Academic Catalog

Africana Studies (ASP)

ASP 101: Black Experience in America

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.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 102: Intro to Africana Studies

This is an introductory survey course that examines the basic theoretical concepts used to analyze the global Black experience.

Prerequisite: ENG 102
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 201: Sem in American Black Exper

Seminar course that focuses on the transition of African Americans from enslavement to emancipation to citizenship in the modern and postmodern eras.

Prerequisite: ASP 101
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 202: Seminar in Afircana Studies

This course is an expansion of ASP 102. Students will conduct research in specific topics of interest related to the Africana experience.

Prerequisite: ENG 102
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 300: Special Top. in Africana Stud.

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.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 301: Research Methods Africana Stu

This course will provide students with conventional quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Prerequisite: ASP 102 and 202 or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 302: Readings Black Women's Hist

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.

Prerequisite: ASP 101 or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 303: American Civil Rights Movement

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.

Prerequisite: ASP 101 and ASP 301 or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 305: Africana Intellectual Thought

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.

Prerequisite: ASP 102 and ASP 202 or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 306: Economic Dev in the Diaspora

This course examines the global political economic system and its impact on people of the African Diaspora.

Prerequisite: ASP 202 or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 466: Special Topics Africana Stu

A seminar for the analysis and discussion of special topics within the discipline of African studies. May be repeated twice for credit.

Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 489: Field Work in Black Community

Placement in a community based, international or local human services, non-governmental organization, or governmental agency or corporate organization.

Prerequisite: ASP 202 and ASP 303 or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
ASP 499: Senior Sem in Africana Studies

This course is a capstone experience for graduating seniors. This seminar will integrate theory and research with practice.

Prerequisite: Senior status or consent of instructor
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3