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2007-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AAS 2301 - Introduction to African, African American Studies

Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to the history, core concepts, guiding questions and current issues in the field of African and African American Studies. As a survey of the history, major themes, and current trends of the field, the course introduces students to the social, political, and economic, problems facing persons of African descent in America and across the African Diaspora. Through a multidisciplinary perspective, the course provides students with an intellectual foundation for understanding and critically assessing the history and experiences of persons of African descent in America and across the African Diaspora.