Ida B. Wells-Barnett Certificate in Black Women and Gender Studies

Beginning Fall 2007, Department of African American Studies undergraduate minors will have the opportunity to earn the Ida B. Well-Barnett Certificate in Black Women and Gender Studies. At present, the subject of black women and gender is one of the fastest growing subfields in the social sciences, history, and humanities. 

The Certificate reflects this growing interest.  It situates the study of Black women and gender centrally in the analysis of the African American experience, and does so from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Courses integrate gender as an analytic category and use Black Women’s Studies frameworks for understanding black women, gender and issues within the broader discipline of African American Studies.  The Certificate also provides students the opportunity to develop knowledge in comparative/transnational studies of women and gender in the African Diaspora and other communities of color.  

The Certificate requires that DAAS minor students successfully complete the following:

• Minor Core Requirements (9 hours)
• Minor Areas of Concentration (12 hours) of which 9 hours must be a part of the Black Women and Gender course listings.

Black Women and Gender Course Listings:

* With Advisor Approval