Race, Gender and Social Justice - Graduate Minor

The Race, Gender and Social Justice graduate minor allows students to develop a global understanding of the complex inter-sectional systems of oppression that shape the lives of people of African descent, including other people of color. Students also gain specialized knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of Africana studies. In enhancing civic engagement as an interdisciplinary minor, the minor includes a focus on public policy, policy advocacy and the practice and methodology of community activism. The knowledge and skills gained through the minor prepares students for professional and academic positions.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Gain critical knowledge in the areas of race, gender and social justice.
  2. Demonstrate understanding and apply key frameworks, concepts, theories and/or methodologies in the field.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of collaborative action and its impact on equity and social change.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to design and implement an independent research project.
  5. Be prepared to be successful in professional and academic positions that utilize inclusive and anti-oppression frameworks.

Admissions for Race, Gender and Social Justice - Graduate Minor

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Admitted to any Kent State graduate degree program
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Statement of purpose related to the student's focus in the minor
  • One letter of recommendation from the student's faculty advisor

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
AFS 57100RACE, GENDER AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 3
AFS 57122SEMINAR IN ACTIVISM AND SOCIAL CHANGE 3
Minor Elective, choose from the following: 3
AFS 53100
RACE, CLASS AND FEMINIST THOUGHT
AFS 57144
BLACK SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
ENG 66103
ETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES
ENG 66104
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 66302
POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
GEOG 52070
SEMINAR IN ETHNIC, LIFESTYLE AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES
PHIL 51020
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
POL 60106
URBAN POLICY AND POLITICS
SOC 62546
SOCIAL INEQUALITY
SOC 62566
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOC 62870
SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY
Minimum Total Credit Hours:9

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
3.000 3.000
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

African Studies - Minor

The African Studies minor provides a broad familiarity with African history, culture and contemporary problems. Study in this program may be coordinated with relevant language study through Pan-African Studies.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
Minor Electives, choose from the following:18
AFS 15200
INTRODUCTION TO WEST AFRICAN CULTURES
AFS 22200
INTRODUCTION TO THE AFRICAN ARTS
AFS 32050
AFRICAN LITERATURES
AFS 34000
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN WORLD VIEW
AFS 37020
THE MODEL AFRICAN UNION (ELR)
AFS 37100
AFRICANA WOMEN’S LITERATURE
AFS 44095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
ANTH 48150
RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING
ARAB 11101
ELEMENTARY ARABIC I
ARAB 11102
ELEMENTARY ARABIC II
ARTH 42025
ART OF WEST AFRICA
ECON 42075
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECON 42076
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GEOG 31070
POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
GEOG 37040
GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
GEOG 41073
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
GEOG 44010
GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
HIST 31130
HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880
HIST 31131
HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994
MCLS 30420
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES
MUS 42111
AFRICAN MUSIC AND CULTURES
POL 30540
AFRICAN POLITICS
POL 30840
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
POL 40530
POLITICS OF WAR
POL 40560
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Admissions for African Studies - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
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  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Africana Studies - Minor

The Africana Studies minor introduces students to the experiences and accomplishments of people of African descent, wherever they may be throughout the world. The minor complements majors that prepare students to work in areas such as education, law, law enforcement, public service, social work, research, foreign service, business and community development.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Understand the historical experiences of people of African descent.
  2. Interact with diverse communities and be informed and engaged global citizens.
  3. Relate current political and social issues facing the Africana world to global historical events.
  4. Read, analyze and critically articulate the contemporary socioeconomic, political and cultural issues facing people of African descent.

Admissions for Africana Studies - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
AFS 23001BLACK EXPERIENCE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865 (KHUM) 3
or AFS 23002 BLACK EXPERIENCE II: 1865 TO PRESENT (KHUM)
AFS 37001THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO AFRICANA STUDIES 3
Arts and Culture Electives, choose from the following:6
AFS 20001
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES
AFS 20300
BLACK IMAGES
AFS 30001
CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS I
AFS 30310
BLACK HOLLYWOOD
AFS 30311
HIP HOP: THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCES
AFS 37100
AFRICANA WOMEN’S LITERATURE
or ENG 33013
 AFRICANA WOMEN'S LITERATURE
Thematic Area Elective, choose from the following:3
AFS 26010
BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE CONTINUED STRUGGLE FOR BLACK LIBERATION
AFS 37000
ORAL AND WRITTEN DISCOURSES IN AFRICANA STUDIES (WIC)
AFS 37150
SECRET AND MAROON SOCIETIES IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY
AFS 47100
RACE, GENDER AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:15

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

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