Course Listing
- AFAM 115 Introduction to African American Studies
- 3 Semester hrs.
- An introductory course designed to give an overview of African American Studies in order to familiarize the student with the history, culture, aspirations, and contemporary issues of the African American experience.
- AFAM 150 Black Cultural Arts
- 3 Semester hrs.
- A study of Black American art forms, such as music, dance, theatre, film, painting, sculpture, and literature, as they have developed in the African Diaspora from slavery to the modern age.
- AFAM 155 African American History
- 3 Semester hrs.
- An analysis of the historical forces which shaped the African American experience in America from past to present.
- AFAM 198 Special Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- These courses are in-depth studies of a subject area developed by the instructor. Please contact the department or the instructor about content and availability.
- AFAM 199 Independent Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- This is an individualized study arranged bya student with a full-time faculty member and approved by the Chairperson of the Department and the Dean. Please contact the department about availability.
- AFAM 208 Social Research Methods
- 3 Semester hrs.
- An introduction to scientific inquiry and research methods in the social sciences with special emphasis on African Americans.
- AFAM 298 Special Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- These courses are in-depth studies of a subject area developed by the instructor. Please contact the department or the instructor about content and availability.
- AFAM 299 Independent Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- This is an individualized study arranged bya student with a full-time faculty member and approved by the Chairperson of the Department and the Dean. Please contact the department about availability.
- AFAM 301 Black Family Life
- 3 Semester hrs.
- This course examines relevant issues about life within the Black Family and the impact that these issues have on the individual, the community, and the society at large. Emphasis is placed on myths, gender roles, socialization, parenting styles, and male/female relationships. The course gives students an opportunity to select an aspect of Black life and do an in-depth critical analysis of it with a focus on the current research, competing views, and implications for the future.
- AFAM 335 Sociology of the Black Community
- 3 Semester hrs.
- A survey of the effects of long-standing discrimination and deprivation upon family structure, occupational patterns, health and educational conditions, motivation, and personal as well as group identity. An analysis of the Black power concept and its influence upon the growing community control of the ghetto.
- AFAM 337 Black Arts Movement
- 3 Semester hrs.
- A survey of the critical, fictional, poetic, and dramatic writings of Black Americans in the 1920s-1930s and the 1960s-1970s.
- AFAM 395 Black Drama
- 3 Semester hrs.
- A survey of dramatic literature written by African American playwrights from the 19th century to the current day. Representative playwrights include Garland Anderson, Theodore Ward, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, Charles Gordone, Charles Fuller, Ntozake Shange, and August Wilson. Students will have opportunities to attend live performances of African American drama in L.A. communities and to stage readings of selected works.
- AFAM 396 Survey of African American Literature
- 3 Semester hrs.
- A study of the major themes in selected works of African American literature; examination of their social, historical, cultural, and contemporary significance.
- AFAM 398 Special Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- These courses are in-depth studies of a subject area developed by the instructor. Please contact the department or the instructor about content and availability.
- AFAM 399 Independent Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- This is an individualized study arranged bya student with a full-time faculty member and approved by the Chairperson of the Department and the Dean. Please contact the department about availability.
- AFAM 435 Sex, Race, and Violence
- 3 Semester hrs.
- This course examines the issues of sex, race, and violence and their implications for the individual, the family, and the community. Emphasis is placed on the role of socialization and the myths that impact societal attitudes about sex and violence. Students have an opportunity to identify and to explore factors that influence the manifestation of physical violence (including dating violence, child abuse, and domestic violence) and sexual violence (including date rape, stranger rape, and marital rape) across the dimensions of race, ethnicity, and gender.
- AFAM 485 African American Social Thought
- 3 Semester hrs.
- A survey of the development of African American social thought with special emphasis upon current philosophies which have influenced contemporary African American social movements.
- AFAM 497 Senior Seminar
- 3 Semester hrs.
- Designed as a capstone experience for African American Studies majors and minors. In the seminar format, students will be challenged to integrate knowledge, skills gained in course work, and life experiences into a meaningful project that meets the challenge of academic excellence and social responsibility. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
- AFAM 498 Special Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- These courses are in-depth studies of a subject area developed by the instructor. Please contact the department or the instructor about content and availability.
- AFAM 499 Independent Studies
- 1-3 Semester hrs.
- This is an individualized study arranged bya student with a full-time faculty member and approved by the Chairperson of the Department and the Dean. Please contact the department about availability.
Cross-Listed Courses
- AFAM 326 Economic Development of the Minority Communities
- (See ECON 371)
- AFAM 334 Race and Ethnic Relations
- (See SOCL 334)
- AFAM 338 Civil Rights Movements
- (See POLS 338)
- AFAM 339 Racial and Ethnic Politics
- (See POLS 337)
- AFAM 365 Metropolitan Los Angeles
- (See URBN 365)
- AFAM 390 African Kingdoms
- (See HIST 390)
- AFAM 392 Colonial Africa: 1860-1960
- (See HIST 392)
- AFAM 490 The Nile Quest
- (See HIST 490)
- AFAM 491 South Africa
- (See HIST 491)
- AFAM 590 Seminar in African History
- (See HIST 590)