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            105
         African Americans in Film, 1900 - Present: Images, Individuals and Ideas on Screen
       3 hours.  Same as COMM 105.   Creative Arts, and US Society course. Departmental Approval Required 

AAST            110
         Introduction to African American Literature, 1760-1910
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 118.   Creative Arts, and Individual and Society course.  

AAST            201
         The Psychology of African Americans
       3 hours.  Same as PSCH 201. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100 or PSCH 100 or consent of the instructor.   Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

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            225
         Racial and Ethnic Groups
       3 hours.  Same as LALS 225 and SOC 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent of the instructor.   Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

AAST            229
         Africa and its Diasporas
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 229. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100 or AAST 241 or HIST 241 or AAST 242 or HIST 242 or AAST 247 or HIST 247 or AAST 248 or HIST 248.   Past, and World Cultures course.  

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            247
         African American History to 1877
       3 hours.  Same as HIST 247. 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            261
         Reading Black Women Writing
       3 hours.  Same as GWS 261 and ENGL 261. Previously listed as AAST 470. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in AAST 100 or 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 118 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 119 or Grade of C or better in ENGL 240; or consent of the instructor.    

AAST            265
         The Harlem Renaissance
       3 hours.  Same as ENGL 265. Previously listed as AAST 350. 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; or consent of the instructor.   Past, and US Society course.  

AAST            271
         African Americans and the Politics of Incarceration
       3 hours.  Same as CLJ 271 and SOC 271. Previously listed as AAST 371. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100 or CLJ 101 or SOC 100; or consent of the instructor.   Individual and Society, and US Society course. Departmental Approval Required 

AAST            272
         Race, Gender and Sexuality
       3 hours.  Same as GWS 272. Prerequisite(s): AAST 100.   Individual and Society, and US Society course.  

AAST            294
         Topics in African American Studies
       3 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor.    

AAST            340
         Advanced Interdisciplinary Seminar in African American Studies
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and declared major in African American studies, 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            441
         Topics in African History
       3 OR 4 hours.  Same as HIST 441. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): 3 hours of African history, African American studies, or consent of the instructor.