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Minoring in Dutch Studies
Prerequisites to the Academic Minor:
Dutch 111, 112, and 231 or equivalent, as determined by the Department placement examination.
Academic Minor Program:
At least 16 credits to be chosen from the following categories as stated below.
Required Dutch Language and Culture courses (10 credits):
- Dutch 232: Second Year Dutch, 4 cr.
- Dutch 325: Intermediate Surinamese Dutch, or equivalent,3 cr.
- Dutch/Judaic 351: Anne Frank in Context, 3 cr.
Electives (6 credits): Two or more courses chosen from:
a. Netherlandic arts:
- CARILLON 150–Performance for non-SMTD students, 2 cr.
- HISTORY 328 / MUSEUMS 498: Decolonizing Museums: Colonialism, Collections,and Repatriation; a course with emphasis on Dutch colonial history, 3 cr.
- DUTCH 339: Independent Study, 2-4 cr.
b. Diaspora studies and race Theory:
- DUTCH 340–Amsterdam: Negotiating Tolerance, 3 cr.
- AAS 202–Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Studies (link to Minor focus: DutchCaribbean), 3 cr.
- HISTORY 357–Topics in African History (link to Minor focus: Islam and SouthAfrica), 3 cr.
- AAS 444 / ANTHRCUL 414–Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures (link to Minor focus: West Indies), 3 cr.
- JUDAIC 360 / MIDEAST 386–A Global History of the Jews of Spain (link to Minorfocus: Sephardic Amsterdam), 3 cr.
c. Study abroad (max one course)
- STDABRD 356 (European Union Summer Program in Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)
- STDABRD 399 (European Union Summer Program in Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- STDABRD 400 (Social Sciences in Amsterdam, Netherlands)
For more information on our Dutch Minor and Program, contact the Director, Annemarie Toebosch.