Caribbean Studies Program
Caribbean Studies Program
The Interdisciplinary Minor In Caribbean Studies
Contact Us
Curdella Forbes, PhD (Co-Director),
Professor, Dept of English,
Email: ceforbes@howard.edu.
Nikongo Nikongo, PhD (Co-Director)
Associate Professor,
Department of Afro-American Studies,
Email: nnikongo@howard.edu.
The Interdisciplinary Minor in Caribbean Studies is an inter-departmental, integrative curriculum designed to promote a comprehensive study of the complex societies of the multi-linguistic Caribbean.
Academics| Minor in Caribbean Studies
The Interdisciplinary Minor in Caribbean Studies is an interdepartmental, integrative curriculum designed to promote a comprehensive study of the complex societies of the multi-lingual Caribbean. The student's intellectual abilities are broadened, and the perspectives and insights of several disciplines enrich the learning experience. This minor allows for an open and individuated learning experience that will enable students room and flexibility to diversify their academic programs.
Please review the Caribbean Studies Brochure below:
Caribbean Studies MinorREQUIRED COURSES [9 credit hours, 3 credits each]
Course List
Students must take the courses numbered 1 and 2 and any one from the courses numbered 3
1. AFRO 163: THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN [3 credits]
2. PHIL 135: AFRO-CARIBBEAN PHILOSOPHY [3 credits]
3. ENGL 056: INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN LITERATURE AND IDEAS [3 credits]
or
ENGL 225: MODERN CARIBBEAN LITERATURE [3 credits]
or
ENGL 227: CARIBBEAN GENRES [3 credits]
ELECTIVE COURSES (9 CREDIT HOURS, 3 EACH)
Course List
In addition to the 3 required courses, students must choose 3 electives from the following course list:
AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES
AFRO 101: COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF THE THIRD WORLD
ART HISTORY
ARTH 169
BIOLOGY
BIO 328: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMICS
ECON 192: INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL POLICY
ECON 175: HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
ECON 188: THE ECONOMICS OF BLACK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY
HIST 005: INTRO TO THE BLACK DIASPORA I
HIST 006: INTRO TO THE BLACK DIASPORA II
HIST 016: COLLOQUIUM ON ENSLAVED AND FREE WOMEN IN AFRICAN DIASPORA
HIST 043: COLLOQUIUM ON MUSIC, RESISTANCE AND THE BLACK DIASPORA
HIST 195: RACE RELATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
HIST 161: SEX, GENDER, AND POWER IN THE MAKING OF THE ATLANTIC WORLD
HIST 180: SEMINAR: REPARATIONS AND THE LAW
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUDV 119: DIVERSE CHILDREN OF COLOR
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI SCI 170: GOVT AND POLITICS OF CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCH 033: PSYCHOLOGY OF RACE AND RACISM
SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 125: GLOBAL HEALTH: CHALLENGES, RESPONSES AND FUTURE ACTIONS
SOCI 141: CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOCI 305: EMPIRES AND COLONIALISM
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
HAITIAN CREOLE 1
HAITIAN CREOLE II
HAITIAN CREOLE III
HAITIAN CREOLE IV
SPAN 075: CONTEMPORARY AFRO-CUBAN EXPRESSION
SPAN 089: AFRO-HISPANIC PEOPLES AND CULTURES
CARI 100: SENIOR THESIS
- The senior thesis is an elective like all the others, but it is done under the direction of a faculty member.