African American and African Studies

Core Courses

1. AAS 100

   Introduction to African American and African Studies
   3
2. AAS 200

   Theories and Methods in African American and African Studies

One course which substantially engages slavery and race in the making of the modern world

1. AAS 399

   African American and African Studies Atelier
   3

Select at least three courses from among any of the following areas (at the 200 or 300 level):

I. Arts, Aesthetics, and Expressive Culture

II. Ethics, Politics, and Society

III. History, Culture, and Theory

Select nine hours of electives

I. Arts, Aesthetics, and Expressive Culture

1. AAS 206

   Introduction to Hip Hop
   3
2. AAS 207

   Black Popular Culture
   3
3. AAS 220

   African American Cultural Criticism
   3
4. AAS 235

   Black Cinema
   3
5. AAS 370

   Special Topics in Arts, Aesthetics, and

   As published: “Special Topics in Arts, Aesthetics, and Expressive Cultures in African American and African Studies”
   3
6. AAS 294

   Black Art in the US and Great Britain since 1945
   3
7. ART 104

   Topics in World Art

   As published: “Topics in World Art (when topic is appropriate)”
   3
8. DCE 122

   Special Topics in Dance

   As published: “Special Topics in Dance (when topic is African dance)”
   1-3
9. ENG 301

   Individual Authors

   As published: “Individual Authors (when topic is Toni Morrison)”
   3
10. ENG 302

    Ideas in Literature

    As published: “Ideas in Literature (when topic is Black is Beautiful: African American Poetics and Aesthetics 1919-2019)”
    3
11. ENG 356

    Literature of the Caribbean
    3
12. ENG 381

    Studies in African-American Literature

    As published: “Studies in African-American Literature (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
13. ENG 387

    African-American Fiction

    As published: “African-American Fiction (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
14. ENG 389

    African-American Poetry
    3
15. FRH 361

    Special Topics in French and Francophone Film Studies

    As published: “Special Topics in French and Francophone Film Studies (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
16. MSC 101

    Introduction to the Music of World Cultures
    3
17. REL 376

    Race, Religion, and Film
    3
18. THE 376

    Multicultural American Drama
    3

II. Ethics, Politics, and Society

1. AAS 115

   Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement
   3
2. AAS 190

   Mixed Race Studies
   3
3. AAS 202

   Policing, Politics, and Prison
   3
4. AAS 273

   Race and the City
   3
5. AAS 274

   Black Business and Economics
   3
6. AAS 285

   Women and Work in the U.S
   3
7. AAS 310

   Organic Leadership: Lessons from the

   As published: “Organic Leadership: Lessons from the Black Freedom Struggle”
   3
8. AAS 330

   Politics of Black Religion
   3
9. AAS 340

   Ethics of Black Power
   3
10. AAS 350

    Politics of Black Liberation
    3
11. AAS 380

    Special Topics in Ethics, Politics, and

    As published: “Special Topics in Ethics, Politics, and Society in African American and African Studies”
    3
12. AAS 393

    Black Family Matters
    3
13. ANT 335

    Anthropology of Space and Place in the U.S

    As published: “Anthropology of Space and Place in the U.S.”
    3,4
14. POL 213

    Economic Inequality and American Politics
    3
15. POL 223

    African American Politics
    3
16. POL 226

    American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
    3
17. POL 242

    Topics in Comparative Politics

    As published: “Topics in Comparative Politics (when topic is appropriate)”
    1-3
18. POL 252

    Topics in International Politics

    As published: “Topics in International Politics (when topic is appropriate)”
    1-3
19. POL 257

    Politics of International Development
    3
20. POL 274

    Arab and Islamic Political Thought
    3
21. REL 246

    Religion and Race
    3
22. REL 338

    Religion, Ethics, and Politics
    3
23. REL 339

    Religion, Power, and Society in Modern Africa
    3
24. REL 374

    Black Messiahs and Uncle Toms
    3
25. REL 375

    Race, Myth, and the American Imagination
    3
26. SOC 364

    Power, Politics, and Protest
    3
27. SOC 384

    Special Topics Seminar in Crime and Criminal Justice

    As published: “Special Topics Seminar in Crime and Criminal Justice (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
28. WGS 364

    Women of Color, Feminisms, and the

    As published: “Women of Color, Feminisms, and the Politics of Resistance in the U.S.”
    3
29. WGS 383

    Race, Gender, and the Courts
    3

III. History, Culture, and Theory

1. AAS 110

   Introduction to Africana Philosophy
   3
2. AAS 120

   Introduction to Black Women's Studies
   3
3. AAS 140

   Introduction to Black Religion
   3
4. AAS 205

   Black Cultural Studies
   3
5. AAS 210

   African American Intellectual Traditions
   3
6. AAS 240

   Black Theology and Black Power
   3
7. AAS 300

   Black Feminist Theory
   3
8. AAS 315

   African American Social and Political Thought
   3
9. AAS 320

   Philosophy and Race
   3
10. AAS 322

    Critical Theories of Race
    3
11. AAS 324

    Race and the Modern World
    3
12. AAS 355

    Africana Political Philosophy
    3
13. AAS 387

    Black Radical Tradition
    3
14. AAS 391

    Themes in Africana Philosophy
    3
15. AAS 392

    Seminar in African American Studies
    3
16. AAS 396

    Independent Study in African American and

    As published: “Independent Study in African American and African Studies”
    1-3
17. AAS 397

    Directed Reading in African American and

    As published: “Directed Reading in African American and African Studies”
    1-3
18. ANT 325

    Roots of Racism: Race and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S

    As published: “Roots of Racism: Race and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.”
    3
19. ANT 370

    Origins to Empires: The Archaeology of Africa and Eurasia
    3
20. ENG 387

    African-American Fiction

    As published: “African-American Fiction (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
21. FRH 216

    Studies in French and Francophone Literature and Culture

    As published: “Studies in French and Francophone Literature and Culture (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
22. FRT 210

    French-Language Literature in Translation

    As published: “French-Language Literature in Translation (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
23. HMN 200

    Introduction to Humanities: Themes in

    As published: “Introduction to Humanities: Themes in Literature, Culture, and Film”
    3
24. HST 105

    Africa in World History
    3
25. HST 110

    Atlantic World since 1500
    3
26. HST 266

    The History of the Slave South
    3
27. HST 268

    African History to 1870
    3
28. HST 269

    African History since 1850
    3
29. HST 271

    African American History to 1870
    3
30. HST 272

    African American History since 1870
    3
31. HST 336

    Gender and Power in African History
    3
32. HST 340

    Urban Africa
    3
33. HST 341

    Africans in the Atlantic World, 1750-1815
    3
34. HST 375

    Black Lives
    3
35. HST 376

    Civil Rights and Black Consciousness Movements
    3
36. HST 378

    Race, Memory, and Identity
    3
37. REL 107

    Introduction to African Religions
    3
38. REL 110

    Introduction to Islamic Traditions

    As published: “Introduction to Islamic Traditions (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
39. REL 345

    Religion and the Making of Black America
    3
40. REL 362

    Topics in Islam

    As published: “Topics in Islam (when topic is appropriate)”
    3
41. REL 373

    Special Topics in African-American Religious Traditions
    3
42. REL 393

    Topics in Religions of Africa
    3
43. SOC 359

    Race and Racism
    3
44. WGS 322

    Feminist, Womanist, Murjerista Theologies

    As published: “Feminist, Womanist, Murjerista Theologies: Constructive Perspectives on Christian Thought”
    3