The central mission of the Black Studies Department is to prepare students to critically understand, conduct research, and interpret the complex histories, societies, and cultures of people of African descent in the United States, Africa and the Diaspora. The Program’s interdisciplinary design encourages specialization within the University of Missouri’s broad liberal arts curriculum. As a result, students and faculty may conduct research that develops new or builds upon existing concepts, theories, and approaches to the study of the evolving experiences and contributions of the African Diaspora. In so doing, Black Studies prepares students to competently participate in diverse and competitive global societies where they may contribute viable practical solutions to critical challenges on multiple levels.
Black Studies, Minor
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Graduate students can earn a graduate minor in Black Studies by completing 15 credit hours. A plan of study form must be completed by the student and signed by their advisor and the chair of Black Studies. The form can be accessed on the Graduate School website: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/minor_app.pdf
Black Studies Graduate Minor Requirements
A student must complete a minimum of fifteen (15) credit hours to earn a graduate minor in Black Studies.
**If you encounter problems with the minor form, please get in touch with the department chair, Professor Daive Dunkley.
There are six specifically required credit hours:
- BL_STU 8001: Graduate Seminar in Black Studies
- BL_STU 8000: Independent Readings in Black Studies
The remaining nine (9) credit hours may be satisfied by selecting courses from the Black Studies graduate catalog. Courses from other departments may be substituted in consultation with your graduate advisor. (Credit will be given only when offered with appropriate topics):
- BL_STU 8400: Seminar in African Diaspora Literature
- BL_STU 7020: Studies in Black Feminist Thought
- BL_STU 7022: Peacebuilding and Peacemaking in the Modern Caribbean (Jamaica Study Abroad)
- BL_STU 7270: African-Americans in the Twentieth Century
- BL_STU 7300: The Black Family: Past, Present, and Future
- BL_STU 7303: Black Studies in Race, Class, Gender, and U.S. Policy
- BL_STU 7335: The Wire: Race, Urban Inequality, and the “Crisis” of the American City
- BL_STU 7420: Africana Womanism
- BL_STU 7480: Major African Diaspora Women Writers
- BL_STU 7604: Advanced Studies in Black Politics
- BL_STU 7705: Advanced Studies and Themes in Black Culture
- BL_STU 7773: Pan Africanism
- BL_STU 7825: Africa from the Slave Trade to Independence
- BL_STU 7835: Race and Politics in South Africa (South Africa Study Abroad)
- BL_STU 7975: Black Studies Internship
- BL_STU 8000: Independent Readings in Black Studies
- BL_STU 8001: Graduate Seminar in Black Studies
- BL_STU 8400: Seminar in African Diaspora Literature
- BL_STU 8510: Ecology, Conservation, and Environmental Justice
- BL_STU 8901: Graduate Topics in Black Studies