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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the art styles and cultural traditions of various African cultures from 4,000 BC to the present.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a sociological analysis of institutional racism, the process of social change and how it affects African Americans. Emphasis is placed on broad contemporary issues as they relate to African Americans, such as the prison industrial complex, gender and health care. This course is intended for Black Studies majors and anyone interested in history, teaching and current events.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of African American musical forms and styles in historical perspective. Emphasis is placed on providing students with an understanding and appreciation for the African roots of a variety of African American music genres.
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3.00 Credits
Involves the active participation of the student in an effort to sensitize him/her to the needs of the Black community. The student participates in projects, attends outside lectures and conferences, and becomes actively involved in the community development.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the African American family. Emphasis is placed on the socio-cultural and psychological issues surrounding the history of the Black family in America and contemporary African American dating, marriage and divorce patterns, gender roles and extended family, kin and community networks.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of American history from the colonial period to 1877, with emphasis on the experience of African Americans and the contributions they have made to the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the country. This course is intended for transfer students planning to major in African American Studies, history, political science, or other social sciences. The complete one year course, 140A and 140B, satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the history of the United States from Reconstruction to the present with emphasis on African American experience and contributions. It focuses on political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual trends, the persistence of racism, and the struggle for full equality for all Americans. NOTE: The complete one-year course of Black Studies 140A and 140B satisfies the graduation requirements in American institutions and California state government.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of African History from the Stone Age through the beginnings of European colonization in the 1870s. Emphasis is placed on providing students with a broad presentation of the geographical features of the continent and its connections to the rest of the world, local and regional ways of life and institutions, slavery, European conquest and colonization and African resistance to colonization.
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes the literary achievements of Black women. Examines the images of Black women in literature and the media, past and present, including realistic self-images as presented by Black women themselves.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of African American cultural expression through language and literature in historical perspective. Emphasis is placed on understanding and interpreting the cultural, ethnic and political dynamics that influence literary, musical and theoretical texts. Topics include African praise songs, slave narratives, African American folktales, poetry, lyrics, spirituals, raps, short stories, novels, speeches and essays.
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