Center for African

Center for African

American Studies

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Undergraduate Courses

Fall 2013

Table of Contents

Required/ Core Courses……...….1

CAAS Electives……...….1,2

Electives...... 2, 3

General Requirements:

African American Studies Minor consists of total of (18) credit hours. Students must take three (3) required course; AAST 2300, AAST 4399 and one (1) core course SOCI 3338 or HIST 3365. In addition, students must take three (3) electives selected from the list below. Students who wish to minor in African American Studies should first consult with advisors in their major departments for approval and then with a CAAS academic advisor.

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Required Courses

AAST 2300 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 3 credits

TR 11:00am- 12:20pm Pamela Hill (COBA140) On Campus

This course introduces students to the African American experience in the United States, including an interdisciplinary analysis of the African American experience in politics, the arts, folklore, religion, economics, sociology, psychology, and community development; and an examination of local history, contemporary issues, and recent events in the African American community.

AAST 4399 CAPSTONE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 3 credits

TBA Schnavia S. Hatcher (TBD)

In consultation with the course instructor, students will design a research project or an internship that will integrate their previous course work into a capstone experience in either the applied or the cultural studies stream of the African American Studies minor. Prerequisite: AAST 2300 and departmental permission.

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Core Courses

AAST/HIST 3365 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1865 3 credits

MWF 11:00am- 11:50am Geoffrey Robert Mitchell (SWCA217) On Campus

History of blacks in America from their African origins to 1865. Emphasis on early African society, American slavery, and the development of black institutions and culture in the U.S

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CAAS Electives

AAST 4350 SPECIAL TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES 3 credits

TR 9:30am-10:50am Staff (SWCA217) On Campus

Special topics related to African American studies. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

AAST 4391 CONFERENCE COURSE 3 credits

TBA Staff (TBA)

Directed independent study for the advanced undergraduate. A close examination of a chosen topic through research and/or reading; format designed by instructor and student. May be repeated for a maximum six credit hours when the subject matter varies. Prerequisite: Departmental permission.

AAST 6391 CONFERENCE COURSE 3 credits

TBA Staff (TBA)

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Electives

AAST/CRCJ 3380 RACE, CRIME, AND JUSTICE 3 credits

MW 5:30pm-6:50pm Royce West (PKH319) On Campus

An examination of race in the context of the criminal justice system. Emphasis is on social construction of crime; and the treatment of racial minorities as victims and offenders by law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Offered as CRCJ 3380 and MAS 3380; credit will be granted only once.

AAST/ECON 2337 ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL ISSUES 3 credits

MWF 11:00am-11:50am Ronnie W Liggett (COBA239) On Campus

Economic consequences and solutions of current social issues. Each semester, a series of topics will be covered in line with current events and the instructor's expertise to facilitate an understanding of the economic structure. Will not serve to meet degree requirements for College of Business Administration majors.

AAST/HIST 3324 THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1820-1860 3 credits

MWF 8:00am-8:50am Stephanie E. Maizlish (UH11) On Campus

Sectional conflict in the United States from the Missouri Compromise of 1820 to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Southern separatism, slavery as a political issue, the antislavery movement, the breakup of the national political system, and the failure of sectional compromise.

AAST/HIST 4378 WEST AFRICA AND THE ATLANTIC DIASPORA 3 credits

TR 8:00am-9:20am Alusine Jalloh (UH02) On Campus

This course examines the history of West Africa and how this region was integrated into the Atlantic world through the Atlantic slave trade. The course adopts an interdisciplinary approach that integrates traditional classroom instruction with field-based learning in West Africa. This learning method, combined with cultural immersion, challenges students to develop their academic and cross-cultural knowledge and skills.

AAST/SOCI 4331 RACE, ETHNICITY & FAMILY FORMATION 3 credits

TR 11:00am-12:20pm Heather E. Jacobson (UH104) On Campus

Investigates the ways in which cultural understandings of race and ethnicity have shaped historical and contemporary variations in family structure, familial experiences, and the legal possibilities for family formation. Junior standing (60 hours) or permission of the instructor required to enroll in this course.

AAST/SOCI 4341 INEQUALITIES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION 2 credits

MWF 1:00pm-1:50pm Krystal K. Beamon (COBA256) On Campus

This course examines the manner in which race, ethnicity, and class affect the quality of education in the public schools. Topics include the resegregation of schools, class and race based achievement and funding gaps, and the role the schools play in reproducing inequality. This course has a service learning component and requires volunteering in programs designed to reduce inequality in the schools.