African American and African Studies

Requirements

1. AAS 100

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

   Theories and Methods in African American and African Studies
   3

Select twelve hours of electives (at least two at the 300 level) from among any of the following areas or from any AAS courses:

I. Arts, Aesthetics, and Expressive Culture

II. Ethics, Politics, and Society

III. History, Culture, and Theory

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