Summer Courses
Course Results
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AFS 339: Recent African American Histor
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; 1 D.E.C. F or SBS course
DEC: K SBC: SBS+; USA
A study of recent African American history. Topics will include the dramatic increase in the number of black elected officials, rise of the black middle-class, the urban crisis, contemporary civil rights struggles, affirmative action, the decline of black radicalism, and the incorporation of black leadership. Enables students to examine the relationship between African Americans and American society during the past 100 years, particularly since 1970. This course is offered as both AFS 339 and HIS 339.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 65865 30 Brenda Ford Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × -
AFS 340: Human Rights and Africa
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
SBC: CER; DIV; SBS+
A study of the significance of Africa in the development of international human rights. The courses focuses on the images of Africa generated by international human rights organizations and activists, the conceptions of human rights developed by African states and people, and the variable impact of human rights discourse and practice on African quests for equality and justice. This course analyzes the political, historical, and ethical complexity of international human rights' engagement with Africa.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 65776 30 George Osei Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Closed × -
AFS 370: African-American Family
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing
DEC: K SBC: HFA+; USA
The African-American family from the early 1800's to the present day. The nature and structure of that family, the obstacles it has faced, and its interrelationships with the African-American community and the diversity of American society.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 63073 30 Brenda Ford Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open ×Session 2 63952 31 Fahiym Wasi Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × -
AFS 374: Environ/Dev in African History
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 status
DEC: J SBC: GLO; SBS+
Provides a critical exploration of the history and political-economy of environmental changes and human activities in Africa from earlier times to the present. It examines the ways in which the dynamics of human-environment relationship have shaped the development of African societies and economies from the rise of ancient civilizations to the contemporary problems of war and famine. Although significant attention will be given to the pre-colonial era (like the impacts of iron-working, irrigation, deforestation and desertification), the focus of the course will be on the 20th and century and after, looking at the impacts of imperialism, colonialism, globalization and the postcolonial quest for development on the state of the environment in Africa. In the discussion, we will demonstrate that the shaping of African environments and ecologies is a product of complex, evolving and interconnected developments between humans and nature within and beyond the African continent. Offered as both AFS 374 and SUS 374. Not for credit in addition to SBC 320 or SBC 374.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 63262 30 Shimelis Gulema Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × -
AFS 380: Race & Ethncty Lat Am & Caribb
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing Advisory Prerequisite: AFS 240 or LAC 200
DEC: J SBC: GLO; SBS+
Concepts and theories of race and ethnicity in Latin American and Caribbean settings. The historical evolution and the contemporary social and cultural significance of racial and ethnic identities within the region are explored. Specific examples of social relations characterized by ethnic or racial conflict are presented. This course is offered as both AFS 380 and ANT 380.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 1 65065 30 Jose Baeza Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open + ×Note: Offered as ANT/AFS 380
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AFS 381: AIDS, Race, Gender/Black Cmmty
Undergraduate 3 credits
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing; one D.E.C. E or SNW course
DEC: H SBC: SBS+
Review of current biological and epidemiological knowledge about the HIV virus, and examination of the virus' social impact on the Black community. This course is offered as both AFS 381 and WST 381.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Notes Session 2 63782 30 Brenda Ford Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open × - Modify search