature, or (3) history, culture, and social issues. Courses are selected in consultation with the academic advisor.
   • Arts
   • AAAD-A 100 African American Dance Company: Foundations and Practices i
   • AAAD-A 104 Groups Theatre Workshop i
   • AAAD-A 110 African American Choral Ensemble: Foundations and Practices i
   • AAAD-A 112 Black Music of Two Worlds i
   • AAAD-A 120 Soul Revue: Foundations and Practices i
   • AAAD-A 221 Dance in the African Diaspora i
   • AAAD-A 222 Black Women Artists i
   • AAAD-A 243 Race and Representation in American Art i
   • AAAD-A 251 Photography of and by the African Diaspora i
   • AAAD-A 277 Images of Blacks in Films: 1903-1950s i
   • AAAD-A 278 Contemporary Black Film i
   • AAAD-A 283 Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1767-1945 i
   • AAAD-A 290 Sociocultural Perspective of African American Music i
   • AAAD-A 295 Survey of Hip Hop i
   • AAAD-A 297 Popular Music of Black America i
   • AAAD-A 320 Black Dance History i
   • AAAD-A 330 African American Cinematic Experience i
   • AAAD-A 331 Visual Arts of the Harlem Renaissance i
   • AAAD-A 332 Art of the Civil Rights Movement i
   • AAAD-A 337 Soul Revue: Advanced Studies and Practices i
   • AAAD-A 338 African American Dance Company: Advanced Studies and Practices i
   • AAAD-A 339 African American Choral Ensemble: Advanced Studies and Practices i
   • AAAD-A 345 Hip Hop Music and Culture i
   • AAAD-A 352 African American Art II: African American Artists i
   • AAAD-A 359 Ethnic/Racial Stereotypes in American Film i
   • AAAD-A 384 Blacks in American Drama and Theatre, 1945-Present i
   • AAAD-A 385 Seminar in Black Theatre i
   • AAAD-A 388 Motown i
   • AAAD-A 393 History of Jazz i
   • AAAD-A 394 Survey of African American Music i
   • AAAD-A 395 Contemporary Jazz and Soul Music i
   • AAAD-A 396 Art Music of Black Composers i
   • AAAD-A 430 The Cinema of Africana Women i
   • AAAD-A 496 Black Religious Music i
   • Literature
   • AAAD-A 131 Early African American and African Diaspora Literature i
   • AAAD-A 132 Recent African American and African Diaspora Literature i
   • AAAD-A 169 Introduction to African American Literature i
   • AAAD-A 249 African American Autobiography i
   • AAAD-A 479 Contemporary Black Poetry i
   • AAAD-A 480 The Black Novel i
   • History, Culture, and Social Issues
   • AAAD-A 113 Atkins Living-Learning Center Foundational Course i
   • AAAD-A 154 History of Race in the Americas i
   • AAAD-A 156 Black Liberation Struggles against Jim Crow and Apartheid i
   • AAAD-A 203 Studying Blacks of the New World: African Americans and Africans in the African Diaspora i
   • AAAD-A 205 Black Electoral Politics i
   • AAAD-A 210 Black Women in the Diaspora i
   • AAAD-A 238 Communication in Black America i
   • AAAD-A 250 U.S. Contemporary Minorities i
   • AAAD-A 255 The Black Church in America i
   • AAAD-A 263 Contemporary Social Issues in the African American Community i
   • AAAD-A 264 History of Sports and the African American Experience i
   • AAAD-A 265 Modern Sports and the African American Experience i
   • AAAD-A 292 African American Folklore i
   • AAAD-A 304 Black Paris i
   • AAAD-A 350 Black Atlantic i
   • AAAD-A 354 Transnational Americas i
   • AAAD-A 360 Slavery: Worldwide Perspective i
   • AAAD-A 363 Research on Contemporary African American Problems I i
   • AAAD-A 382 Black Community, Law, and Social Change i
   • AAAD-A 386 Black Feminist Perspectives i
   • AAAD-A 387 Black Migration i
   • AAAD-A 391 Black Nationalism i
   • AAAD-A 398 Advanced Topics in Social and Historical Studies for African American and African Diaspora Studies i
   • AAAD-A 399 Advanced Topics in Arts and Humanities for African American and African Diaspora Studies i
   • AAAD-A 405 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974 i
   • AAAD-A 407 African American and African Protest Strategies i
   • AAAD-A 408 Race, Gender, and Class in Cross-Cultural Perspective i
   • AAAD-A 420 Transforming Divided Communities and Societies i
   • AAAD-A 425 The Black Family in Twentieth-Century Rural America, 1900-1970 i
   • AAAD-A 427 Cross-Cultural Communication i
   • AAAD-A 447 Race, Crime, and Media i
   • AAAD-A 452 Historical Issues in Black Education i
   • AAAD-A 481 Racism and the Law i
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4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. 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.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.