Academics at MBC
Minor Course Requirements
Requirements for the Minor in African-American Studies
21 hours from the following required courses and two lists of electives.
Required Courses:
- PHIL 232 African-American Thought
- REL 232 African-American Religion
- HIST 260 African-American History (2 semesters)
- REL 310 Community and Practice
A minimum of 6 s.h.from:
- ENG 255 African Novels
- ENG 264 African-American Literature
- HIST 213 The United States: Democracy and Crisis, 1815–1877
- MUS 151 History of Jazz
A minimum of 6 s.h. from:
- ECON 215 Poverty, Inequality, and Welfare
- HIST 202 Virginia History
- INT 213 Colloquium
- SOC 240 Community and Urban Sociology
- SOC 248 Social Inequality
- SOC 264 Social Movements

