ASP 202: Seminar in Africana Studies. This survey course analyzes the current and historical experience of people descended from Africa during the modern era. The course examines the methodological challenges of African and African American Studies and explores central questions that formulate a “black” identity. Students engage in contextual and theoretical frameworks of agency, power, community, and racial construction and transformation in response to histories of enslavement, colonialism, apartheid, racism, and globalization. Particular focus on the US, Caribbean, and Latin America, although diasporic regions may differ. Prerequisite: ENG 102. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 300: Special Topics. Survey course that analyzes the current and historical experience of people descended from Africa during the modern era (1400-1945 AD) but not living on the continent. Particular focus on the US, Caribbean, and Latin America, although diasporic regions may differ. Prerequisite: ENG 102. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 301: Research Methods in Africana Studies. This course will provide students with conventional quantitative and qualitative research methods. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 302: Readings in Black Women's History. This course uses various primary sources to examine the contribution of black women to the literary canon and historiography of Western and non-Western societies. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 303: The American Civil Rights Movement. An investigation of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century. Focus on the strategic and philosophical debates among the leadership, organizations, the role of government and citizens in shaping reform. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 305: Africana Intellectual Thought. A seminar course which examines the political movements of African descendant people, inclusive of the societal dynamics that provided the impetus and context for political struggle and cultural production. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 306: Economic Development in the Diaspora. This course examines the global political economic system and its impact on people of the African Diaspora. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 466: Special Topics in Africana Studies. A seminar for the analysis and discussion of special topics within the discipline of Africana studies. May be repeated twice for credit. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 489: Field Work in the Black Community. Placement in a community based, international or local human service, non-governmental organization, or governmental agency or corporate organization. Prerequisites: ASP 202 and ASP 303 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
ASP 499: Senior Seminar in Africana Studies. This course is a capstone experience for graduating seniors. This seminar will integrate theory and research with practice. Prerequisite: Senior status or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.
BIO 101: Life Science. A general study of biological concepts of living organisms. Emphasis is placed on cellular physiology, genetics, ecology, and evolution. (Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory per week). Credit: 3 semester hours.
BIO 103: Environmental Biology. This course investigates the impact of humans on our environment and the impacts on resource sustainability, biodiversity, and human health. Credit: 3 semester hours.