AAST 1000Intro to African American Studies
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
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AAST
45 courses with the subject AAST, 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.
AAST 1030Social Justice in the 21st Century9
of Sustainability Core AMST 1030 - Social Justice in the 21st Century
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 9
- Credits (max)
- 9
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 1101First-Year Seminar3
Max Credit: 3 USP 2015 Code: U5FY
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2240Introduction to African Studies3
Confronts African stereotypes by exploring the continent's complex history and current affairs, with the help of different disciplinary perspectives, such as economics, political science, and anthropology. Equipped with the basics, students will be primed to tackle more advanced courses on Africa. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: INST 2240 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3WB USP 2015 Code: U5C2
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2350Introduction to African American
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2360African American History
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2370Blues and African American Lit
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2450Traditional African Religion
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2490Topics
Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in African American & Diaspora Studies not covered by program courses. Credits: 1-3 or 3 Max Credit: 3 USP 2003-2014 Code: U3D Former Course Number: AAST 2990
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 2730African Creativity and Ritual
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2017-2018
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 3000African American Studies in Music
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 3010The African American Aesthetic3
Examines interrelationship of the creative process with cultural and philosophical motifs, as well as the spiritual and the artistic amongst African people on the continent and Diaspora. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 or any AAST 2000-level course.
AAST 3130Global Impact of African Cultures3
Examines concepts of culture and value systems as applied to Africa and African-derived cultures and the impact on civilizations around the globe. Using the lens of the Diaspora, this course examines aspects of African culture on the African continent along with the traditions, experiences, socialization, and histories that continue for dispersed peoples of African descent. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 or any AAST 2000-level course.
AAST 3260African Spirits in the New World
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 3670African Diaspora3
Examines process through which aspects of African culture have endured in Diaspora. Analyzes social relations between Diaspora Africans and non-African populations in N. and S. America, the Caribbean, Britain, Asia and the Mediterranean. Discusses cultural hybridization as a product of culture contact. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 , any AAST 2000-level course, or AMST 2360 / HIST 2360 . Cross Listed: HIST 3670 .
AAST 3933African Philosophy3
Examines the work of philosophers of Africa, of African descent and others who deal with the African diaspora. Topics include the nature of African philosophy and the African American struggle, African colonialism, philosophy, political philosophy and gender, traditional African thought. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- A prior course in AAST, INST or PHIL. Cross Listed: INST 3933 /PHIL 3933 .
AAST 4000Black Freedom Movement, AAST3
1955- Present Presents the struggle of African Americans for self-definition, self-development, and self-determination from the inception of the modern civil rights movements to the contemporary period. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 3 hours of AAST courses.
AAST 4020The Black West3
This course explores the historical experiences and contributions of people of African descent to the American West from their earliest recorded presence in the 16th Century through the present. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 , any AAST 2000-level course, junior/senior standing, or three hours of any level of HIST course.
AAST 4050Development, Africa, and Culture3
Focuses on the complex and checkered relationships between Western-inspired development and African cultures. Striking a balance among ethnographic case studies, theoretical lenses, and practical implications, understand what Euro-American efforts at foreign development, including contemporary globalization, look like from an African perspective. Provides an understanding of African expectations of development and developers. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- junior standing and instructor consultation. Cross Listed: INST 4050 . Dual Listed: AAST 5050 .
AAST 4065Black American Rhetorics
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4066Rhetorics of Social Justice
Focuses on learning about social justice issues and how injustice from the past, as well as previous social movements, influence our current lives. Analyzes language of social justice over time. Studies how marginalization, disenfranchisement, and erasure inform the rhetorics and movements of social 894
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4067Race, Gender, Media, and
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4075Culture, Identity, & Place
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4100African American Religious
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4160African American Rhetoric3
African American discourse and its relationship to equality and participation. Through examination of various media, music, speeches, and art this course uses the struggle of African Americans as an instructive exemplar, to come to terms with the philosophical concepts, political issues, moral complexities, and discursive characteristics of African American Rhetoric. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 9 credit hours in AAST or COJO. Cross Listed: COJO 4160 . Dual Listed: AAST 5160 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3D, U3CH USP 2015 Code: U5C3 A&S College Core 2015: ASD
AAST 4233Race, Gender, Ethnicity in the
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4250The Harlem Renaissance3
Examines the florescence of African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U. S. , including Africa and the Caribbean. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 , AMST 2010 , AMST 2110 , any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level AMST course. Cross Listed: f AMST 4250 Dual Listed: AMST 5250 .
AAST 4260Rhetoric and Social Justice3
Analyzes concepts of ableism, anti-Semitism, heterosexism, racism, sexism, and socioeconomic class through a critical/ social construction framework. It attempts to develop a "working" definition of these concepts by analyzing historical and current conceptualizations and identifying marginalization and disenfranchisement as it is woven in the fabric of American society. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- Minimum of 9 credit hours in AAST or COJO and junior standing. Cross Listed: COJO 4260 . Dual Listed: AAST 5260 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3D USP 2015 Code: U5C3 Former Course Number: [AAST 4985] A&S College Core 2015: ASD
AAST 4450African American Novel3
Considers aesthetic dimension and cultural matrix of novels written by Black Americans. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 , any AAST 2000 level course, junior/senior standing, six hours of 2000-level literature courses in ENGL. Cross Listed: Cross list with ENGL 4450 .
AAST 4455Slavery and Freedom
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4675USWomen of Color
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4970Internship in AAST
Designed for students to utilize the knowledge and skills obtained in their program of study to be applied at an organization or institution. Students will provide a job 895
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 4975Independent Research1-3
Independent study in African American Studies. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 and consent of instructor.
AAST 4990Topics1-3
In-depth study of a topic not offered as regular course. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- COM1.
AAST 5050Development, Africa, and Culture3
Focuses on the complex and checkered relationships between Western-inspired development and African cultures. Striking a balance among ethnographic case studies, theoretical lenses, and practical implications, understand what Euro-American efforts at foreign development, including contemporary globalization, look like from an African perspective. Provides an understanding of African expectations of development and developers. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- junior standing and instructor consultation. Cross Listed: INST 5050 . Dual Listed: AAST 4050 .
AAST 5060NGOs, Development, and Culture3
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have grown exponentially in number and are often viewed as the new and best vehicle for international development. By focusing on international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), in the contexts of Western aid to post-colonial societies and the role they play in the international aid system, the course explores INGOs from historical, global, and cultural perspectives. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- junior standing and instructor permission. Cross Listed: INST 5060 .
AAST 5065Black American Rhetorics
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 5066Rhetorics of Social Justice3
Focuses on learning about social justice issues and how injustice from the past, as well as previous social movements, influence our current lives. Analyzes language of social justice over time. Studies how marginalization, disenfranchisement, and erasure inform the rhetorics and movements of social justice. Students put theoretical concepts of social justice into real-world practice. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- Graduate status or 12 hours of 4000-level ENGL courses Cross Listed: COJO 5066, AAST 5066, GWST 5066
AAST 5067Race, Gender, Media, and
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 5160African American Rhetoric3
African American discourse and its relationship to equality and participation. Through examination of various media, music, speeches, and art this course uses the struggle of African Americans as an instructive exemplar, to come to terms with the philosophical concepts, political issues, moral complexities, and discursive characteristics of African American Rhetoric. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- 9 credit hours in AAST or COJO. Cross Listed: COJO 5160 . Dual Listed: AAST 4160 .
AAST 5233Race, Gender, Ethnicity in the
- Subject
- AAST
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
AAST 5250The Harlem Renaissance3
Examines the florescence of African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U. S. , including Africa and the Caribbean. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- AMST 1010 , AMST 2010 , AMST 2110, any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level AMST course. 896
AAST 5260Rhetoric and Social Justice3
Analyzes concepts of ableism, anti- Semitism, heterosexism, racism, sexism, and socioeconomic class through a critical/ social construction framework. It attempts to develop a "working" definition of these concepts by analyzing historical and current conceptualizations and identifying marginalization and disenfranchisement as it is woven in the fabric of American society.
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- graduate standing. Cross Listed: COJO 5260 . Dual Listed: AAST 4260 .
AAST 5455Slavery and Freedom1-4
Students engage in an in-depth study of the literary voices that emerged from the history of enslavement in the Americas from colonial times through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Max Credit: (Max. 8)
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- graduate status or 12 hours of 3000-4000 level work. Cross Listed: ENGL 5455 . Dual Listed: AMST 4455 .
AAST 5560Black Popular Culture3
Approaches African American popular culture from theoretical perspectives which include black feminist, postcolonial, and poststructuralist analyses. Max Credit: 3
- Subject
- AAST
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.uwyo.edu
- Prerequisite
- graduate standing; instructor consent for undergraduate students. Cross Listed: AMST 5560 . Agricultural Economics AGEC 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics An introductory course on why economics matters. We examine why countries like the US are rich, while others are poor. We explore economic booms & busts, and policies to avoid them. We address GDP growth, unemployment and inflation, government debt, deficits, tax policy, and whether robots will take our jobs. Credits: 3 Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: ECON 1010 . USP 2003-2014 Code: U3CS USP 2015 Code: U5H
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