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Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies
AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies

African American and Africana Studies Minor Requirements

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The African American and Africana Studies (AAAS) minor program explores the social, cultural, spiritual, economic and political experiences and perspectives of the African Diaspora. With key focuses on the study of Black life within the United States, the global links across the African diaspora, and examining the contributions of the African intellectual heritages as key components of American culture and resistance. Classes engage the entire African diaspora, including the study of Africa, Afro-Latino/Afro-Caribbean, African-Native, Afro-Asian, African American, and other fusions and iterations of Black cultures.

With an emphasis on interdisciplinary study, the AAAS minor enables students to conduct research and synthesize new knowledge across disciplinary and departmental boundaries. The minor program provides academic and career advising, research training and mentorship, leadership skills development, peer mentoring and local/global community learning opportunities and engagement, including study abroad for students. Students who minor in AAAS will find that they are able to apply their newly gained knowledge, skills, and abilities masterfully across various fields and job sectors, which is vital in an increasingly culturally and ethnically diverse society.

AAAS Minor Requirements

The minor in African American and Africana Studies requires 18 credit hours, including:

  • Six (6) hours chosen from
    • AAAS 10103: Engaging Difference and Diversity in America
    • AAAS 20103: Introduction to African American Studies
    • ENGL 20593: Introduction to Literatures of the Global African Diaspora
  • Twelve (12) hours from courses that carry the AAAS attribute, from at least three different departments.
  • No more than nine (9) hours may be taken throughout the minor program in any one department.
  • At least nine (9) hours must be at the 30000 level or above.

AAAS Emphasis Requirements

The emphasis in African American and Africana Studies requires 16 credit hours, including:

  • Six (6) hours chosen from
    • AAAS 10103 Engaging Difference and Diversity in America
    • AAAS 10203 Introduction to African American Studies
    • ENGL 20593 Introduction to Literatures of the Global African Diaspora
  • Nine (9) hours from courses that carry the AAAS attribute from a at least three different departments.

AAAS Faculty & Staff

Wisdom (Advisory) Council
Name Title Phone Email Department
Glenda Daniels Associate Professor of Nursing 817-257-4941 glenda.daniels@tcu.edu Nursing
Jamartae Jackson Assistant Director of Student Support Services 817-257-4799 j.j.jackson@tcu.edu TRIO Programs
Brandon Manning Associate Professor of of Black Literature and Culture, Interim Director African American and Africana Studies Minor 817-257-6258 brandon.manning@tcu.edu English
Stacie McCormick Associate Professor, Co-Director African American and Africana Studies Minor 817-257-6245 s.mccormick@tcu.edu English
Adam McKinney Associate Professor of Dance 817-257-6674 adam.mckinney@tcu.edu Dance
Claire Sanders Senior Instructor 817-257-6289 c.sanders@tcu.edu History

Formally Affiliated Faculty

  • Zoranna Jones 
  • Janie Robinson 
  • Endia Lindo 
  • Rikki Willingham 
  • Sam Davis 
  • Ebony Rose