Courses

The study of family structure, mate selection, marital and other romantic interaction, parenting and kinship among African Americans.

An examination of the objects created by African Americans variously classified as "folk," "self-taught," and "outsider" artists. Course material will address the African origins and American transformations of traditional arts and crafts (architecture, pottery, iron work, and quilting) as well as the work of selected 20th-century artists in such media as painting, sculpture, and assemblage.

This course will explore issues of both physical and psychological issues of African Americans historically and today. Historical, sociocultural and economic factors that affect the quality and utilization of healthcare services in African American communities will be examined. We will examine the risk and protective factors for specific health conditions. We will also identify evidence-based ways to engage the community and draw on individual and community strengths in prevention and treatment.

This is an intermediate level course that focuses on: epidemiological data illustrating the health risks experienced by African-Americans; sociocultural factors essential for understanding and enhancing the health of African-Americans; effective health-related prevention programs for African-Americans.

This course is a study of African American life from its African origins to the present. Special attention is given to social structures, religion, folklore, political forces, history, art, music and geography.

An exploration of the major historiographical works and controversies of African American history from the 17th century to the present.

This course examines the role of African Americans in United States history. It emphasizes slavery, Reconstruction and its aftermath, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights and Black Liberation movements and contemporary African-American life to include African American cultural, intellectual, economic, political and social developments.

This course surveys the develpoment and experiences of African American people from the 14th Century to the present. It focuses on black experiences in the United States but may include the West Indies, Mexico, and South America.

This course surveys the development and experiences of African American people from the 14th Century to the present. It focuses on black experience in the United States but may include the West Indies, Mexico, and South America.

This course focuses on the experience of African- American people in the Western Hemisphere, world particularly in the United States. It surveys the period from the African origins of the slave trade during the period of exploration and colonization to the present. The course presents a comparison between the African experience in the United States and in Mexico and South America.