African American Courses
The African American Studies major requires 9 hours of foundational courses, such as Introduction to African American Studies, and 21 hours distributed across the Social Sciences, History, English, and Visual and Performing Arts.
The minor includes the 9 hours of foundational courses, but has only a 6-hour distribution requirement. Students may select from a wide range of interesting courses including African American Popular Culture, African American Sexuality and Society, Black Women Rising, Black Women Writers, The Black Male, Blacks in Hollywood Film, The Black Family, The Black Athlete and Research Methods in African American Studies.
Fall 2018
AAS 27100 Introduction to African American Studies
1:30 - 2:20 pm; MWF
Instructor: Nadia Brown and Ariel Demetria Smith
AAS 27700 African American Popular Culture
11:30 am - 12:20 pm; MWF
Instructor: Megan Maxine Williams
AAS 37100 Black Leisure and Recreation
1:30 - 2:45 pm; TR
Instructor: Ronald Stephens
AAS 37300 Blackness and Culture
3:00 - 4:15 pm; TR
Instructor: Joseph C Dorsey
AAS 37500 The Black Family
12:00 - 1:15 pm; TR
Instructor: Ronald Stephens
AAS 57500 Theories of African American Studies
5:30 - 6:45 pm; TR
Instructor: Joseph C Dorsey
Summer 2018
AAS 27100 Introduction to African American Studies
TBA
Instructor: Megan Maxine Williams
Spring 2018
AAS 27100 Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 11:30 - 12:20
Instructor: J. Dorsey
AAS 27100 Introduction to African American Studies
TTH 11:30 11:45
Instructor: M. Williams
AAS 27700 African American Popular Culture
MWF 10:30 - 11:20
Instructor: K. Nix
AAS 37000 Black Women Rising
MWF 9:00 -10:20
Instructor: N. Brown
AAS 37100 Issues In African American Studies
TTH 12:00 - 1:15
Instructor: R. Stephens
AAS 37300 History of Injustice in the US
TTH 1:30 - 2:45 Instructor
R. Stephens
AAS 49100 Coral Representation
TBA
Instructor: J. Dekle
AAS 57500 Theories of African American Studies
W 3:00 - 5:45
Instructor: J. Dorsey
AAS/PHIL 24200 Phil Born of Struggle
TBA
Instructor: L. Harris
Fall 2017
AAS27100
Introduction to African American Studies
MWF 11:30 - 12:20
Dr. Ronald Stephens
AAS27700
African American Popular Culture
MWF 1:30 - 2:20
Ms. Keturah Nix
AAS35900
Black Women Writers
TTH 1:30 - 2:45
Dr. Venetria K. Patton
AAS37100
The Black Community
M.W. 5:30 - 6:45
Dr. Ronald Stephens
AAS47300
Blacks in Hollywood Film
TTH 12:30 - 1:20
Dr. Joseph Dorsey
AAS57400
Research Methods in African American Studies
2:50 - 5:40
Dr. Joseph Dorsey
Summer 2017
2nd and 3rd Modular
AAS27100
Introduction to African American Studies
(Online course)
Megan Williams
AAS37100
The Black Athlete
(Online Course)
Andrew McGregor
