NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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African American Studies

Location: 1223 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2950.

AAST            100
         Introduction to African American Studies
       3 hours.   Individual and Society, and US Society course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion and one Lecture.

AAST            103
         African American Politics and Culture
       3 hours.  Same as POLS 112. Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

AAST            111
         Introduction to African American Literature Since 1910
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 119. Creative Arts, and US Society course.  

AAST            202
         African American Behavioral Patterns
       3 hours.  Same as PSCH 202. Prerequisite(s) PSCH 100 or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Credit in AAST 201 or PSCH 201. Individual and Society, and US Society course. Departmental Approval Required 

AAST            203
         The African American Family in the United States
       3 hours.  Same as SOC 203. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100 or SOC 100 or consent of the instructor. Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

AAST            206
         Interdisciplinary Research Methods in African American Studies
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in AAST 100; or consent of the instructor. For African American Studies majors and minors only. Instructor Approval Required 

AAST            241
         Pre-Colonial Africa
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 241. Past, and World Cultures course.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

AAST            248
         African American History since 1877
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 248. Prerequisite(s): One course in African American studies or history, or consent of the instructor. Past, and US Society course.  

AAST            250
         Comparative Black Literatures
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 260. Creative Arts, and US Society course.  

AAST            252
         African Americans and the Law, Since 1954
       3 hours.  Same as POLS 252. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in AAST 100 or Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or Grade of C or better in POLS 103 or Grade of C or better in POLS 190; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: AAST 251 or POLS 251. Past, and US Society course.  

AAST            263
         African American Intellectual History
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 263. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100. Individual and Society, and Past course.  

AAST            351
         Topics in Black Art and Literature
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 351. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in AAST 100; and Grade of C or better in AAST 110 or Grade of C or better in AAST 111; or Grade of C or better in ENGL 240 and Grade of C or better in ENGL 243.  

AAST            356
         Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy
       3 hours.  Same as GWS 356, and POLS 356. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or grade of C or better in POLS 112 or grade of C or better in AAST 100 or grade of C or better in AAST 103 or grade of C or better in GWS 101; or consent of the instructor.  

AAST            398
         Independent Study: Special Topics
       3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and approval of the head of the department of African-American studies. Departmental Approval Required 

AAST            407
         Seminar in Comparative Racialization
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as SOC 407. Prerequisite(s): AAST 247 or AAST 248 or AAST 340 or SOC 225; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.  

AAST            492
         Topics in Social Science Research
       3 OR 4 hours.  3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): AASt 100 or consent of the instructor.