African-American Studies Courses

Required Courses

*AAS 210*	*African-American History from the Slave Trade to 1877*
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. SF) The African Diaspora and the African-American experience from slavery to emancipation and reconstruction. Issues of major importance to African Americans in context of American history.

*AAS 211*	*African-American History from 1877 to Present*
Prerequisites: AAS 210
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. SF) Black reconstruction; the rise of the Ku Klux Klan; the black exodus; 30 years of lynching; the civil rights movement; major African-American leaders; and current issues facing African Americans in America.

*AAS 300*	*Contemporary Issues in African-American Studies*
3 hrs. Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Academic Handbook.

Elective Courses

Category I (select two)

*ENG 129*	*African American Literature*
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. HL) Introduction to African-American literature from the 1700's to the present.


*ETE 280*	*Multicultural Education*
3 hrs. Exploring Diversity: Learners, Famlies, and Communities. Emphasis on Black, Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, Asian-American, and Native American subcultures.


*IS 275*	*Problems of Underdevelopment*
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. SF) Theories of development, particularly of the Third World; analysis of the international economic system and domestic structures that affect social and economic development. Clarification of normative assumptions inherent in development theories.

*IS 420*	*The Caribbean States in the International System*
Prerequisites: IS 275 or consent of instructor
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. NW) Caribbean economic and social development; emphasis on the contemporary period. Understanding intra-regional dynamics and the area's international relations; analysis of impact on the international economic system on the domestic and foreign policies of Caribbean governments; analysis of the racial dimension of Caribbean societies.

*IS 440*	*Problems in Southern African Development*
3 hrs. Selected problems in African development and international relations: nationalism, ideology, foreign policies and relations, international institutions, multinational corporations, liberation movements, ethnicity, national integration, and urbanization.

*SOC 313*	*Race, Ethnicity, and Minority Relations*
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. SF) Analysis of dominant-minority group relations and the processes of acculturation, assimilation, pluralism, and discrimination; effects of prejudice on interaction and social structure. Various minority groups explored specifically.

Category II (select one)

*ECO 313*	*American Economic History*
3 hrs. Changes in the processes of production and distribution in American economic development: their impact on economic institutions, and impact on economic development.


*PLS 360*	*Judicial Politics*
Prerequisites: PLS 105 or consent of instructor
3 hrs. (Gen. Ed. SF) Political behavior of American trial courts and variables connecting them to the large political system. Examples from criminal procedure and civil justice cases. Emphasis on police and prosecutorial discretion; recruitment of judges; juries; and social function of judgments and punishments.

*PLS 422*	*Urban Politics*
Prerequisites: PLS 105 and junior standing
3 hrs. Study of selected problems in metropolitan areas: political forms, ethnic politics, education, housing, poverty, corrections; theories dealing with the problems.

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