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Core Courses
Students should check the AAS Course Offering Directory, produced every
term, for the seminar topics to be offered in the following term.
AAS 101 - (4) (Y)
Introduction to Afro-American and African Studies I
An introductory survey with an emphasis on major historical
transformations within Africa, and including the Atlantic slave trade
and its effects on Africa; comparative slavery in the Americas with a
focus on economics, culture, and community; and the politics of slavery
and anti-slavery in the U. S. to the eve of emancipation.
AAS 102 - (4) (Y)
Introduction to Afro-American and African Studies II
An introductory survey with an emphasis on African-American culture,
including 19th-20th century intellectual traditions; comparative race
relations in the Americas; literature and other cultural expressions;
and especially the black experience in the U. S.
AAS 205, 206 - (3) (IR)
Introductory Seminar in Afro-American and African Studies
Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic of
Afro-American and African Studies, intended for first- and second-year
students. Subjects change from term to term, and vary with instructor.
AAS 401 - (3) (S)
Independent Study
See description under "Independent Study in AAS" above.
AAS 405, 406 - (3) (S)
Advanced Seminar in Afro-American and African Studies
Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic of
Afro-American and African studies culminating in the composition of a
research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the
instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others.
AAS 451-452 - (6) (Y)
Directed Reading and Research
Similar in format to AAS 401, but meant to be equivalent to twice as
much work (6 credits), and taken over a full year. Students in the DMP
enroll under these numbers for thesis writing.
Supporting Courses
The AAS program's Course Offering Directory, produced each term,
lists the courses grounds-wide that fulfill the AAS major requirements
for the coming term. Below is a listing of those courses which appear
most consistently, but students should check the most recent AAS
Directory, available at the Woodson Institute, for complete and updated
information.
ANTH 224 - (3) (Y)
Race, Gender, and Medical Science
ANTH 225 - (3) (Y)
Racism, Nationalism, and Multiculturalism
ANTH 232 - (3) (IR)
Symbol and Ritual
ANTH 234 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Folklore
ANTH 256 - (3) (Y)
Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ANTH 281 - (3) (Y)
Human Origins
ANTH 329 - (3) (Y)
Culture of Underdevelopment
ANTH 341 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
ANTH 346 - (3) (Y)
African Oral Literature
ANTH 357 - (3) (Y)
Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean
ANTH 358 - (3) (IR)
Creole Narratives
ANTH 384 - (3) (Y)
Archaeology of Egypt and Mesopotamia
ANTH 388 - (3) (Y)
African Archaeology
ANTH 549 - (3) (IR)
African Language Structure
ARTH 345 - (3) (IR)
African Art
ECON 415 - (3) (Y)
Economics of Labor
ENLT 247 - (3) (Y)
Black Writers in America
ENAM 313 - (3) (Y)
African-American Survey I
ENAM 314 - (3) (Y)
African-American Survey II
ENAM 385 - (3) (IR)
Folklore in America
ENAM 482 - (3) (Y)
Advanced Studies in American Literature II: Harlem Renaissance
ENTC 331 - (3) (IR)
Major African-American Poets
FREN 411 - (3) (Y)
African Film and Literature
FREN 570 - (3) (IR)
Francophone Literature of Africa
GFAP 344 - (3) (Y)
Urban Government and Politics
GFAP 351 - (3) (Y)
Minority Group Politics
GFCP 312 - (3) (Y)
Government and Politics of Developing Areas
GFCP 581 - (3) (Y)
Government and Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
GFCP 583 - (3) (Y)
Government and Politics of South Africa
HIAF 202 - (3) (Y)
Africa Since the 1800s
HIAF 203 - (4) (Y)
Africa Diaspora to 1850
HIAF 302 - (3) (Y)
History of Southern Africa
HIAF 401 - (3) (Y)
Seminar in African History
HILA 306 - (3) (Y)
Modern Brazil
HIME 201 - (3) (Y)
History of the Middle East and North Africa, ca. 570-1500
HIME 202 - (3) (Y)
History of the Middle East and North Africa, ca. 1500 to 1980
HIST 507 - (3) (IR)
Internship: African-American Interpretation at Monticello
HIUS 201 - (4) (Y)
American History 1607-1865
HIUS 202 - (4) (Y)
American History Since 1865
HIUS 323 - (3) (IR)
The American South in the 19th Century
HIUS 324 - (3) (IR)
The American South in the 20th Century
HIUS 346 - (3) (IR)
History of Urban America
HIUS 365 - (3) (IR)
African-American History Through Reconstruction
HIUS 366 - (3) (IR)
Afro-American History, 1865 to Present
HIUS 367 - (3) (S)
History of the Civil Rights Movement
LING 208 - (3) (IR)
Introduction to Swahili Language
LING 209 - (3) (IR)
Intermediate Swahili Language
LNGS 222 - (3) (IR)
Black English
MUSI 208 - (3) (IR)
Contemporary African American Music
MUSI 212 - (3) (Y)
History of Jazz Music
MUSI 260 - (3) (Y)
Jazz Improvisation
MUSI 369 - (3) (Y)
African Drumming and Dance Ensemble
PSYC 311 - (3) (Y)
Psychology of Language
PSYC 465 - (4) (Y)
Oppression and Social Change
PSYC 467 - (3) (Y)
Psychology of the African-American Athlete
PSYC 487 - (3) (Y)
The Minority Family: A Psychological Inquiry
RELA 275 - (3) (IR)
African Religions
RELA 410 - (3) (Y)
Yoruba Religion
SOC 341 - (3) (Y)
Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 368 (3) (Y)
Problems of Urban Life
SOC 410 - (3) (Y)
African-American Communities
SOC 453 - (3) (Y)
Sociology of Education
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