Courses in Afroamerican and African Studies (Division 311/Subject Code: CAAS) - Back to the Program Page
The following courses constitute the range of approved offerings at the time of the assembly of the publication. For more detailed and current information write directly to the department.

401. Music and Afroamerican Culture. (3).

402. Community Action: Analysis and Service (Project C.A.A.S.). (3).

403. Education and Development in Africa. (3).

404/Hist. of Art 404. Art of Africa. (3).

405/Cul. Anthro. 400. Field Studies. Junior standing and above (8).

406/Cul. Anthro. 401. Archaeology Laboratory Studies. Junior standing and above with concurrent enrollment in AnthrCul 400/CAAS 405 (6).

408. African Economies: Social and Political Settings. (3).

410. Supervised Research. Permission of instructor. (1-6).

412. Black Politics in the USA since 1930. (3).

413. Theories of Black Nationalism. CAAS 111, and one 200-level course: 200, 201 or 202 (3).

415/Cul. Anthro. 412. Traditional African Kingdoms. Anthro. 101, 222. (3).

418/Pol. Sci. 419. Black Americans and the Political System. Two courses in political science or permission of instructor. (3).

422/Cul. Anthro. 411. African Culture. Junior standing or permission of instructor. (3).

423. African Peoples in the Americas. Sophomore standing. (3).

424/Cul. Anthro. 513. Urbanization and Technological Change in Africa. Junior standing or permission of instructor. (3).

425. Politics of Black Movements in America. (3).

426. Urban Redevelopment And Social Justice. (3).

427/Cul. Anthro. 427/Wom. St. 427. African Women. One course in African Studies, Anthropology or Women's Studies or permission of instructor. (3).

430. Education and Cultures of the Black World. (3).

431. Topics in Black Education. CAAS 430 recommended but not required. (3).

433/French 402. Francophone Literature in Translation. A literature course or any course dealing with Black experience in Africa and the Americas. (3).

434/SOC 434. Social Organization of Black Communities. See Bulletin (3, Half Term 3).

435/Hist. of Art 425. 20th Century African Art. CAAS 214 or Hist. of Art 272. (3).

439/Ling. 449. Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities. (3).

440/Film and Video St. 440. Africaan Cinema. (3).

442/FILMVID 442. Third World Cinema. CAAS 202/FILMVID 230/FILMVID 236 recommended (3, Half Term 3).

443/WOMENSTD 443/. Pedagogy of Empowerment: Activism in Race, Gender and Health. WS 240 or CAAS 201 (3).

444/Cul. Anthro. 414. Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures. Junior standing or above (3).

447/Hist. 447. Africa in the 19th Century. (3).

448/Hist. 448. Africa Since 1850. (3).

451. Law, Race and the Historical Process, II. CAAS 450 recommended. (3).

452. Education and the Black Child. (3).

453. Culture, Class, and Conflict in Southern Africa. (3).

454/ANTHRCUL 453. African-American Culture. (3).

455. Seminar on Project and Research Planning. Advanced standing. (3).

456/Pol. Sci. 408. Comparative Black Political Thought. Two courses in political science or permission of instructor. (3).

457/ECON 476. Political Economy of Black America. See Bulletin (3, Half Term 3).

458. Issues in Black World Studies. (3).

459/ANTHRCUL 451. African-American Religion. (3).

461. Pan Africanism I. (3).

462/Women's Std. 462. The Pedagogy of Action: A Study Abroad to South Africa. WS 342 or AAS 358 or Instructor permission. (6).

465. Dynamics of Afroamerican. Music. CAAS 400/401, and permission of instructor. (3).

466. The Music of Africa. (3).

467. Fundamentals of Afroamerican and African Cultures. Junior standing or permission of instructor. (3).

468. Practicum in Field Studies in the Diaspora. CAAS 111 or permission of instructor. May require concurrent registration in CAAS 469, Issues in the Diaspora (3).

469. Issues in Field Studies in the Diaspora. CAAS 111 or permission of instructor. May require concurrent registration in CAAS 468, Field Studies in the Diaspora (3).

470/Film and Video St. 470. Cultural Issues in Cinema. (3).

475/English 477. Early Literature by Afroamericans. Permission of instructor. (3).

476/English 478. Contemporary Afroamerican Literature. Permission of instructor. (3).

477/NRE 477/Environ 477. Women and Environment. Junior standing. (3).

478/Latin Am. and Carib. St. 400/History 578. Ethnicity and Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. (3).

480. Psychology of Colonization. Permission of instructor. (3).

481. Introduction to African Education. (3).

482/NRE 482/Environ 482. Environmental Justice: Theoretical Approaches. (3).

484/ANTHRARC 484. Archaeology of Mind. ANTHRARC 282 recommended (3).

484/ANTHARC 484. Archaeology of Mind. ANTHARC 282 recommended (3).

486. Communication Media in the Black World I: Print Media. (3).

487. Communication Media in the Black World II: Electronic Media. (3).

490. Special Topics in Black World Studies. Upperclass standing or permission of instructor. (1-2).

502/Sociology 502. The Sociological Analysis of Contemporary Racism. Introduction to sociology and Soc. 303 or equivalent. (3).

510. Supervised Research. Graduate student or permission of instructor. (1-6).

519/Pol. Sci. 619. African Americans and the Politics of Race. Graduate standing or permission of instructor. (3).

521/Soc. 521. African-American Intellectual Thought. At least senior standing. (3).

531/Hist. 564. The Ante Bellum South. (3).

532/Hist. 573. U.S. Race Relations Since the Civil War. (3).

533/American Culture 533/Hist. 572. Black Civil Rights from 1900. (3).

548/Dance 558. Dance in Culture: Origins of Jazz Dance. (3).

557/Musicol. 557. The Music of Black Americans. Graduate standing. (3).

558. Seminar in Black World Studies. Graduate standing or permission of instructor. (3).

561. Pan Africanism II. (3).

562/Hist. of Art 560. African Art and Archaeology. Hist. of Art 108 or 404. (3).

564/Musicol. 564. Music of the Caribbean. Graduate standing. (3).

566/SI 566. Design and Practice of Social Science Research: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-method Approach. (3).

574. Child Rearing in African Societies. Upper level and graduate standing. (3).

575/Hist. of Art 610. Methodology of African Art. Permission of instructor. (3).

594/NRE 594. Research for Environmental Justice. Statistics. (3).

595. Topics in African History. (3).

596/NRE 596. History of Environmental Thought and Activism. (3).

611/Hist. of Art 611. Topics in African American Art. Hist. of Art 478 or permission of instructor. (3).

612/Hist. of Art 612. Special Topics in African Art. Permission of instructor. (3).

615/Cul. Anthro. 612. Seminar on Problems in African Ethnology. Permission of instructor. (3).

616/Cul. Anthro. 611. Seminar on Contemporary African Societies. (3).

629/Hist. 629. Studies in African History. (3).

630/Hist. 666/Wom. St. 666. Race, Class, and Gender in Latin American History. (3).

634/Soc. 634. The Urban Ethnographic Tradition: Theory, Method, Standpoint. Permission of instructor admission for undergraduates with senior standing (3).

642/Cul. Anthro. 614. Caribbean Societies and Cultures II. Anthro. 414 and permission of instructor. (3).

651/Pol. Sci. 659. Proseminar in Governments and Politics of Africa. (3).

665/NRE 665. Research methods: Traditional and New Grassroots Environmentalism. Graduate standing. (3).

679/Pol. Sci. 679. International Relations of Africa. (3).

687/Hist. 687. Studies in Black History. Graduate standing/senior standing or permission of instructor. (3).

695/Hist. 695. Studies in the Comparison of Historical Cultures. (3).

699/Hist. 699. Afroamerican History Interpretations and Methodology. Afroamerican History 201, 202. (3).

769/PUBPOL 802/SI 769. Global Electronic Commerce: Information Policy and Strategy. Doctoral Standing (3).

781/Hist. 781. Seminar in Black American History. (3).

786/Hist. 786. Seminar in African History. (3).

798/Hist. 798. Seminar in Comparative Studies in History. (3).

828/Soc. Wk. 828. The Black Church and Faith-Based Human Development, Economic Empowerment and Community Revitalizatio. Doctoral standing or permission of instructor. (3).

846/Soc. Wk. 846/Pol. Sci. 846. Policy: The Underclass and Public Policy I. Doctoral standing or permission of instructor. (3).

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