Diaspora Studies

A minor in Diaspora Studies requires 24h of courses. With the exception of IDST courses, no more than 12h can be in a single discipline. Some upper-level courses have pre-requisites. All courses offered towards this minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Please view the Registrar's Office website for course availability.

Course #	Course Title	Pre-requisites
FRAN 3323	La Lit. Migrante Au Quebec	(In French)
FRAN 3513	L'Acadie: Une Culture Unique	(In French)
FRAN 3523	L'Acadie: Quatre Sidcles D'Expression Litteraire	(In French)
FRAN 3633	Le Quebec Moderne	(In French)
FRAN 3643	Panorama de la Litterature Quebecoise	(In French)
HIST 2263	Canadian Women's History
HIST 2303	America & the Age of Revolution
HIST 2343	Maritime Provinces to 1867
HIST 2393	Latin America	30 h of university courses or permission
HIST 2603	African Canadian Women's History	Second year standing
HIST 2753	Africa and the World	30 h of university courses or permission
HIST 2773	Pre-Confederation Canada
HIST 3373	Peopling the Maritimes in the Eighteenth Century	HIST 2343 or 2773
HIST 3613	Making Canada: A Nation of Immigrants	HIST 2783
IDST 1113	Peoples and Cultures of Asia 1
IDST 1123	Peoples and Cultures of Asia 2
IDST 1213	The Black Experience Past and Present
IDST 2063	World Music
IDST 2823	Civilization in South Asia 2
MUSI 2063	Musics of the World
POLS 4883	Human Rights International	Pols 2683/2783 with a grade of B or higher or permission
SOCI 1113	Cultural Anthropology
SOCI 2853	Belief Systems	6h from 1000-level
SOCI 3133	Ethnic and Race Relations	6h from Soci 1006, 1106 or 6 hours from 1013/1023/1033/1113 or equivalent
ENGL 3663	Postcolonial Literature: South Asian	ENGL 1413/1423/1406, minimum grade of C-
ENGL 3673	Postcolonial Literature: African	ENGL 1413/1423/1406, minimum grade of C-
ENGL 3683	Postcolonial Literature: Caribbean	ENGL 1413/1423/1406, minimum grade of C-
ENGL 3693	Postcolonial Literature: Australian/New Zealand	ENGL 1413/1423/1406, minimum grade of C-
ENGL 2563	Canadian Literature 1	ENGL 1413/1423/1406, minimum grade of C-
SPAN 3413	Spanish American Literature 1	Span 2023; 2113 or 2123 Coreq: Span 3103 or permission
SPAN 3423	Spanish American Literature 2.	Span 2023; 2113 or 2123 Coreq: Span 3103 or permission
WGST 4913	Women of the African Diaspora	Third-year standing or permission of instructor

Inquiries regarding the Diaspora Studies minor may be directed to Kerry Vincent

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