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Course Descriptions

 

Accounting (ACCT)
  

  • ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    Introductory course in the practical applications of financial accounting. Topics include preparation and analysis of financial statements using spreadsheet software or other analytical tools, and measurement of the results of business activities related to cash, accounts receivable, inventory, long lived assets, liabilities and stockholders equity. Current regulatory, ethical and social issues in accounting are explored.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: IT 015 and IT 001  or permission of the department chairperson.
  

  • ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    Course provides students with an understanding of concepts that are fundamental to the use of management accounting. Topics include costing concepts and systems, budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, and other managerial accounting concepts. Using accounting data, students will apply course concepts and accounting technologies, including spreadsheet software, to enhance managerial decision-making. Current regulatory, ethical and social issues in accounting are explored.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 101 , IT 015, and IT 001 .
  

  • ACCT 123 - Financial Accounting Theory and Practice I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    In depth study of accounting theory and its application, specifically focused on transactions related to financial statement preparation, assets and revenues. Some specific topics include inventory, property, plant and equipment and investments.  Utilizing automated accounting information systems, students will apply the steps in the financial accounting process to record and summarize financial transactions. Through data analysis and visualization tools, student will learn how accounting information, such as the balance sheet and income statement, is used as the foundation for decision-making by management, stockholders, creditors, and other stakeholders. Conflicts and shortcomings that exist within the traditional structure of accounting theory, as well as global reporting issues are discussed. Current developments in corporate social responsibility as it relates to applicable financial reporting tools are also explored.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites: IT 001; IT 015 ; ACCT 102 ; sophomore class standing or above, C- or better in ACCT 101 and ACCT 102 (Students who have completed 24 s.h. or above may seek a waiver from the department chairperson.)
  

  • ACCT 124 - Financial Accounting Theory and Practice II

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course is a continuation of ACCT 123.  In depth study of accounting theory and its application, specifically focused on the transactions related to current and long term liabilities and stockholders’ equity.  Majors topics include bonds, leases, earnings per share, income taxes and pensions.  Utilizing automated accounting information systems, students will apply the steps in the financial reporting process to record and summarize financial transactions.  Through data analysis and visualization tools, students will learn how accounting information, such as the balance sheet, statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows, is used as a basis for decisions by management, stockholders, creditors, and other stakeholders. Conflicts and shortcomings that exist within the traditional structure of accounting theory, as well as global reporting issues are discussed.  Current developments in corporate social responsibility as it relates to applicable financial reporting topics are explored.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    IT 001 ; IT015; ACCT 123 ; FIN 101 ; sophomore class standing or above. (Students who have completed 24 s.h. or above may seek a waiver from the department chairperson.)
  

  • ACCT 125 - Accounting Entities (Advanced)

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    This course consists of advanced theory and an analytical overview of the accounting problems associated with acquisitions, mergers and the preparation and interpretation of financial reports with respect to the resultant combined corporate entities; translation of foreign financial statements; an introduction to accounting and reporting for not-for-profit organizations; and an analysis of the transactions involved with  partnership formation, operation and termination. Advanced spreadsheet skills will be utilized in analysis and problem-solving. Global perspectives, current accounting regulatory developments and ethical issues are integrated throughout. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 124 ; IT 001; IT 015 , junior class standing or above. Credit given for this course or ACCT 242, not both.
  

  • ACCT 126 - Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course provides a detailed examination and discussion of the accounting principles unique to governmental and not-for-profit entities.  The course focuses on the use of special funds for state and local governments, colleges and universities, hospitals and other health care entities, voluntary health and welfare organization, and other not-for-profit organizations.  Students will learn what characterizes an entity as one for which the GASB is the authoritative standard-setting body versus one for which the FASB is the authoritative standard-setting body and develop an understanding of why two unique sets of accounting principles were developed to serve these entities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 124  or approved equivalent. Credit given for this course or ACCT 243, not both.



  

  • ACCT 128 - Accounting in a Global Environment

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Discussion of contemporary debates regarding harmonization of accounting standards. Analysis of the differences among countries regarding their economic and social practices and corresponding accounting systems. Specific countries are discussed, and specific auditing and taxation accounting practices and theories are covered.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 102 , junior class standing or above. Credit given for this course or ACCT 232, not both.
  

  • ACCT 129 - Internal Auditing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Course explores the role of the internal audit function in the management of companies. Topics include: reliability and integrity of information; compliance with policies, procedures, laws and regulations; safeguarding of assets; economy and efficiency of operations. The unique ethical considerations affecting the internal audit function are stressed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 102 ; IT 015 ; BAN 001 ; junior class standing or above.
  

  • ACCT 131 - Cost Accounting and Advanced Managerial Accounting Topics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    Various cost and advanced managerial accounting concepts are studied. Topics include job-order costing, process costing, budgeting, standard costs, direct costing, by-products and joint products, and other managerial accounting topics. The course will integrate accounting technologies and data analysis to enable students to conduct advanced managerial accounting analysis and make data-driven decisions. Ethical and social considerations relating to managerial decision-making are discussed.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 102 , IT 001 , IT 015 , and BBA 002 ; sophomore class standing or above.  (Students who have completed 24 s.h. or above may seek a class standing waiver from the department chairperson).  
  

  • ACCT 133 - Auditing Theory and Practice

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    The role and function of the independent auditor in the public and private sectors are emphasized. The ethical, social, economic and political forces that influence the philosophy and conceptual foundations of auditing are covered in depth. Auditing standards and rulings by regulatory agencies are analyzed. Standards that guide the auditor and the methodology used in conducting an audit, forming an opinion, and reporting are covered and illustrated, with a focus on tests of controls and substantive procedures. Students will utilize visualization, automation, and analytical tools to perform auditing procedures.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 124 , IT 001, IT 015 , BAN 001 , and senior class standing or permission of the department chairperson. Credit given for this course or ACCT 233, not both.
  

  • ACCT 134 - Advanced Auditing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Concepts of auditing theory and their relationship to recent developments in auditing practice such as the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley law, the extensive use of information technology and computerized management information systems are analyzed. The impact on the profession of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight’s Board and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ pronouncements on auditing standards are evaluated.   

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 133  or approved equivalent. Credit given for this course or ACCT 234, not both.
  

  • ACCT 135 - Accounting Information Systems

    Semester Hours: 3

    Fall, Spring
    This course explores accounting information systems and how they relate to the accountant’s ability to conduct business and make decisions. The course focuses on transaction cycles with special emphasis on ethics, fraud, and internal controls and targets the needs and responsibilities of accountants as end users of systems, systems designers, and auditors. It includes an introduction of Sarbanes-Oxley and its effects on internal controls, and other relevant topics.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisites: ACCT 124  or approved equivalent, senior class standing. Corequisite: ACCT 133 . Credit given for this course or ACCT 208, not both. (Formerly ACCT 127, Computer-based Accounting and Tax Systems.)

     
  
  

  • ACCT 137 - Forensic and Investigative Accounting

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    To provide in-depth discussion and analysis of the complex and evolving area of forensic accounting. The course connects the different roles of accountant as accountant, investigator, valuator and legal assistant in very specialized and vital areas of business. The course will discuss the field and practice of forensic accounting, uncovering accounting crime, courtroom procedures and litigation support, cybercrime and business valuations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 133  or approved equivalent.
  

  • ACCT 139 - Introduction to Strategic Accounting Technologies

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will focus on the introductory application of current accounting technologies and software programs available to collect and analyze accounting data sets.  It concentrates on developing students’ competencies in current and emerging technologies and focuses on how accounting professionals can effectively and efficiently assess and implement relevant technologies to satisfy strategic accounting needs.  Discussions will focus on the interrelationships of these technologies with the accounting information system, including internal controls, ethical issues, fraud, forensics, risk assessment, and/or cybersecurity. Students will build and develop introductory skills in core accounting technologies while solving accounting problems, enabling them to provide meaningful insights into accounting-related data.  Topics include current and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, basic programming (e.g., coding and workflow automation), blockchain, and data collection, management, and analysis as they relate to accounting.  

     


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT124; junior class standing with Expert Excel Certification.
  

  • ACCT 140 - Applying Strategic Accounting Technologies for Decision Making

    Semester Hours: 3
    In this capstone course, students will combine accounting and technology skills learned throughout the accounting curriculum to provide meaningful insights into accounting questions.  Given an accounting issue, students will focus on using oral and written communications to frame the problem(s) and ask the right questions, and will critically analyze and apply appropriate technological tools to find solution(s).  Students will be required to demonstrate their technical agility by selecting the appropriate technology to analyze, design, implement, automate, and/or evaluate accounting processes. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to leverage technologies to understand and analyze accounting issues and produce data driven solutions for accounting problems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 139; senior class standing
  
  

  • ACCT 143 - Income Tax Accounting I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    Analysis of the Federal Income Tax laws pertaining to individuals, including their meaning, application, and associated ethical and global considerations. The course employs appropriate tax technologies to build skills in tax research, compliance, planning, and analysis of federal taxation of individuals.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 124  and senior class standing. Credit given for this course or ACCT 215, not both.



  

  • ACCT 144 - Income Tax Accounting II

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    Analysis of the Federal Income Tax laws pertaining to business entities, including their meaning, application, ethical and international considerations relating to business entities. Partnerships, C corporations and S corporations will be the focus of this course. The course employs appropriate tax technologies to build skills in tax research, compliance, planning and analysis of federal taxation of business entities.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 143  and senior class standing. Credit given for this course or ACCT 215, not both.
  

  • ACCT 145 - Advanced Tax Topics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    In-depth analysis of advanced topics in taxation from mostly the federal tax law perspective, but also exploring state and local as well as international jurisdictions. Topics will include tax research, federal practice and procedure, fiduciary responsibilities, taxation of estates and trusts, tax credits and the alternative minimum.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 144  and senior class standing.



  

  • ACCT 150 - Advanced Financial Accounting Theory

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Building on the topics learned in Financial Accounting Theory and Practice, this course focuses on using applied research to solve more complex accounting and reporting issues. Through real-world case analysis and issue-based research approaches, students will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 124  or approved equivalent, and senior class standing. Credit given for this course or ACCT 210, not both.
  
  

  • ACCT 156 A-Z - Seminar in Special Topics in Accounting

    Semester Hours: 1-2

    Periodically

    Current topics are explored through a variety of methods, such as lectures, projects and case studies.  As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number.  Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting 

    ACCT101 and/or additional specific prerequisites for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • ACCT 157 A-Z - Seminar: Special Topics in Accounting

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically
    An advanced in-depth treatment of special topics. Current topics are explored through a variety of methods, such as lectures, projects, and case studies.

    Current Special Topics 

    ACCT 157H: Seminar in Accounting Technology

    Critical examination of current and emerging topics relating to the relationships between accounting and technology are explored.  Given an accounting issue, students will focus on researching and communicating topics relating to accounting technology issues.  Examples of technologies examined include blockchain, digital assets, and artificial intelligence.  Ethical issues relating to technology in the accounting profession will also be explored. 
    Course Prerequisites: ACCT 139 and senior class standing. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ACCT 125  and any additional prerequisites as stated in the course schedule. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Students may take up to two of these courses to fulfill their major requirements so long as each seminar has a different letter designation. These courses may only be taken in addition to the required courses. These courses do not qualify for CPA examination credit. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • ACCT 174 - Business Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Actual practical experience in an approved setting open to junior and senior accounting majors. Students work a minimum of 40 hours for 1 credit or a minimum of 80 hours for 2 credits or a minimum of 120 hours for 3 credits in a structured accounting program offered by a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson, a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in accounting courses and 2.5 overall, ACCT 124 , junior class standing or above.  NOTE:  Students may take this course for 1, 2, or 3 s.h., and may take the course more than once, with a maximum of 3 s.h. earned.  Credits earned count toward general degree requirements but do not satisfy accounting major requirements.
  

  • ACCT 185 - Internship in Accounting

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    A work-study program open to senior accounting majors. Students work a minimum of 120 hours in a structured accounting training program offered by a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson, a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in accounting courses and 3.0 overall, ACCT 124 . Corequisite: related course in the area of the internship. (Students who do not meet these requirements, see ACCT 174 .)
  

  • ACCT 190 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Research for and the writing of a substantial essay in the field of accounting. Open only to senior accounting majors who are eligible for and desire to graduate with departmental honors and who secure, before registration, written permission of the department chairperson.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    A minimum grade point average of 3.5 in accounting and 3.4 overall.

African Studies (AFST)
  
  

  • AFST 012S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Specific titles and course descriptions are available here. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.
  

  • AFST 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • AFST 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • AFST 032 - (BH, CC) Women and Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Examination of the historical transformation of the roles of Asian and African women in relation to the different modes of socioeconomic organization of their respective societies. Critical assessment of the impact of social, religious, economic and political systems in defining the status of women in these societies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as ANTH 032 . Credit given for this course or SOC 032 , not both.
  

  • AFST 037 - (AA) Black Performance Art: an Evolution of Expression

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will excavate and illuminate the evolution of the rich cultural expression of Black Americans in Musical Theatre, Dramatic Productions, and Concert Dance, as a response to the socio-political conditions of Black life in the United States from the Harlem Renaissance through the Black Arts Movement (1920-1975). The course will forward a new concept that the Black creative response, resulting in parallel trajectories of these forms of expression, impacted and were impacted by the history of the United States, and flourished, voicing a reaction to social and political upheaval, sometimes through satirical humor, other times with great passion and anger.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit will be given for AFST 037 or DNCE 037, not both.
  

  • AFST 039 - (CC, CP) The Dance Practices of the African Diaspora and the American Experience

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    This is a studio course introducing students to American dance aesthetics and practices with a focus on how its evolution has been influenced by African American choreographers and dancers. An ongoing study of movement practices from traditional African dances, dances of the African Diaspora, American Jazz dance, modern dance, and American Ballet will be complemented by readings, video viewings, guest speakers and creation of dance studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 039 or DNCE 039 , not both.  
  

  • AFST 043 - (LT, CC) Decolonizing the Mind: Contemporary Literature from Africa to Southeast Asia

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Examination of literary voices from Francophone countries including Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia. Topics include decolonization and the African identity, the search for self, the contradictions of life in the colonies and racism. Readings include works by Memmi, Ben Jelloun, Snow-Fall, Senghor. All works are read and discussed in English.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as FRLT 043 .
  

  • AFST 047 - (LT) Africa, Greece, and Rome

    Semester Hours: 3
    A survey of the representation of Africa in Greek and Roman literature from the time of Homer until the Arab conquests of the seventh century CE, and in the works of African writers and poets over this long period. This course will examine how the intellectual tradition has sought to minimize Africa’s role in shaping ideas about classical Greece and Rome. The colonial narrative is one of marginalization, occlusion, and erasure, but this course will foreground intellectual endeavors that rehabilitate the African presence in the (re)creation of the classical past.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 047 or CLL 047, but not both.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • AFST 111 - Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Development theories, practices and results evident in the region’s primary industries such as agriculture, pastoral farming, mining and manufacturing from the colonial period to the present. Precolonial socioeconomic formations in each country within the region are examined as background to transformations fostered by colonialism.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One introductory course in economics. Same as ECO 111 .
  

  • AFST 111A - Politics of Race in the United States

    Semester Hours: 3
    Every Other Year
    An analysis in depth of the manner in which racial considerations have shaped the American political culture and the extent to which these considerations have affected the formation of public policy on all levels of government. The main emphasis, however, shall be on the national level.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 111A or PSC 111 , not both.  
  

  • AFST 112 - (BH) Urban Politics and Governance

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course explores the role of political, economic, and social forces that have influenced the development of the major issues facing urban communities in the 21st Century. The course also examines the role of major participants and stakeholders in local politics.  The course also considers and the role of government policy in addressing a variety of urban problems.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 112 or PSC 119 but not both.
  

  • AFST 115 - The Afro-American in American History, 1619-1865

    Semester Hours: 3
    Every Other Year
    From the African origins of black slavery through emancipation and the Civil War. Emphasis is given to the slave trade, the nature of black society under slavery in both North and South, the relation of the American Revolution to the antislavery movement, and the role of blacks in Abolitionism and the Civil War.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 115 or HIST 115 , not both.
  

  • AFST 116 - The Afro-American in American History, 1865 to the Present

    Semester Hours: 3
    Every other year
    Emphasis is given to the end of slavery and the successes and failures of Reconstruction, the nature of black society in the era of national segregation and the changes developing during and after the two World Wars. The struggle for civil, educational, economic and political equality is traced in the context of an emerging diversified black leadership, provided by such figures as Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 116 or HIST 116 , not both.
  
  
  

  • AFST 119 - (HP) Blacks and Jews: Interrelation in the Diaspora

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An examination of the relations between African-American and Jewish-Americans in the United States from the period of the “Grand Alliance” (ca., 1910-1967) to the current moment of “crisis.” Through the investigation of literature, sociological analysis, historical case studies, opinion pieces, and works of art, this course illuminates the complex and shifting relations between African-Americans and Jewish-Americans and their significance for questions of identity in the modern United States.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for AFST 119 or HIST 119  or JWST 119R .
  

  • AFST 120 - (BH, CC) African Labor Economics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Work, working people and working class movements in modern Africa are the focus of this introductory course. Through contemporary and historical cross-country studies of workers in a wide variety of economic, political and institutional settings, we will evaluate rival perspectives on a host of interesting and controversial topics. These include changing occupational and industrial formations, gender and racial/ethnic gaps in jobs and income, poverty and inequality, immigration, urban informal employment, worker training and health care, labor unions, government’s regulatory and job creation roles. This is a distribution course in both the Behavioral Social Sciences and the Cross-Cultural categories.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One introductory economics course or LABR 001A  or instructor’s permission. Credit is given either for AFST 120 or ECO 120  or LABR 120 .
  
  

  • AFST 122 - Health and Disease in Africa: A Medical Anthropology Perspective

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course focuses on the myriad factors contributing to disease in Africa and the various ways in which African cultures respond behaviorally to disease and illness. We explore the etiology and clinical manifestations of disease and illness and the practices directed toward the alleviation of disease and the promotion of health against a backdrop of the political economy of African nations.
  

  • AFST 123 - Life and Death in the Black Community

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course introduces students to the impact of race, class and gender on the health status of African Americans in the United States. It focuses on concepts of race, ethnicity and the perception of human differences; the biological basis of human variation; and the impact of state policies on patterns of disease, reproduction, and death among African Americans with an emphasis on the ethical questions these policies pose.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One of the following: HIST 115 , 116 ; ANTH 108 .
  
  

  • AFST 127 - (HP) Race, Sport, and the Americas

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course introduces students to the history of sport as a way to understand racism and the experiences of racialized communities in the Americas. We will use sport history as a lens to understand social movements, the communities of players and fans, and the business of popular culture. Long before Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the U.S. national anthem, sports stars used their platforms to express their commitment to civil rights. That hasn’t only occurred in the U.S. context. The course may examine, for example, sport in the Brazilian transition to democracy, during apartheid in South Africa, and among Afro-Cubans to understand race in the global sporting landscape as well as the history of race in the U.S., for example, as reflected through the prism of baseball from the late 19th to the early 21st centuries.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 127 or HIST 127, not both.
  

  • AFST 130 - (IS, CC) Gender and Sexuality in Africa

    Semester Hours: 3-4

    Understanding gender and sexuality today requires a comprehensive and engaging look into various institutions – particularly 20th and 21st century governance, kinship, media, and economics. This course will apply a sociological lens to the African continent, attempting not to understand each context of 54 countries, but to deconstruct shared processes of becoming gendered, sexed or sexual subjects. We will emphasize legal and social movements and pinpoint various impositions of Western ideology and political control, particularly during colonialism, the AIDS crisis, and early moments of transnational feminism.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for only one of the following:

    AFST 130, LGBT 130, SOC 130, WST 130.
  

  • AFST 134 - (BH) Race Relations in the United States

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Examination of major patterns of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Historical, contemporary and cross-cultural data are combined with prevalent theoretical perspectives to provide a basic understanding of race and ethnic relations as enduring and embedded aspects of United States society. Topics covered include the political and economic dynamics of race relations, institutional racism, prejudice and discrimination. Particular attention is paid to the African-American experience from slavery to the present.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 134 or SOC 134 , not both.
  

  • AFST 139 - (LT, CC) The African Novel

    Semester Hours: 3
    Introduces selected African novelists of the 20th century such as Chinua Achebe, Sembene Ousmane, Ayi Kwei Armah, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Bessie Head, Buchi Emecheta and Solomon Mutswairo. Analysis of African literary themes, such as traditional and modern conflicts, resistance to colonialism, effects of independence, neocolonial dilemmas and images of the African woman.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 139 or ENGL 139 , not both.  
  
  
  

  • AFST 142 - (CC) Archaeology of the African Diaspora

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines archaeological and historical studies of people of African descent in the Americas, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade to the early twentieth century.  The major objective of this course is to understand the diverse material worlds of African Diasporic communities within the greater historiographies of the Atlantic world.  The course reviews archaeological methods, material patterns of African and African-American cultural practices, and the public meanings of minority archaeologies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 142 or  ANTH 142 , not both.
  
  

  • AFST 146 - (BH, CC) Anthropology and Social Justice

    Semester Hours: 3
    Movements for social justice take many forms.  Students will explore how people cross-culturally draw on diverse cultural and religious traditions as they conceive and work toward building a just society. Domestic and international conditions in our contemporary world demand that we take a nuanced look at how people motivate themselves and others to make social and cultural change. We will discuss a variety of topics, including the Catholic worker’s movement, the civil rights movement, peace and anti-violence campaigns, Buddhist activism, and interfaith movements, as well as responses to class, ethnic, racial, and gender inequities. This course will concentrate on anthropological approaches to understanding how religious texts, cultural worldviews, and social conditions shape movements for social justice. As a class, we will also seek opportunities to dialogue with local advocacy groups, including religious groups, and students will conduct ethnographic research projects with these organizations. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit will be given for AFST 146 or ANTH 146, not both.
  

  • AFST 150 - (BH, CC) Caribbean Geographies

    Semester Hours: 3
    An exploration of the physical and human landscapes of the Caribbean is conceptualized as a geopolitical region. Special attention is paid to the transnational character of Caribbean history and cultures and the importance of the region in constructing the modern world. The concepts of race and diaspora are central to this course since the region has been defined by diasporic flows of racialized peoples to, from, and within the Caribbean.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 150 or GEOG 150, but not both.
  
  
  
  
  

  • AFST 168 - (CC) Caribbean Experience in Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    An exploration of the literature of the English-speaking Caribbean (Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and Trinidad). Emphasis is placed on the ways in which this literature deals with the experience of slavery, colonization, and independence and the ways in which it treats such issues and themes as regional identity, color, race, class, gender, and family relations. Attention is also given to the ways in which the literature and culture of the Caribbean makes use of such cultural elements as Carnival and vernacular Africanized English known as patois and creole.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 001 . Credit is given for AFST 168 or ENGL 168 , not both.  
  

  • AFST 171 - (AA) African American Drama

    Semester Hours: 3

    What is African-American Drama? What are the aesthetic, social, and performative traditions that shaped plays and performance works created by African-American theater artists? This course surveys the development of African American drama from the mid-19th century to the present day.  It considers the dramatic arts alongside historical social movements such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, the black power movement, and black feminism, as well as discourses on gender, sexuality, and the creation of racially conscious and inclusive theater. The class will look at the ways in which African American artists used theatre to engage with their audiences and their historical moment, and will examine ways in which the arts have been central to activism. Students will read and discuss a wide sampling of black authors’ works enhanced by viewings of selected films and documentaries.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 001 , WSC 002  and passing of Writing Proficiency exam.

    Credit is given for AFST 171 or DRAM 171 , not both.
  
  

  • AFST 193 - (LT) The Color of Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course explores works by ‘writers of color’ and investigates the notion of assigning racial, ethnic, and cultural identity labels to works of literature. Does literature have a color? Can it? How is this relevant to literary study? In a cross-cultural context, we will examine how works of literature reflect the history and discussion of race, ethnicity, and culture in a given society. These works also participate in and give form to issues and debates that extend beyond the work back into society at large.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for AFST 193 or CLL 193 , not both.  

American Sign Language (ASL)
  

  • ASL 001 - (LA) American Sign Language I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall

    Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL), the natural language of Deaf people in the United States and Canada. Students will learn basic vocabulary, grammar, semantics and conversational skills. Students will also be introduced to the history, social norms and cultural aspects of the Deaf community.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Formerly ASL 191. Credit will be given for ASL 001 or 191, not both.
  
  

  • ASL 003 - (LA) American Sign Language III

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    This is the third course in a series, and is designed to review, develop, and refine proficiency in the student’s knowledge and use of American Sign Language. Emphasis is on demonstrating expressive skills in the language. The course will include discussion of current issues and trends affecting the American Deaf Community.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    ASL 001 , 002 , or permission of instructor. Credit will be given for ASL 003 or 193, not both. Formerly ASL 193.

     

American Studies (AMST)
  
  
  
  

  • AMST 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • AMST 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • AMST 100 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Research and writing of a substantial essay or execution and presentation of a creative project. Written analysis on any subject relating to the disciplines encompassed by the field of American Studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to eligible senior American Studies majors who wish to graduate with honors. Written permission of the instructor supervising the essay or project must be obtained before registration. Cumulative grade point average must conform with departmental honors as defined under eligibility requirements . May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • AMST 145 A-Z - Special Topics in American Studies

    Semester Hours: 3

    Every Other Semester

    An exploratory course analyzing American culture through the works of American writers. Each semester centers upon particular themes, ideas, or topics broad enough to permit the student to become acquainted with the diversity of America’s past and present.

     

    Current Special Topics

    AMST 145F: (CC) Native American Literature

    In this class on Native American literature, we’ll read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by indigenous writers. The readings will address the political, social, economic, and cultural consequences of the U.S. conquest for indigenous communities and individuals. Topics we will consider include the relationship between oral traditions and written literature, indigenous identities in the contemporary U.S. and questions of authenticity, the tensions between competing worldviews, syncretism, cultural imperialism and various forms of resistance to it, and genocide and survival.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: WSC 001 or WSC 002.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Two of the following: ENGL 070 , 072 , 144 ; HIST 013 , 014C , or permission of the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topics vary. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. (Formerly 145; Readings in American Studies.)
  
  

Anthropology (ANTH)
  

  • ANTH 001 - (BH) Human Evolution in Anthropological Perspective

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall, Spring
    Human origins are reviewed in light of evolutionary theory, recent research on living primates and the fossil record. Concepts of both human nature and culture are defined in evolutionary terms and critiqued with an eye to unraveling the distinctly human capacities for conjugal and extended family life, for symbolic communication and for social contracts that establish the minimal conditions for political order.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Human Evolution in Philosophical Perspective.)
  

  • ANTH 003 - (BH, CC) Cultural Anthropology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Cultural anthropologists study the different ways in which social groups organize their daily lives. This class introduces students to methods, concepts, and fundamental topics of research in cultural anthropology.  It treats such topics as gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, class and status, and the impact of globalization on sustainability. Case studies illustrate how people interact with their environment, organize their economic activities, and regulate social power, authority, and influence.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Culture, Tradition and Transformation.)
  

  • ANTH 004 - (BH, CC) World Cultures

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Understanding global diversity and appreciating cultural difference are two principles of anthropology that every student will find useful, regardless of their major or career path. Using a holistic, comparative, and cultural-relativistic perspective, this course examines how communities of people, including our own community, live in an increasingly globalized world. This class will “make the strange familiar and the familiar strange” by encouraging students to critically reflect on the ways they think about, act in, and interpret the world around them.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Cultural Diversity.)
  

  • ANTH 005 - (BH) Archaeology: Recovering our Material Past

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Archaeology is the study of the recent and distant past using material remains. The class includes a comprehensive survey of methods and theories used by archaeologists to recover data and interpret past lives through material culture. Case studies and central topics of archaeological research illustrate the materiality of social, economic, and political organization and practice. Because archaeology is conducted in living communities, the final section of this course considers ethics in archaeology and its relevance in the modern world.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Formerly Archaeology: Living in the Material World.)
  
  
  
  

  • ANTH 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 014F or 012F seminar and only one 014S or 012S seminar.
  

  • ANTH 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 014F or 012F seminar and only one 014S or 012S seminar.
  

  • ANTH 032 - (BH, CC) Women and Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Examination of the historical transformation of the roles of Asian and African women in relation to the different modes of socioeconomic organization of their respective societies. Critical assessment of the impact of social, religious, economic and political systems in defining the status of women in these societies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as AFST 032 . Credit given for this course or SOC 032 , not both.
  

  • ANTH 033 - Archaeological Field Methods

    Semester Hours: 3-6
    January, Summer
    An intensive hands-on introduction to the ideas, techniques, and methods used in archaeological field research. Students will participate in an archaeological excavation and be trained in the foundations of archaeological field testing and analysis. Students will learn the history of excavation techniques and theories, and receive a practical introduction to the development of archaeological research questions and the field and laboratory strategies used to answer these in fieldwork and analysis.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of instructor required. If the course is given during the January session, it will be offered for 3 s.h.; if the course is offered during the summer session, it will be offered for 3 or 6 s.h. depending on site access.
  
  
  
  
  

  • ANTH 101 - (BH) The Native Americans

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Native America once comprised one of the most diverse cultural areas in the world. This course explores the relation between Native Americans and the U.S. from the beginning of colonization, through the battle of Little Big Horn, to the image of Native Americans in the media and the contemporary problems faced by indigenous minorities today.
 

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