Caribbean Studies Program

Caribbean Studies Program

The Interdisciplinary Minor In Caribbean Studies

Curdella Forbes, PhD

Professor, Dept of English,

Email: ceforbes@howard.edu.

 

Nikongo Nikongo, PhD

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 Minor
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REQUIRED COURSES [9 credit hours, 3 credits each]

Course List

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] OR AFRO 170: DIRECTED READINGS [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 164: SURVEY OF WORLD ART

 

BUSINESS

INBU 300: PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

 

BIOLOGY

BIO 328/329: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

EEED 180: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE (SAME AS BIO 329)

EEED SCIENCE & PUBLIC POLICY

EEED ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY 

 

ECONOMICS

ECON 175: HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT

ECON 188: THE ECONOMICS OF BLACK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ECON 192: INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL POLICY

ECON 191: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

ECON 194: THEORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

HISTORY

HIST 005: INTRO TO THE BLACK DIASPORA I

HIST 006: INTRO TO THE BLACK DIASPORA II

HIST 001: LATIN AMERICA

HIST 016: COLLOQUIUM ON ENSLAVED AND FREE WOMEN IN AFRICAN DIASPORA

HIST 042: COMPARATIVE SLAVERY

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 YOUTH OF COLOR

 

MEDIA, JOURNALISM AND FILM

INBU 300: PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

MUFC 420: DOCUMENTARY FILM

MUFC 422: FILM & SOCIAL CHANGE

MUFC 432: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

 

NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

NUTR 326: HEALTH PROMOTION & PLANNING

 

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL 153 PHILOSOPHY OF CULTURE

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLS 006: PAN AFRICANISM

POLI SCI 023: BLACK POLITICAL ACTIVISM

POLI SCI 170: GOVT AND POLITICS OF CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

 

PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCH 033: PSYCHOLOGY OF RACE AND RACISM

 

SOCIOLOGY

SOC 122: RESISTANCE, REVOLT, REFORM & REVOLUTION

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

HARC 001-004:

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. 

 

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