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

• 450 Indians in Louisiana
• 491 Anthropology of Southwestern Louisiana

Architecture

• 476 Louisiana Architecture

English

• 335 Louisiana Folklore
• 449 Louisiana Fieldwork

French

• 301 Cajun French (prerequisite FREN 101, 102 and 201 or equivalency)
• 302 Louisiana Creole French
• 322 French and Francophone Popular Culture
• 340 Louisiana French Folklore and Folk Music
• 424 The Sociocultural Context of Louisiana French
• 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

Humanities

• 200 Issues & Themes*
• 300 Issues & Themes* [e.g. "Imaging the Cajuns"]

Music

• 360 Cajun and Zydeco Music
• 362 Creole and Black Music in Louisiana

Sociology

• 310 Minority Groups

*When content is Acadian, Cajun and/or Creole

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