African American Studies Courses
http://www.iastate.edu/~catalog/2003-05/courses/afam.html
Undergraduate Study
African American Studies, a cross-disciplinary
program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,offers
students the opportunity to explore African Americans’
contributions to American culture. Students in the program analyze
and learn about African American experiences through the study of
history,literature, art, religion, and society. They gain
knowledge and develop skills and sensitivities to help them
function effectively in today’s diverse society.
African American Studies at Iowa State University
is an expanding program. Most of the courses in the program
satisfy general education requirements in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, the human relations requirement for teachers,
and the university’s diversity requirement. At present students
can minor or even design their own Interdisciplinary Studies major
with an emphasis in African American Studies. A minor in African
American Studies requires six courses in the program with a
minimum of 18 credits, including Introduction to African American
Studies (Af Am 201) and Seminar in African American Culture
(Af Am 460). The remaining credits must come from
at least two departments, with at least two courses taken at the
junior level or above. Independent study and internship
opportunities are available for credit, but do not count in the
minimum requirements for the minor.
Graduate Study
Courses
open for nonmajor graduate credit: 334, 347, 348, 349, 350, 460,
475.
*Courses primarily for undergraduate students
Af Am 106x.
Spring '06 Semester. Cr. 3. Approved US Diversity Course. Black
Community Leadership and its Development. Experiential learning
approach pursues an analysis of African-centered leadership as a
culturally specific perspective of leadership and provides a
social context for examination of its application to various Black
ethnic communities.
Af Am 201.
Introduction to African American Studies.
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. S. An
interdisciplinary introduction to the study of African American
culture. Includes history the social sciences, literature,
religion, and the arts, as well as conceptual frameworks for
investigation and analysis of the African American experience.
Af Am 252.
African American Theatre Production.
(Same as Thtre 252.) See
Theatre.
Af Am 325. Peoples and Cultures of Africa.
(Same as Anthr 325.)
See
Anthropology.
Af Am 330.
Ethnic and Race Relations.
(Same as Soc 330). See
Sociology.
Af Am 334. African American Religious Experience.(Same as Relig 334.) See
Religious
Studies.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
Af Am 347.
Survey of African American Literature.
(Same as Engl 347.) See
English.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
Af Am 348.
Contemporary African American Literature.
(Same as Engl 348.) See
English.
Nonmajor graduate credit.
Af Am 350.
African American Women.
(Same as W S 350.) See Women’s Studies.
Nonmajor graduate
credit.
Af Am 353.
History of African Americans I.
(Same as Hist 353.) See
History.
Af Am 354.
History of African Americans II.
(Same as Hist 354.) See
History.
Af Am 460.
Seminar in African American Culture. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Intensive
study of a selected topic in African-American Studies in one or
more disciplines. Selected readings of various authors, movements,
eras, or genres. Primary and secondary source materials. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Af Am 490.
Independent Study. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken, maximum of
3. Prereq: 6
credits in African American Studies, and permission of instructor
and of the chair of the African American Studies Program.
