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African American Studies
http://www.iastate.edu/~aastudies/
(Interdepartmental Undergraduate Program)
Program Committee: D. Anderson, R. Baum,
J. H. Blake, S. Dunlap, K. Hickok,
D. Rollins, V. Sheares, G. Tartakov, Y. Teshome
Undergraduate Study
African American Studies, a cross-disciplinary program in
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, offers an opportunity
to explore African Americans’ contributions to American culture.
Analysis of the African American experience—in history, literature,
art, religion, and society—provides students with skills,
sensitivities, and information to help them function more 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 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 333. African American Ethnology.
(Same as Anthr 333.) See Anthropology.
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.
Courses Offered by Other Departments
Engl 349. Selected Topics in Multicultural Literatures of
the United States. See English. Available only
when offered as a course in African American literature. Nonmajor
graduate credit.
Relig 475. Seminar: Issues in the Study of Religion.
See Religious Studies. When content is appropriate, may be taken
as Relig 475. Nonmajor graduate credit.
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