Cajun & Creole Studies Minor Courses

You must take a minimum of 18 credit hours (generally 6 courses) in an approved area, and of those credits, at least 6 hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Anthropology

• 320 Anthropology of Food
• 450 Indians in Louisiana
• 491 Anthropology of Southwestern Louisiana

Architecture

• DSGN 361 Louisiana Architecture

English

• 335 Louisiana Folklore
• 449 Louisiana Fieldwork

French

• 301 Louisiana Francophone Language and Culture (prerequisite FREN 101, 102 and 201 or equivalency)
• 322 French and Francophone Popular Culture
• 340 Louisiana French Folklore and Folk Music
• 424 The Sociocultural Context of Louisiana French
• 425 Francophone Oral Literature*
• 449 Louisiana Folklore Fieldwork
• 492 Topics in Louisiana French Literature

Geography

• 350 Louisiana Geography

History

• 307 History of Louisiana
• 367 Social and Cultural History*
• 355 Black History
• 371 Special Topics: History of the Acadians
• 378 The American South*
• 380 Black Women’s History*
• 430 20th-Century Louisiana*

Humanities

• 200 Issues & Themes*
• 300 Issues & Themes* [e.g. "Imaging the Cajuns"]
• 400 Tracing Cajun & Creole Identity

Music

• MUS 331 Cajun & Creole Vocals
• AMUS 115 Individual Lessons in Cajun fiddle, accordion or Cajun/Creole vocals**
• AMUS 160 Trad Music Ensemble (001 Cajun or 002 Zydeco)
• MUS 327 - Class Fiddle I
• MUS 329 - Class Button Accordion
• MUS 360 - Cajun and Zydeco Music (history)

Sociology

• 310 Minority Groups

Please note that only 42 hours in a single discipline can count toward graduation.

For questions about including a course not listed above, please contact Dr. Nathan Rabalais.