51 courses with the subject AFCS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Surveys various African musical traditions with respect to their historical, social, and cultural heritage. Examines traditional and contemporary African music, instruments, and performance traditions.
Surveys the development of African Americans in the United States from their African background to the present. Covers medieval and early modern societies in West and Central Africa; the transatlantic slave trade; the evolution of slavery from the colonial period through the Civil War; free blacks; Reconstruction; migration; civil rights; and black nationalism. Considers gender relations throughout the entire period and emphasizes how an historical perspective helps to inform discussions of contemporary issues.
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity
Focuses on the culture and history of Caribbean societies in global perspective. Explores Caribbean creativity and resilience across English, French, and Spanish linguistic and political spheres with examples from literature, art, music, food, technology, and performance. Considers the global reach of Caribbean diasporas, highlighting the long local histories of Caribbean communities in Boston. Follows four key themes—indigeneity, blackness, diaspora, and creolization—to understand this unique point of entry for the study of race, gender, and sexuality in the Americas.
Attribute(s): NUpath Societies/Institutions
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions.
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity
Addresses the place of Africa in the world, from human evolution to the establishment of large-scale iron-making societies. Examines debates on the evolution of man in Africa and migrations to other regions. Traces the formation and spread of language groups, the rise of agriculture, formation of family and political structures, and patterns of trade up to 1000 C.E.
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Examines the social impact of diverse forms of technological development and application that will have sweeping effects on the everyday lives of individuals, groups, governments, and societies in the twenty-first century. The global, transforming effects of technology as it affects communities of color in the United States and internationally are explored in three main areas: the computer, DNA, and quantum revolutions. Topics include the digital divide, minority media ownership, human cloning, the “dot.com” phenomenon, race and cultural representations in cyberspace, and biopiracy. Lectures, class discussions, fieldwork, and interaction with leaders in these various fields are integral elements of the course.
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience
Introduces specific topics in Africana studies as selected by the instructor. Topics will vary. May be repeated once.
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions.
Involves students in collaborative research under the supervision of a faculty member. Offers students an opportunity to learn basic research methods in the discipline. Requires permission of instructor. May be repeated once for up to 4 total credits.
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Prerequisite(s): ENGW 1102 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C
Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Offers elective credit for course taken at other academic institutions.
Prerequisite(s): SOCL 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or PHR 101M with a minimum grade of D- or ANTH 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or SOCM 103M with a minimum grade of D- or CRIM 1100 with a minimum grade of D- or PHR 107M with a minimum grade of D- or HUSV 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or SW 105M with a minimum grade of D- or WMNS 1103 with a minimum grade of D- or POLS 1140 with a minimum grade of D- or POLS 1160 with a minimum grade of D- or ISM 116M with a minimum grade of D- Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Societies/Institutions
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGL 1111 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1102 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1111 with a minimum grade of C or WRIT 201M with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1113 with a minimum grade of C or ENGW 1114 with a minimum grade of C Attribute(s): NUpath Difference/Diversity, NUpath Interpreting Culture
Attribute(s): NUpath Capstone Experience, NUpath Writing Intensive
Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience
Offers focused analysis of a special topic in African American studies. Course content may vary from term to term. May be repeated up to three times.
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions.
Attribute(s): NUpath Integration Experience
Offers independent work under the direction of members of the department on a chosen topic. Course content depends on instructor. May be repeated without limit.
Explores the various questions, relationships, and connections between the law and racial issues and concepts. Each offering focuses on a special topic such as reparations, civil rights, gender, or the environment and energy policies. May be repeated up to three times for a maximum of 16 credits.
Offers students an opportunity to conduct in-depth studies of significant black leaders—male and female—in a wide range of fields. Focuses on black leadership in the political arena as elected officials; leaders of pressure groups; leaders of protest organizations, black nationalist organizations, and feminist/womanist groups; and as advisers to political parties and presidential administrations.
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