African American Studies Certificate
General Certificate Requirements
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| AAST 141H | Black: From Africa to Hip-Hop | 3 |
| HSTA 342H | African American History to 1865 | 3 |
| or HSTA 343H | African American History Since 1865 | |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Africa: From Ancient Egypt to Apartheids Origin | ||
| Race, Inequality & Education | ||
| Human Rights and Mass Incarceration | ||
| White Supremacy - History/Defeat | ||
| African-American Identity | ||
| Black Women: Race, Gender and Sexuality | ||
| Race and Minorities | ||
| Survey of African Cinema | ||
| African American History to 1865 (only if not completing the core requirement) | ||
| African American History Since 1865 (only if not completing the core requirement) | ||
| African-American Struggle for Equality | ||
| Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion | ||
| The American South | ||
| Women in America: Colonial Period to Civil War | ||
| Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present | ||
| Families & Children in America | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Race, Gender & Class | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Work, Labor, and the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |