ABLD Courses

For those wishing to complete the Interdisciplinary Minor in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies, a minimum of 24 units from the list below must be completed. No more than 6 units of Level 1 courses may be applied towards the completion of the Minor. Some of the courses below are cross-listed. It is the student’s responsibility to check carefully for prerequisites, co-requisites and enrollment restrictions of all courses in this list.

Please consult with McMaster’s Undergraduate Calendar to view the most up-to-date course list for the minor. Current course outlines for individual courses can often be found on Faculty and Departmental websites.

APPROVED AADS COURSES CURRENTLY OFFERED – 2021/2022

• ANTHROP 1AB3 – Introduction to Anthropology: Race, Religion, and Conflict
• ANTHROP 2E03 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• ANTHROP 3HI3 – Medical Anthropology
• ANTHROP 3ST3 – Science and Technology Studies in/of Africa
• CMST 2Q03
• CMST 2R03
• CSCT 3A03
• CMST 3BB3
• CMST 3JJ3 – The Rise of the Music Industry
• CMST 3PM3 – Public Memory, Media, and African Diaspora Studies
• CSCT 3R06 A/B
• CMST 3RR3 – Race, Religion and Media
• ENGLISH 3A03 – Critical Race Studies
• ENGLISH 3GG3 – Theories of Decolonization and Resistance
• ENGLISH 3EE3 – African American Literature
• ENGLISH 3R06 A/B
• ENGLISH 3RR3
• ENGLISH 3V03 – Global Anglophone Literature and Film
• ENGLISH 4AA3
• ENGLISH 4WL3
• FRENCH 2AC3 – Introduction to Francophone Literatures and Cultures
• GENDRST 1A03 – Gender, Race, Culture, Power
• HTHSCI 1C06 A/B – Social Justice and Healthcare
• HISTORY 1B03
• HISTORY 1BB3
• HISTORY 2AA3
• HISTORY 2CS3 – Caribbean Slavery in the Atlantic World
• HISTORY 2EN3 – Caribbean History
• HISTORY 2J03 – Africa up to 1800
• HISTORY 2JJ3 – Africa since 1800
• HISTORY 2U03
• HISTORY 3BB3
• HISTORY 3J03 – The United States in the 1960s
• HISTORY 3N03 – Poverty, Privilege and Protest in Canadian History
• HISTORY 3RC3
• HISTORY 3W03 – Women in Canada and the U.S. to 1920
• HISTORY 4A06 A/B
• HISTORY 4BB3
• HISTORY 4DD6 A/B
• HISTORY 4G03
• LABRST 1C03
• LABRST 2BB3
• LABRST 2J03 – Work and Racism
• LINGUIST 2S03 – Language and Society
• LINGUIST 4M03
• LINGUIST 4R03 – Cross-Cultural Communication
• MUSIC 2A03 – Music of the World’s Cultures
• MUSIC 2II3 – Popular Music in North America and the United Kingdom: Post-World War II
• MUSIC 2U03 – Jazz
• ORIGINS 3F03
• PEACEST 2AA3
• PEACEST 2J03
• PEACEST 2JJ3
• PEACEST 3A03
• PEACEST 3E06 A/B
• PEACEST 4GG3
• PHILOS 3I03 – Philosophy and Feminism
• PHILOS 3T03 – Philosophy and Race
• POLSCI 3G03 – Ethnicity and Multiculturalism: Theory and Practice
• SOCWORK 4C03 – Critical Perspectives on Race, Racialization, Racism and Colonialism in Canadian Society
• SOCWORK 4U03 – Immigration, Settlement and Social Work
• SOCIOL 2E06 A/B
• SOCIOL 2FF3 – The Sociology of ‘Race’ and Ethnicity
• SOCIOL 3Z03 – Ethnic Relations
• SOCIOL 4A03 – Ethnic/Racial Tensions
• WOMENST 1A03
• WOMENST 3G03
• WOMENST 3H03

Notes

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1. Students who have previously completed INSPIRE 3EL3 where the topic was Topics in Black, African, and African Diaspora Studies, as well as Topics in the Black Caribbean and its Diasporas, or related subject matter, may include this course toward the minor’s requirements.
2. With the permission of the African and African Diaspora Studies committee, some courses not listed may be substituted, if deemed appropriate in content. Students seeking such permission should first contact Dr. Alpha Abebe (abebea@mcmaster.ca).