Courses

U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.

U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.

(R 6) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

U 208H Discovering Africa 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 208H. Interdisciplinary study of the history of pre-colonial Africa, focusing on social, economic, political and cultural institutions and traditions including the wealth, diversity and complexity of ancient and classical African civilizations and cultures.

U 372 African American Identity 3 cr.

Offered autumn. Interdisciplinary course designed to explore and illuminate the multifaceted nature and development of African American group and individual identity.

U 378H African American History to 1865 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 378H. Survey of the African American experience from the African background to the end of the Civil War. Focus on Black American quest for the American Dream, and how Blacks attempted to deal with the challenges of enslavement and racism.

U 379H African American History Since 1865 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 379H. Study of the African American experience since the Civil War. Change and continuity in the African American experience, the fight against Jim Crow, the struggle for civil rights, and post-civil rights economic, political, social and cultural developments and challenges.

U 388H Africa to 1880 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 388H. History of Africa from the earliest of times. Evolution of African societies and states, social, economic, political, and cultural developments; the dynamics, nature and consequences of Africa's interaction with Europe up to 1880.

U 389H Africa Since 1880 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 389H. Historical development in Africa since the imposition of colonial rule. Analysis of colonialism and emergence of nationalism.

U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.

(R 9) Prereq., consent of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

U 396 Independent Study Variable cr.

(R 9) Prereq., consent of instr.

UG 408 Africa and the Black Diaspora 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. History of Blacks in the diaspora. Focus on comparative examination of experiences in the United States, Latin America, South America, Africa and the Caribbean.

UG 409 History of Southern Africa 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 409. Historical survey of developments in southern Africa from the earliest of times to the present. Focus on the evolution and growth of societies and states; economic, social and political developments; external interventions and impacts on race relations.

UG 478 Martin, Malcolm and the Civil Rights Movement 3 cr.

Offered intermittently. Same as HIST 478. Examination of two leading and dominant leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Backgrounds, ideological orientations, idiosyncracies, and dynamics of change, continuity, conflict and consensus in their respective programs; lasting impacts and legacies.

U 493 Omnibus Variable cr. (R 6)

Prereq., consent of instr.

UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9)

Prereq., consent of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.

U 496 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9)

Prereq., consent of instr.

Requirements for a Minor

The African-American studies minor is an interdisciplinary program requiring twenty-seven (27) credits drawn from a combination of disciplines, including: history, anthropology, English, sociology, geography, economics, and political science.

African-American Core Courses

12 credits required from the following:
AAS 195: Special Topics, Introduction to African American Studies
AAS 208H Discovering Africa
AAS 378H African American History to 1865
AAS 379H African American History Since 1865
AAS 372 African American Identity

6 credits required from the following electives:
AAS 195 Special Topics
AAS 278H African American Institutions and Perspectives
AAS 288 Abolitionism: The First Civil Rights Movement
AAS 295 Special Topics
AAS 395 Special Topics
AAS 408 Africa and the Black Diaspora
AAS 478 Martin, Malcolm and the Civil Rights Movement
AAS 493 Omnibus
AAS 495 Special Topics

Electives:

9 credits required from at least two of the following fields:

History

283H Islamic Civilization: The Classical Age
359 Topics in 20th Century U.S. History
361H The American South: From Slavery to Civil Rights
362 African American Struggle for Equality
363H History of American Law
388H Africa to 1880
389H African since 1880
409 History of Southern Africa
470 Women and Slavery
471 Southern Women in Black and White

Sociology

200 Social Stratification
220S Race, Gender and Class
322 Sociology of Poverty

Political Science

326H Politics of Africa

Economics

350 Economic Development

English

337 African-American Literature

Anthropology

180S Race and Minorities
329S Social Change in Non-Western Societies
385S Indigenous Peoples and Global Development