AF AM 083S
(GH;US;IL)
First-Year Seminar in African American Studies (3) Cultural, philosophical, economic, political, and global dynamics of the Black experience in the United States and the Diaspora.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 101U
(GH;US)
(WMNST 101U)
The African American Woman (3) The sociological, historical, and political experiences of African American women, their roles and contributions to society.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 110
(GH;US)
Introduction to African American Studies (3) An introductory survey of African American Studies practice and scholarship, focused on the major methods, figures, texts, and debates that define the field.
Effective: Spring 2013
AF AM 110U
(GH;US)
Introduction to African American Studies (3) An introductory survey of African American Studies practice and scholarship, focused on the major methods, figures, texts, and debates that define the field.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 110U
(GH;US)
Introduction to African American Studies (3) An introductory survey of African American Studies practice and scholarship, focused on the major methods, figures, texts, and debates that define the field.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
AF AM 132
(IL)
(AFR 132, 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 139
(GH;US)
(ENGL 139)
Black American Literature (3) Fiction, poetry, and drama, including such writers as Baldwin, Douglaa, Ellison, Morrison, and Wright.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 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: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 152
(GH;US;IL)
(HIST 152)
African American History (3) African roots; colonial and revolutionary experiences; slavery and abolitionism; civil war and reconstruction; accommodation and protest; the new militancy.
Effective: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 197
Special Topics (1-9 per semester/maximum of 9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 199
Foreign Studies (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
AF AM 100, HIST 021
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
AF AM 100 orHIST 003 orHIST 020 orHIST 021 orHIST 152
AF AM 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: Fall 2012
AF AM 235
(US)
(ENGL 235)
African-American Oral Folk Tradition (3) The origins, forms, and function of the oral folk tradition of African Americans.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 orENGL 030
AF AM 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: Fall 2012
AF AM 294
Research Project (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 297
Special Topics (1-9 per semester/maximum of 9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 297A
Jazz and Poetry in African American Heritage (3) Jazz and poetry - written, performed, recorded - have intertwined and manifested a unique cultural vitality. Since 1920s, the fusing of these art forms has inspired generations of musicians, poets, writers, filmmakers, dancers, visual artists, and scholars. In this course, students will learn about the cultural origins and essential ingredients of jazz and African American poetry, including traditional African-American Vernacular English and unique forms of oral and written slang. Geographic spread and political impact of these cultural forms will be considered, which includes analysis of their continuing significance to African American, American, and global societies.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 297D
History of Black Pennsylvania (3) This course explores the social, political, and educational dimensions of black communities throughout PA.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 299
Foreign Studies (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 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 2013
Prerequisite:
PSYCH 100 orSOC 001
AF AM 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: Fall 2012
AF AM 395
Internship (1-18 per semester/maximum of 18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 397
Special Topics (1-9 per semester/maximum of 9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 399
Foreign Studies (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 401
Afro-American Studies Seminar (3) A seminar examining theoretical and methodological issues in Afro-American Studies.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
AF AM 100, AF AM 101
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
SOC 001
AF AM 409U
(US)
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: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
Prerequisite:
SOC 001
AF AM 410
Spirit, Space, Survival: Contemporary Black Women (3) How recent Black women have used spirit and space to survive.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
AF AM 101
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
THEA 100
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
6 credits in S T S WMNST or AAA S
AF AM 422
(US)
(CAS 422)
Contemporary African American Communication (3) A focused study on the continuities between African and African American culture and communication.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
CAS 100
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
AF AM 100, AFR 192;PL SC 001 orPL SC 014
AF AM 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: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
AF AM 250
AF AM 445Y
(US)
(PL SC 445Y, LER 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: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
AAA S 100 level course andPL SC 001 orPL SC 007
AF AM 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: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
AF AM 100 orPHIL 009 and 5th semester standing
AF AM 465
(US)
(HIST 465)
Civil Rights and American Politics 1933-1968 (3) The civil rights struggle and its impact upon American politics.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
AF AM 100, HIST 021, HIST 152, PL SC 001 orPL SC 002
AF AM 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: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
ENGL 015 orENGL 030
AF AM 494
Research Project (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 494H
Research Project (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 495
Internship (1-18 per semester/maximum of 18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 496
Independent Studies (1-18 per semester/maximum of 18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 497
Special Topics (1-9 per semester/maximum of 9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2012
AF AM 497C
Hurricane Katrina: Lessons & Legacy (3) Significance of Hurricane Katrina to national life. Disaster's impact on public culture, class, gender, and ethnic/race relations as depicted in media.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
AF AM 499
Foreign Studies (1-12 per semester/maximum of 12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2012
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