Behavioral and Social Inquiry
AFAM (PSYC) 3150. Introduction to Black Psychology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO BLACK PSYCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Deconstruction of traditional thought, behavior, and development as well as reconstruction of the same on contemporary terms; testing of nuances and varieties of multicultural and indigenous models. The designs and projected future of the Black Psychology Movement.
Not offered on a regular basis.
AFAM 4250. African American Seminar. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: AFRICAN AM SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: (AFAM 2000 and AFAM 3880) or AFAM(POLS) 4200.
Recurring topics and themes in African American life from the perspective of the behavioral sciences and humanities.
Not offered on a regular basis.
AFAM(PSYC) 4500/6500. Psychology of Prejudice. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCH OF PREJUDICE
Motivational, cognitive, social, and cultural factors that lead to discrimination in our society and various perspectives found in the research on discrimination.
AFAM(SOCI) 4580. Topics in African American Sociology and Health. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: AFAMSOC
The qualitative and quantitative methods for best assessing the functions of significant issues of performance and social interaction within contemporary African American culture, including, in some instances, the impact on health professions and the theory and delivery of health services. Some topics covered will have slightly more of a cultural implication, replete with systematic analysis; others will take on more of a practice in services.
POLS 4560. African American Politics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AFRICAN AMER POL.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101-1101D.
African American political behavior, including the theoretical underpinnings of political action, the electoral preferences of African Americans, and the role of African Americans in United States political institutions.
Not offered on a regular basis.
POLS 4570. African American Social Change. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AFRICA AMER SOC CHG.
Prerequisite: POLS 1101-1101D or AFAM 2000.
African American social movements, principally those in the United States, such as the convention and colonizing movements of the nineteenth century and the civil rights and black power movements of the twentieth century.
Not offered on a regular basis.
SOCI (AFAM) 3300. Global Perspectives on Racism and Sexism. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBL RACISM/SEXISM.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1600 or permission of department.
Race and gender relations and discrimination around the globe; the origins and practice of race and gender domination and empowerment in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim.
Offered every even-numbered year.
SOCI (AFAM) 3310. Race and Culture. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RACE AND CULTURE.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1600 or permission of department.
Evolution of cultures among racial groups as part of, and in contrast to, Western civilization. Particular attention is given to the ways race and culture intersect to provide styles, practices, and patterns of living for individuals in contemporary society.
Not offered on a regular basis.
SPCM(AFAM) 3820. Interracial Communication. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERRACIAL COMM.
An applied approach to understanding the significance of interracial communication in Western Society. The societal influences of history, language, and mass media in shaping our knowledge and understanding of positive interracial relationships.
SOCI (AFAM) 4370. Seminar in Race and Ethnicity. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM RACE/ETHNICITY.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1600 or permission of department.
Special topics in race and ethnicity for advanced undergraduates.
Not offered on a regular basis.
SPCM(AFAM) 4830/6830. African American Relational Communication. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AFAM RELATIONAL COM.
Interpersonal communication within African American relationships from a holistic framework. Historical, sociological, and psychological factors that affect individual behaviors within these relationships, including gender socialization from Africa to America.
SPCM(AFAM) 4840/6840. African American Family Communication. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: AFAM FAMILY COMM.
This course provides students with an opportunity to examine communication within the African American family from an African-centered perspective. It requires students to read and critically examine various theoretical and methodological approaches to the African American family.
WMST 3110. Gender, Race, and Class. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GENDER RACE CLASS.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of department.
Issues of gender, race, and class intersecting in the lives of women in the United States. Historical and social construction of gender, race, and class which have shaped the productive, political, and cultural experiences of women of diverse backgrounds will be examined.
Offered every year.
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