Africana Studies (ASP)
A survey of black people from freedom in Africa to enslavement in the United States, specifically examining enslaved and free black communities in colonial and antebellum era.
This is an introductory survey course that examines the basic theoretical concepts used to analyze the global Black experience.
Seminar course that focuses on the transition of African Americans from enslavement to emancipation to citizenship in the modern and postmodern eras.
This course is an expansion of ASP 102. Students will conduct research in specific topics of interest related to the Africana experience.
Survey course that analyzes the current and historical experience of people descended from Africa during the modern era (1400-1945 AD) but not living on the continent. Paticular focus on the US, Caribbean, and Latin America, although diasporic regions may differ.
This course will provide students with conventional quantitative and qualitative research methods.
This course uses various primary sources to examine the contribution of black women to the literary canon and historiography of Western and non-Western societies.
An investigation of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century. Focus on the strategic and philosophical debates among the leadership;, organizations, the role of government and citizens in shaping reform.
A seminar course which examines the political movements of African descendent people, inclusive of the societal dynamics that provided the impetus and context for political struggle and cultural production.
This course examines the global political economic system and its impact on people of the African Diaspora.
A seminar for the analysis and discussion of special topics within the discipline of African studies. May be repeated twice for credit.
Placement in a community based, international or local human services, non-governmental organization, or governmental agency or corporate organization.
This course is a capstone experience for graduating seniors. This seminar will integrate theory and research with practice.