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Oct 10, 2024
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Undergraduate Calendar 2024-2025
Interdisciplinary Minor in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies
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The Interdisciplinary Minor in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies is made up of courses spanning across more than a dozen departments. A Minor in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies provides students with in-depth understanding of Black and African-diaspora peoples and societies around the world.
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Notes
- Students who have previously completed INSPIRE 3EL3 where the topic was Topics in Black, African, and African Diaspora Studies, or Topics in the Black Caribbean and its Diasporas, may include these course toward the minor’s requirements, Course List A.
- Student requests for course substitution can be completed by emailing abld@mcmaster.ca.
- Students should note that not all courses listed are available each year. Furthermore, it is the student’s responsibility to check carefully for prerequisites, co-requisites, and enrolment restrictions.
- Students are strongly encouraged to seek guidance from their academic advisor to ensure they are meeting all enrolment requirements, including Faculty-specific requirements for double counting courses required for a student’s major.
- All courses have enrolment capacities. The Faculties cannot guarantee enrolment in courses for minors even when prerequisites have been met.
Requirements
24 units total (of which no more than 6 units may be from Level I courses)
6 units
from
- Course List A: Foundations in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies
18 units
from
- Thematic Course Lists: Thematic Area 1, Thematic Area 2, Thematic Area 3, Thematic Area 4
Course List A: Foundations in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies
Thematic Area 1: Politics of Race and Societies
- ANTHROP 1AB3 - Introduction to Anthropology: Race, Religion, and Social Justice
- CMST 3RR3 - Race, Religion and Media
- ENGLISH 3A03 - Critical Race Studies
- ENVSOCTY 1HB3 - Population, Cities and Development
- GENDRST 1A03 - Gender, Race, Culture, Power
- IARTS 1PA3 - Perspectives A: Arts in Society: Social Constructions of Class, Race and Gender
- PEACJUST 3RR3 - Race, Religion and Media
- PHILOS 3T03 - Philosophy and Race
- SCAR 3RC3 - Race, Religion, and Coloniality
- SOCIOL 2FF3 - The Sociology of ‘Race’ and Ethnicity
- SOCIOL 2JJ3 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
- SOCIOL 3RI3 - Racial Politics and Resistance
- SOCIOL 4A03 - Ethnic/Racial Tensions
- SOCWORK 4C03 - Critical Perspectives on Race, Racialization, Racism and Colonialism in Canadian Society
Thematic Area 2: Decolonization and Global Resistance
Thematic Area 3: Cultures and Identities
Thematic Area 4: Health, Science and Technology
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