(Also offered as SWAH 101) Foundation course for all beginning students interested in reading or speaking the language. {Offered upon demand}

An interdisciplinary course that introduce students to the histories, cultures, and experiences of global people of African descent.

(Also offered as ARAB 111) Intensive Arabic language course that develops students' Arabic skills to the ACTFL Novice High level and expands their cultural knowledge of the Arab world.

(Also offered as CCS, NATV, SUST, WMST 109) The course explores historical and contemporary social forces that impact ethnic communities across the Americas. Students will examine social and economic dynamics of Indigenous, Latino, Asian-Pacific, Africana communities, and women's experiences.

(Also offered as ENGL 266) The course introduces students to the African-American classics of the slavery era. Daily experiences of the characters in these books become the basis for discussing race, class, gender, revolt, freedom, peace and humanity.

(Also offered as WMST 255) This survey course reviews the contributions of Black women to the Black Diasporic story.

Special topic courses in specialized areas of African-American Studies. Community Economic Development; Race and American Law; Culture and Personality.

(Also offered as POLS 309) A study of the history and diverse educational and political maturation processes of elected American officials and functions of the political process. {Fall}

(Also offered as POLS 329) An introductory course in the volatile politics in Africa. The various ideologies that underlie political movements and influence African governments will be explored.

(Also offered as ENGL 366) This is the second phase of a three-part journey through the African-American experience in search of humanity and peace. The vehicle is post-slavery books written by and about African-American people. Issues raised and the characters in the books provide the occasion for in-depth discussion of inhumanity, protests, self definition, race relationships, liberalism, etc.

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A study of European education and its psychological, sociological and cultural impact on traditional African society. {Fall, Spring}

The course examines the ending of and aftermath of slavery focusing on Silversmith's The First Emancipation and also the general emancipation of the Civil War era.

Special topic courses in specialized areas of African-American Studies. African-American Literature; Sociopolitics: Africa; Politics of Southern Africa; Black Books III, Education and African-American Education and Free Society. {Fall, Spring}