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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Africana Studies (AFRS) Courses

Africana Studies

Courses

Africana Studies

  • AFRS 100 - Composition II

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement. Score of 147 or above on the English Placement Test; “C” or better in AFRS 100S , ASAM 100S , CHLS 104S , ENGL 100S , ALI 150 ; or consent of instructor.
    Composition II does not count toward meeting the major requirements. It does count toward graduation and will be included in the overall GPA. Expository writing course designed for first-year students. Satisfies one of the writing requirements for general education at CSULB. Emphasizes academic writing, focusing primarily on analytical reading and thesis-driven writing.

    Same course as ENGL 100 , ASAM 100 , CHLS 104 . Not open for credit to students with credit in: ENGL 100 , ASAM 100 , CHLS 104 .

  • AFRS 100S - Composition I

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: CSU General Education Written Communication Placement.
    Composition I does not count toward meeting the major requirements. It does count toward graduation and will be included in the overall GPA. Must have a “C” or better to earn credit in GE. Basic course in writing, offering intensive practice in every stage of writing process from generating ideas to final proofreading, as well as to the developing stronger reading comprehension for specific writing tasks.

    Same course as ASAM 100S , CHLS 104S , ENGL 100S . Not open for credit to students with credit in AFRS 100 ; ASAM 100 , CHLS 1, ENGL 100 , ASAM 100S , CHLS 104S , ENGL 100S , ESW 100S .

  • AFRS 110 - Introduction to Africana Studies

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    A critical survey of the major themes, issues, concepts, current research, schools of thought, theorists and scholars in the discipline of Africana Studies, as well as its historical evolution and academic rationale.

  • AFRS 120 - African American History to 1865

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Survey course on African American history with origins in African culture and civilization. Focus on the role, impact and significance of African Americans in the U.S. from the colonial period through the American Revolution, enslavement and the Civil War.

  • AFRS 121 - African American History Since 1865-Present

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Impact of social, economic and political change on African Americans after the Reconstruction period. Issues of migration, education, cultural development and business enterprises will be examined.

  • AFRS 140 - Introduction to African American Literature

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    A study of selected or representative literature of the African American writer. Special attention will be given to style, content, methodology and thematic approach.

  • AFRS 150 - Critical Thinking in Africana Studies

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: AFRS 100  or GE Composition (Area A1) or equivalent.

    Introduction to the nature and process of critical thinking. Extensive practice in critical reasoning directed toward developing cognitive skills and dispositions central to its application in academic work and in the analysis and advocacy of personal perspectives and social issues.

  • AFRS 154 - Introduction to Africana Women’s Studies

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Critical introduction to basic concepts, perspectives and methodology in Africana women studies, focusing on historical and contemporary continental and diasporan African women’s experience, initiatives, issues, and intersections of race/class/gender within the context of their oppression, resistance and internal creative capacity.

  • AFRS 155 - African American Music

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    Nontechnical survey of African American music. Some attention given to the impact of social movements on the musician and the music produced. Gospel, jazz and well-known derivatives will be highlighted.

  • AFRS 160 - Introduction to Africana Arts

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: One GE Foundation course.

    A presentation of prevailing themes, methodology, concepts and meaning in African American art. Equal time will be given to early and contemporary art. The work of some Continental African artists will be introduced as appropriate.

  • AFRS 170A - Elementary Swahili

    (4 units)

    Prerequisites/Corequisite: Any Foundation course.

    Introduction to grammar, syntax, comprehension, reading, writing and conversation in the language. Attention will be given to cultural context throughout the course.

    Letter grade only (A-F).

  • AFRS 177 - African American Rhetoric

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: AFRS 100  or GE Composition (Area A1) or equivalent.

    Principles and practice of excellent public speaking (medu nefer) from an Afrocentric perspective including: extensive practice in preparation and presentation; developing persuasive arguments; cultivating critical and ethical thinking, listening and cultural sensitivity; audience evaluation, adaptation and engagement; and building confidence.

  • AFRS 200 - Ancient African Civilizations

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    A study of ancient African empires, kingdoms and states, including discussions of political institutions, social structures, education, cultural values, trade and international relations.

  • AFRS 201 - History of Slavery

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Historical examination of trans-Atlantic slave trade and its impact on Africa and the Western Hemisphere. Nature of slavery in Africa, Greece, Italy, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South America, and the United States. Legacy of slavery.

  • AFRS 210 - African American Community

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.
    Examines the social structure and challenges in the community life of African-Americans as compared to other ethnic groups. Explore and analyze how institutional and stratified pattern, demographic changes, social movements, community organizational programs affect African-Americans. Case studies presented.

  • AFRS 215 - U.S. Diversity and the Ethnic Experience

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: Open only to Integrated Teacher Education Program students.
    Survey of four major ethnic groups (American Indians, African American, Latino American, and Asian American) in American society from the colonial era to the present. Special attention to the formation and transformation of each ethnic group and their individual and collective roles in the development of the United States.

    Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as AIS 215 , ASAM 215 , and CHLS 215 . Not open for credit to students with credit in AIS 215 , ASAM 215 , CHLS 215 .

  • AFRS 255 - Introduction to Hip Hop

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.
    A critical exploration of Hip Hop’s history and culture, which includes analysis of its impact and influence on contemporary aesthetic culture, race relations, gender politics and struggles for social justice.

  • AFRS 310 - African American Male and Female Relationships

    (3 units)

    A comprehensive study of male/female patterns of interaction in the African American community. Some attention given to institutional impact, role changes and projected images of relationships.

  • AFRS 319 - The Ethnic Experience in the U.S.

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Comparative study of race, cultures, and ethnic relations in U.S. society with special focus on experiences of four core groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latino Americans.

    (Lecture/Discussion.) Same course as AIS 319 , ASAM 319 , and CHLS 319 . Not open for credit to student with credit in AIS 319 , ASAM 319 , CHLS 319 , or WGSS 319.

  • AFRS 325 - Africana Psychology

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: AFRS 110  or PSY 100  
    Develops the concept of Africana Psychology. Using comparative techniques, the course introduces students to common consequences in the experience of being a person of African descent, or a person of color.

  • AFRS 330 - Politics of the African American Community

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: AFRS 110  and AFRS 121 .
    Study of the perspectives, styles, problems and dynamics of political activity in the African American Community.

  • AFRS 332 - Civil Rights and the Law

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    Designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the interaction between the American legal system and civil rights of African Americans, other minorities, women and the general citizenry.

  • AFRS 335 - Economic Development in the African American Community

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: AFRS 110  and AFRS 121 .
    Development of business and banking institutions in the African American community. Some attention given to the impact of external factors on development.

    Letter grade only (A-F).

  • AFRS 343A - African Literature

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements and one or more Exploration courses.
    A general survey of traditional and contemporary African Literature within the context of the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural movements. Also a comparison of Pan-African literature and Western literature.

  • AFRS 346 - Africana Theatre

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.
    Introductory survey course of Africana theatre as a historic medium, profoundly revealing in its humanistic, literary, social and cultural heritage as it relates to Africa, America and the Caribbean.

    (Lecture 2 hours, activity 2 hours)

  • AFRS 353 - Religions of African Peoples

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses and upper-division standing.
    Critical examination of selected spiritual and ethical traditions of the world African community with emphasis on Maat, Ifa, Christianity and Islam, their sacred texts and commentaries, major themes, representative figures, and comparative analyses of their continental and diaspora expressions.

  • AFRS 354 - African American Women and the Civil Rights Movement

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements.
    A critical examination of vital and multiple roles African American women played in the modern civil rights movement. Emphasis on African American women’s agency, activism and shared vision, and role as an essential political force in reconceiving and reshaping U.S. history.

  • AFRS 400 - African American Social Thought

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Survey of African American intellectual history, with emphasis on social theories and opposing schools of intellectual thought.

  • AFRS 410 - The African American Family

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements. AFRS 325  or consent of instructor.
    Systematic study and social-historical analysis of the structure and function of the African American Family in the United States. Sociological/ theoretical analysis of the models of family units, roles and interpersonal relations in society. Comparison with other family units in America.

  • AFRS 415 - International Africana Children’s Literature

    (3 units)

    A survey of literature for and/or about African and African American children by authors from Africa, the U.S. the Caribbean and the rest of the Diaspora.

  • AFRS 420 - African American Children in Public Schools

    (3 units)

    Theories, concepts and principles relating to the intellectual growth, development and learning of African American children.

  • AFRS 454 - Africana Womanism: An Intellectual History

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more exploration courses and upper-division standing.
    Historical and critical study of the major schools of thought in Africana womanism, including continental and diasporan sources, historical evolution, cultural grounding, methodology, discourse on and with feminism, enduring and current issues and its relevance and relation to social change.

  • AFRS 475 - Racism and Sexism: An Analytical Approach

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: AFRS 332  
    Examination of institutions and a study of legislation which has been written and implemented in consequence of racism and sexism in American society. Social theories used to support and reject concepts of racism and sexism will also be presented.

  • AFRS 490 - Selected Topics in Africana Studies

    (3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Topics of current interest in Africana Studies selected for intensive development.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in the same semester. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.

  • AFRS 495 - Research Methods in Africana Studies

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: AFRS 110  and 6 units upper-division work in Africana Studies. For Department majors.
    Presents information on use of scientific methods in Africana Studies, research theory, research design, sampling, measurement and science techniques. Focuses on instrument construction as well as test reliability and validity.

    Letter grade only (A-F).

  • AFRS 498 - Ancient Egyptian Ethical Thought

    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements, one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division standing.
    Critical study of ethical thought of ancient Egypt with due attention to theological, literary and socio-historical context in which it was developed and evolved, including examination of its major ethical texts and comparative analysis with surrounding traditions.

  • AFRS 499 - Directed Studies

    (1 -3 units)

    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
    Permits individual students to pursue topics of special research interest.

    May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.