AFA 200. Exploring Africa Through Play. (3 Credits)

I, II. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 105(B) or HON 102. Corss-listed as EMS 200. An exploration if the diversity of Sub-Saharan Africa through an immersion in pre-Colonial children's songs and games. The course aims at developing a deeper understanding and sensitity to cultural diversity in Africa. Credit will not be awarded for both EMS 200 and AFA200. Gen. Ed. E-6.

AFA 201. The African Experience. (3 Credits)

A. Introduces students to the historical, socio-economic, cultural, and political experiences of African people in Africa and the Diaspora. It fulfills a core requirement for African/African-American Studies. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 201W. Gen. Ed. Element 3B and Element 6.

AFA 201W. The African Experience. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite: ENG 102, or ENG 105(B), or HON102(B). Introduces students to the historical, socio-economic, cultural, and political experiences of African people in Africa and the Diaspora. It fulfills a core requirement for African/African-American Studies. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for AFA 201. Gen. Ed. Element 3B and Element 6.

AFA 202. The African American Experience. (3 Credits)

A. An overview of the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural factors that have helped shape the experiences of African Americans in the United States. It fulfills a core requirement for African and African American Studies. Credit will not be awarded for both AFA202 and AFA202W. Gen. Ed. VII (SBS) and VIII.

AFA 225. African/African-American Health Issues. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as EHS 225. Provides the student with an understanding of the medical and public health issues relevant to the maintenance of health conditions both in the United States and Africa. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EHS 225.

AFA 247. AFA Special Topics:___. (3 Credits)

A. Specialized study of selected topics not available in traditional course offerings. Course designed for lower-division students. May be retaken with different topics to a maximum of six hours.

AFA 304. Slavery in the Americas. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as HIS 304. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102. The history of slavery, bound labor, and freedom in the Western Hemisphere. Special attention will be given to anti-slavery and abolitionist movements. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 304.

AFA 305. African American History. (3 Credits)

A. Course cross listed with HIS 305. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102. African history to 1500; Europe, Africa, and the Americas; trans-Atlantic and domestic slave trades; American slavery: emancipation; post-emancipation experiences and initiatives; persistence of black nationalism. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 305.

AFA 330. U.S. South and Black Education. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as EDF 330. This course introduces the major themes of Black populations educational opportunities in Southern States in the U.S. Students will acquire knowledge about historical events, people and policies shaping the evolution of Blacks in education. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for EDF 330. Gen. Ed. VIII.

AFA 345. Minority Group Politics. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as POL 345. Examination and comparison of various theories, strategies, forms of participation, leadership styles, and concepts (e.g. Black Power) of minority group politics. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for POL 345. Gen Ed. VIII.

AFA 347. Special Topics in AFA Studies. (3 Credits)

A. Specialized study of selected topics not available in traditional course offerings. May be retaken with different topics to a maximum of six hours.

AFA 349. Applied Learning in AFA Studies. (0.5-3 Credits)

A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. May earn a maximum of three hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.

AFA 349A. Cooperative Study: AFA Studies. (0.5-3 Credits)

A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student¿s academic studies. May earn a maximum of three hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.

AFA 349B. Cooperative Study: AFA Studies. (0.5-3 Credits)

A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student's academic studies. May earn a maximum of three hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.

AFA 349C. Cooperative Study: AFA Studies. (0.5-3 Credits)

A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student's academic studies. May earn a maximum of three hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.

AFA 349D. Cooperative Study: AFA Studies. (0.5-3 Credits)

A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student's academic studies. May earn a maximum of three hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.

AFA 349E. Cooperative Study: AFA Studies. (0.5-3 Credits)

A. Work in a cooperative placement related to student's academic studies. May earn a maximum of three hours. A minimum of 80 hours work required for each semester hour credit.

AFA 356. African American Political Thought. (3 Credits)

A. Cross-listed as POL 356. Prerequisite: ENG 102(B) or ENG 105(B) or HON 105(B). Examination of political ideas espoused by African American activists from the nineteenth century to the present. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for POL 356. Gen. Ed. E-6.

AFA 360. Literatures of Africa. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as ENG 360. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 105 (B) or HON 102. Survey of the genres and components of African literature, oral and written; study of how key concepts in African thought, culture and experiences are reflected in the literatures composed by writers from Africa or of African origins. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for ENG 360. Gen. Ed. Element 6.

AFA 361. African American Literature. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisite ENG 102 or 102R or 105(B) or HON 102. Cross listed as ENG 361. Survey of selected works of African American literary traditions. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for ENG 361. Gen. Ed. Element 6.

AFA 367. African Caribbean Literatures. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as ENG 367. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 102R or ENG 105 (B) or HON 102. A study of selected literatures written by Caribbean writers of African descent. Credit will not be awarded for both AFA 367 and ENG 367.

AFA 372S. Blacks in Madison County. (3 Credits)

A. Through a service-learning approach this course provides an opportunity for students to research the historical people, institutions, and cultural factors that helped shape the experience of African-Americans in Madison County, Kentucky.

AFA 378. Black Women in History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as WGS 378. Examines the lives of African-American women from slavery to the present with emphasis on the impact of race, gender, and class issues on their multi-faceted lives as women in America. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for WGS 378.

AFA 385. Early African History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as HIS 385. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 105 (B) or HON 102. History of Africa from earliest times to 1860. Emphasis on social, political, economic, and cultural change in states and societies; oral tradition; the environmental and human activities; slavery and the slave trades. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 385.

AFA 386. Modern African History. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as HIS 386. ENG 102, 105 (B) or HON 102. History of Africa from the 19th century to the present. Themes include: trade and politics; European conquest and African resistance; rural survival and urban popular culture; race, class, gender, ethnicity, and age; African nationalism and independence. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 386.

AFA 388. Islam in West Africa. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as HIS 388. History of Islam and politics in West Africa from 1000 C.E. to the present. Emphasis on the role of Islam in major socioeconomic, political, and cultural transformations of West African states and societies. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 388.

AFA 400. Race and Ethnicity. (3 Credits)

A. Cross-listed as SOC 400. Prerequisites: SOC 131 or SOC 235; ENG 102 or ENG 102R or ENG 105(B) or HON 102. Analysis of the development of racial and ethnic relations from the perspective of sociology and related social sciences. Examination of issues related to dominant and minority group status in the United States and cross-culturally. Gen. Ed. E-6. Credit will not be awarded for both AFA 400 and SOC 400.

AFA 435. U.S. Civil Rights Movement. (3 Credits)

A. Cross listed as HIS 435. Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENG 102, 102R, 105 (B), or HON 102; three hours AFA or departmental approval. Examination through primary and secondary sources of the origins, course, ideologies, and legacy of the mid-twentieth century American movement for racial justice and equality. Discussion of the central scholarly issues in civil rights studies. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for HIS 435.

AFA 495. Independent Study. (3 Credits)

A. Prerequisites: AFA 201, AFA 202, and departmental approval. Individual study and/or research on a problem/topic pertaining to African, African American and/or African Caribbean experience. Student must have the independent study proposal form approved by the faculty supervisor and the program director prior to enrollment.

AFA 510. African Textile Design. (3 Credits)

(3) A. Prerequisite: AFA 201 or AFA 202 or Departmental Approval. This course investigates the symbolism of textile design in Africa, as it examines the developments in contemporary textile art within Africa and in the African Diaspora.

AFA 710. African Textile Design. (3 Credits)

(3) A. This course investigates the symbolism of textile design in Africa, as it examines the developments in contemporary textile art within Africa and in the African Diaspora.