Department of Minority Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Afro-American Studies
Interdepartmental Major in Afro-American Studies and Communication
Interdepartmental Major in Afro-American Studies and English
Associate of Arts - Concentration in Latino Studies
Minor in Latino Studies
Minor in Race Ethnic Studies
Minor in Afro-American Studies
Associate of Arts - Concentration in Afro-American Studies

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Afro-American Studies
The curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Afro-American Studies is orientated toward professional preparation and graduate study. The program sequences, Human Services and Community Development, place a heavy emphasis on education that is directly related to employment opportunities and graduate-level study.

Interdepartmental Major Afro-American Studies and Communication
The Department of Minority Studies and Communication offer an interdepartmental major that focuses on the specialization of the study of the human communication process within the African American experience.

Interdepartmental Major Afro-American Studies and English
The Departments of Minority Studies and English offer a thematically integrated major in Afro-American Studies and English.  The interdepartmental major is designed for students who wish to combine substantial Afro-American Studies with their work in an American and English literature major.

Latino Studies
Latino studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers a broad overview of the experiences of Chicanos and Puerto Ricans in the United States.  The curriculum emphasizes the history, culture, and socio-economic conditions of the Latino peoples while also examining the nature of minority groups in American society.  A minor of 15 credit hours in Latino Studies is available to every student at IUN.

Minor in Race Ethnic Studies
The minor in Race-Ethnic Studies reflects both a formal integration of the Department's concentration in Afro-American and Latino Studies and its developing curricula in Race-Ethnic Studies.

Minor in Afro American Studies
AFRO A150 or AFRO A151, and four additional courses in Afro-American studies to be selected in consultation with the departmental advisor.

Associate of Arts—Concentration in Afro-American Studies
A minimum of 18 credit hours distributed as follows.
Requirements:
AFRO A103, AFRO A150. Four of the following courses: AFRO A101, AFRO A210, AFRO A240, AFRO A255, AFRO A260, AFRO A261, AFRO A280, AFRO A282, AFRO A355, AFRO A356, AFRO A370, AFRO A379, AFRO A380. Students must also complete the general requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences.