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African and African American Studies (AAA S)

AAA S 003 Scholarship and Community (1) Introduction to college life for new students in a designated residential community to help them optimize their Penn State experience.
Effective: Spring 1999
Prerequisite: students must be participating in the Pennypacker Experience to take this course  

AAA S 083S (GH;US;IL) First-Year Seminar in African and African American Studies (3) Cultural, philosophical, economic, political, and global dynamics of the Black experience in the United States and the Diaspora.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 100 (GS;US) Evolving Status of Blacks in the Twentieth Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (3) An interdisciplinary, team-taught exploration of the evolving status of Black Americans in the twentieth century. Emphasis on the civil rights movement.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 101 (GH;US) (WMNST 101) The African American Woman (3) The sociological, historical, and political experiences of African American women, their roles and contributions to society.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 102 (GH;IL) (WMNST 102) Women of Color: Cross-Cultural Perspective (3) Global examination of value systems of women of color; attention to minority ethnic groups in the United States and developing countries.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 103 (US) (SOC 103, WMNST 103) Racism and Sexism (3) Critical analysis of the structure of race and gender in the contemporary United States.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 105 (GN;IL) (EARTH 105) Environments of Africa: Geology and Climate Change (3) Significant natural features of Africa as related to human endeavor; case studies include the Nile, climate change, natural resources.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 110 (GS;IL) Introduction to Contemporary Africa (3) Consideration of influences and forces shaping modern African society; analysis of current local and global problems and issues facing Africa.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 110U (GS;IL) Introduction to Contemporary Africa (3) Consideration of influences and forces shaping modern African society; analysis of current local and global problems and issues facing Africa.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

AAA S 110U (GS;IL) Introduction to Contemporary Africa (3) Consideration of influences and forces shaping modern African society; analysis of current local and global problems and issues facing Africa.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

AAA S 132 (IL) (SPAN 132) Afro-Hispanic Civilization (3) A general introduction to human and cultural elements of African origin in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 145 (GH;US;IL) (RL ST 145) African American Religion (3) History and significance of the religious dimension of the Black American struggle for equality from enslavement to the contemporary period.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 146 (GH;US) (RL ST 146) The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. (3) A survey of the civil rights leader including his religious beliefs, intellectual development, and philosophy for social change.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 147 (GH;US) (RL ST 147) The Life and Thought of Malcolm X (3) The life of Malcolm X/El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (1925-1965) and his social, political, economic, and moral thought.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 150 (GH;IL) Africa in Cinema (3) The study of the image of Africa as seen in fiction and non-fictional feature length films, ethnographic and documentary films.
Effective: Spring 2006
 

AAA S 191 (GH;IL) (HIST 191) Early African History (3) Explores important economic and cultural transformations in the making of early African empires from 1 MBC to 1750.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 192 (GH;IL) (HIST 192) Modern African History (3) Impact of the slave trade, expansion of Islam, colonial conquest, social and cultural transformations, resistance, nationalism, and independence.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 197 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
 

AAA S 199 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 200 (US) Languages of the African Diaspora in America (3) This course focuses on the development, linguistic structures, and sociolinguistic status of the languages of the African Diaspora in America.
Effective: Spring 2006
 

AAA S 202 (GS;IL) (WMNST 202) Gender Dynamics in Africa (3) Critical analysis of multidisciplinary research on relations between men and women in Africa and critique of Western feminist theories.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 208 (GA;US;IL) (THEA 208) Theatre Workshop in Diverse Cultures (3) A performance-oriented class which explores the historic and contemporary theatrical works of various culturally diverse peoples.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 210 (GH;US) (HIST 210) Between Accommodation and Alienation: African Americans in a Jim Crow Nation, 1896-1932 (3) The course will explore the context and events that shaped African American life over the period 1896-1932.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100, HIST 021  

AAA S 211 (GH;US;IL) (HIST 211) The Emergence and Evolution of the Black Diaspora in the Atlantic World (3) The course will explore the history and role of African and African-descent people in Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100 orHIST 003 orHIST 020 orHIST 021 orHIST 152  

AAA S 212 (US) Black History to the Twentieth Century (3) An examination of Black political, economic, social, and cultural life in America from the era of colonization to 1905.
Effective: Spring 2008
 

AAA S 235 (US) (ENGL 235) African-American Oral Folk Tradition (3) The origins, forms, and function of the oral folk tradition of African Americans.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: ENGL 015 orENGL 030  

AAA S 240 (GH;US) (HIST 240) Harlem: History, Culture, and Politics, 1890-Present (3) This course will explore the history of Harlem as a major Black urban community and a cultural center.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100 orHIST 152  

AAA S 250 (GH;IL) (HIST 250) Introduction to the Modern Caribbean (3) A survey course which, explores the historical evolution and emergency of the modern Caribbean.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 294 Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
 

AAA S 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1994
 

AAA S 297A Hip-Hop Music and Culture (3) Students will explore the origins of hip-hop, how it was transformed as it spread across the U.S. and the world.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

AAA S 297B Environmental Justice (3) This course will study the emergence of social movements responding to environmental pollution and local climate change.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
 

AAA S 299 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 302 (US) (BB H 302) Diversity and Health (3) Exam the relatinship of diverse personal and sociocultural factors to health, like socioeconomic class, race-ethnicity, gender, age, and sexual orientation.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: PSYCH 100 orSOC 001  

AAA S 335 (GA;IL) (ART H 335) African Art (3) Introduction to the visual arts of Africa, including contemporary African art and the influence of African art outside Africa.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 364 (GS;US) (WMNST 364) Black & White Sexuality (3) This course explains how narrow ways of thinking limit our understanding of the diverse expressions of human sexuality.
Effective: Spring 2007
 

AAA S 395 Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor  

AAA S 397 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in-depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 2003
 

AAA S 399 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

AAA S 400 African Studies Seminar (3 per semester/maximum of 9) A study of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) leading to participation in the Model OAU Conference in Washington, D.C.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: AAA S 110, AAA S 191  

AAA S 401 Afro-American Studies Seminar (3) A seminar examining theoretical and methodological issues in Afro-American Studies.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: AAA S 100, AAA S 101  

AAA S 403 South Africa Today (3) A course examining the South African government's policy of apartheid: its history, why it exists, how it works, and the prospects for change.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite: AAA S 110  

AAA S 404 (IL) Eastern and Central African Societies (3) Cultural and historical studies of Eastern and Central Africa employing a multidisciplinary approach.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite: AAA S 191, AAA S 192  

AAA S 405 African Studies Methodologies (3) Multidisciplinary research techniques for studying in and about Africa.
Effective: Spring 1997
 

AAA S 409 (US) (SOC 409) Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America (3) The impact of inequality and discrimination on individual and group identity among various racial and ethnic groups.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: SOC 001  

AAA S 410 (WMNST 410) Spirit, Space, Survival: Contemporary Black Women (3) How recent Black women have used spirit and space to survive.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite: AAA S 101  

AAA S 412 (US;IL) (THEA 412) African American Theatre (3) Exploration of the development of African American theatre from its roots in Africa through the Diaspora to the present time.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: THEA 100  

AAA S 415 (US;IL) (HIST 415) Race, Gender, and Politics in the United States and South Africa (3) This thematic course will compare key issues, figures, and events in the historical development of the United States and South Africa.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100, AAA S 102, AAA S 110, AAA S 192 orHIST 152  

AAA S 416 (US;IL) (S T S 416, WMNST 416) Race, Gender and Science (3) The class will focus on race and gender as products of science, and how societal values shape scientific activity.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite: 6 credits in S T S WMNST or AAA S  

AAA S 422 (US) (CAS 422) Contemporary African American Communication (3) A focused study on the continuities between African and African American culture and communication.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: SPCOM 100  

AAA S 431 (US;IL) (HIST 431) Black Liberation and American Foreign Policy (3) This course deals with American foreign policy and Black liberation in Africa since 1945.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100, AAA S 192;PL SC 001 orPL SC 014  

AAA S 432 (IL) (HIST 432) Between Nation and Empire: The Caribbean in the 20th Century (3) An exploration of the political evolution of the Caribbean Region over the course of the 20th Century.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 250  

AAA S 434 (IL) (PL SC 434) War and Development in Africa (3) This course will examine the relationship between war and development in sub-Saharan Africa in the post colonial era.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: PL SC 114 orPL SC 003 orAAA S 110  

AAA S 440 (US;IL) (PL SC 440, I B 440) Globalization and Its Implications (3) This course explores the socioeconomic implications of globalization.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: AAA S 100 orAAA S 110 orPL SC 003 orPL SC 014 orPL SC 020 orPL SC 022  

AAA S 443 (IL) (PL SC 443) Ethnic Conflict in Africa (3) This course explores the various causes and impacts of ethnic conflicts in the African context.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100, AAA S 110, PL SC 001, PL SC 003, PL SC 007, PL SC 014, PL SC 017, PL SC 020 orAFRAS 301  

AAA S 445Y (US) (LER 445Y, PL SC 445Y) Politics of Affirmative Action (3) Examines history, politics, and economics of the use of special programs to advance racial interests in the U.S.
Effective: Spring 2008
Prerequisite: AAA S 100 level course andPL SC 001 orPL SC 007  

AAA S 454 (IL) (PL SC 454) Government and Politics of Africa (3) Contemporary African Politics, institutions, and ideologies; patterns of change, social forces, and nation building in selected African states.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: 3 credits from:AAA S 110, PL SC 003, PL SC 020 orPL SC 022  

AAA S 459 (IL) (PL SC 459) Culture and World Politics (3) Role of culture in world politics.
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: PL SC 014  

AAA S 460 (US;IL) (PHIL 460) African American Philosophy (3) Major works by African American Philosophers, on topics of race, freedom, citizenship, nationhood, law and society.
Effective: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: AAA S 100 orPHIL 009 and 5th semester standing  

AAA S 464 (IL) (PL SC 464) Globalization, Extractive Industries, and Conflict in Africa (3) Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of extractive industries in Africa.
Effective: Summer 2008
Prerequisite: AAA S 110 or at least one of the following:PL SC 003 orPL SC 014 orPL SC 022  

AAA S 465 (US) (HIST 465) Civil Rights and American Politics 1933-1968 (3) The civil rights struggle and its impact upon American politics.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: AAA S 100, HIST 021, HIST 152, PL SC 001 orPL SC 002  

AAA S 469 (US) (ENGL 469) Slavery and the Literary Imagination (3) The impact of slavery on the petitions, poetry, slave narratives, autobiographies, and novels of African Americans.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite: ENGL 015 orENGL 030  

AAA S 494 Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
 

AAA S 494H Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
 

AAA S 495 Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Fall 2001
Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor  

AAA S 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 1994
 

AAA S 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1994
 

AAA S 499 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
 

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