Graduate Degree Programs
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
AAA S 530
Globalization in Africa (3) Students will examine globalization and its socioeconomic implications in Africa.
Effective: Fall 2008
AAA S 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 1996
AAA S 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Summer 1996
AAA S 597B
(HI ED 597B, CI ED 597B)
University Leadership: Domestic and International (3) University Leadership focuses on critical domestic and international issues of leadership, particularly facing senior administrators such as deans and above.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
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