Schedule of classes.

2018·2.9 MB·English

by  University of Maryland, College Park

This printed version of the Schedule of Classes is current as of 8/10/18 2:11 PM.
AASP African American Studies Spring 2018
AASP100 Introduction to African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Significant aspects of the history of African Americans with particular emphasis on the evolution and
development of black communities from slavery to the present. Interdisciplinary introduction to social,
political, legal and economic roots of contemporary problems faced by blacks in the United States with
applications to the lives of other racial and ethnic minorities in the Americas and in other societies.
0101 Shane Walsh Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 10:00am - 10:50am LEF 1220
0102 Shane Walsh Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 12:00pm - 12:50pm LEF 1201
0103 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm TYD 2108
0104 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm TYD 2110
0105 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm LEF 1220
0106 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm PLS 1113
AASP100H Introduction to African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Significant aspects of the history of African Americans with particular emphasis on the evolution and
development of black communities from slavery to the present. Interdisciplinary introduction to social,
political, legal and economic roots of contemporary problems faced by blacks in the United States with
applications to the lives of other racial and ethnic minorities in the Americas and in other societies.
Restricted to HONR students only.
0101 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 5)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm TYD 2110
0102 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 5)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm TYD 2108
AASP101 Public Policy and the Black Community
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 CORE: SB General Education: DSHS
Pass-Fail, Audit
Formerly: AASP300.
The impact of public policies on the black community and the role of the policy process in affecting the
social, economic and political well-being of minorities. Particular attention given to the post-1960 to
present era.
0101 Alana Hackshaw Seats (Total: 32)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm TLF 1101
AASP187 The New Jim Crow: African-Americans, Mass Incarceration and the Prison Industrial Complex
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail DVUP, SCIS
Recommended: AASP100.
Students will examine the birth of the racial caste system following the abolition of slavery, the parallels
between the racial hierarchy of the Jim Crow system and contemporary mass incarceration, and the
rise of the prison industrial complex as a multi-billon business which thrives on the oppression of low-
income populations and poor communities of color.
0101 Joseph Richardson Seats (Total: 60)
TuTh 3:00pm - 4:15pm SYM 0200
AASP189I HIV/AIDS in a Global Perspective
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSSP,
Credits: 3 CORE: IE, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP, SCIS
0101 Sangeetha Madhavan Seats (Total: 60)
TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am ESJ 0215
AASP200 African Civilization
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 CORE: HO General Education: DSHU
Pass-Fail, Audit
A survey of African civilizations from 4500 B.C. to present. Analysis of traditional social systems.
Discussion of the impact of European colonization on these civilizations. Analysis of the influence of
traditional African social systems on modern African institutions as well as discussion of contemporary
processes of Africanization.
0101 George Kintiba Seats (Total: 40)
MW 12:00pm - 1:15pm ASY 3207
AASP202 Black Culture in the United States
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
The course examines important aspects of African American life and thought which are reflected in
African American literature, drama, music and art. Beginning with the cultural heritage of slavery, the
course surveys the changing modes of black creative expression from the 19th-century to the present.
0101 Renina Jarmon Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 11:00am - 11:50am TYD 2110
0201 Renina Jarmon Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm SKN 1115
0301 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm SQH 1107
0401 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm SYM 0215
AASP202H Black Culture in the United States
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
The course examines important aspects of African American life and thought which are reflected in
African American literature, drama, music and art. Beginning with the cultural heritage of slavery, the
course surveys the changing modes of black creative expression from the 19th-century to the present.
0101 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 5)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm SQH 1107
AASP274 Creative Writing Through The Eyes of African Americans: A Beginning Workshop
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 General Education: DSSP
Pass-Fail, Audit
Restriction: Must not have completed any courses from ENGL278C, AASP274, AASP298W, ENGL274,
ENGL271, ENGL294N, or ENGL294. Also offered as: ENGL274. Credit only granted for: ENGL274,
ENGL278C, ENGL294, ENGL294N, AASP274 or AASP298W. Formerly: AASP298W.
Introduction to theory and practice of writing fiction, drama and poetry, with an emphasis on African
American literary models. Critical reading, exercises and workshop discussions with continual reference
to modeling, drafting, and revising as necessary stages in a creative process.
0101 Dorothy Phaire Seats (Total: 20)
TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am NCC 0120
AASP297 Research Methods in African American Studies
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: AASP101 or AASP202. Restriction: Must be in African American Studies program. Credit
only granted for: AASP297 or AASP299R. Formerly: AASP299R.
Introduces African American Studies majors to the basic research skills methodologies, sources, and
repositories for studying African Diaspora. Students will be required to select a research topic, write a
research proposal, develop an annotated bibliography, and in the process will be prepared for
completing their senior thesis or other significant writing projects necessary to fulfill the requirements of
the major.
0101 Sharon Harley Seats (Total: 20)
TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm TLF 1102
AASP298A Special Topics in Afro-American Studies: African-American History, 1865 - Present
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D General Education: DSHS
Pass-Fail, Audit
0101 Dennis Doster Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 6:30pm - 7:45pm KEY 1117
AASP298F Special Topics in African American Studies; Caribbean Film and Literature
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
An introductory multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary educational experience to explore issues
relevant to black life, cultural experiences, and political, economic, and artistic development.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP298G Special Topics in African American Studies; Get Out: The Sunken Place of Race Relations in
Post-Racial America
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
An introductory multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary educational experience to explore issues
relevant to black life, cultural experiences, and political, economic, and artistic development.
This course will use the film Get Out to delve into the production, evolution and significance of race in
present day America. The course will engage multiple forms of media to investigate life in "Post-Racial"
America, including but not limited to the role of stereotypes, interracial relationships, police-community
relations, etc
0101 Jonathan England, Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
W 2:00pm - 4:30pm TYD 2108
AASP298I Special Topics in African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
An introductory multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary educational experience to explore issues
relevant to black life, cultural experiences, and political, economic, and artistic development.
Also offered as WMST263. Credit only granted for AASP298I or WMST263.
0101 Donnesha Blake Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 11:00am - 11:50am KEY 0103
AASP298L Special Topics in Afro-American Studies: African-American Literature and Culture
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHU,
Credits: 3 CORE: HL, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Also offered as ENGL234. Credit granted for AASP298L or ENGL234.
0101 Mary Washington Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm TWS 0214
0102 Sarah Bonnie Seats (Total: 30)
MWF 10:00am - 10:50am TWS 0221
AASP298Z Special Topics in African American Studies; Jazz as a Cultural Art Form
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
An introductory multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary educational experience to explore issues
relevant to black life, cultural experiences, and political, economic, and artistic development.
0101 Ronald Zeigler Seats (Total: 43)
M 2:00pm - 4:30pm NCC 0130
AASP303 Computer Applications in African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: STAT100, MATH107, MATH111, or SOCY201; or students who have taken courses with
comparable content may contact the department.
Introduction to statistics and database processing software used in model estimation and simulation in
policy analysis. Special emphasis on applications for applied research on policy problems confronting
minority communities.
0101 Tainya Clarke Seats (Total: 20)
TuTh 5:30pm - 6:45pm KEY 0119
AASP305 Theoretical, Methodological and Policy Research Issues in African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: AASP301; and (STAT100, MATH111, PSYC200, BMGT230, or SOCY201). Or students
who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. Formerly: AASP401.
Theories and concepts in the social and behavioral sciences relating to problems in minority
communities. Issues include validity and soundness of theoretical arguments, epistemological
questions of various methodologies and the relationship between policy making and policy research.
0101 Ricco Hall Seats (Total: 30)
W 5:00pm - 7:30pm JMZ 3205
AASP310 African Slave Trade
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: AASP202 or AASP100; or permission of BSOS-African American Studies department.
Formerly: AASP311.
The relationship of the slave trade of Africans to the development of British capitalism and its industrial
revolution; and to the economic and social development of the Americas.
0101 George Kintiba Seats (Total: 35)
W 2:00pm - 4:30pm SYM 0215
AASP386 Experiential Learning
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3-6
Pass-Fail
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-African American Studies department; and junior standing or higher.
0101 Marshal Washington Seats (Total: 10)
Th 10:00am - 12:30pm TLF 1102
AASP396 Independent Study Non-Thesis Option
(Perm req) Credits: 3 Grading Method: Regular
Prerequisite: AASP386 and AASP297. Restriction: Must be in African American Studies program.
Credit only granted for: AASP396 or AASP397.
A research seminar that allows African American Studies majors to complete an independent study
research project in lieu of completing the AASP397: Senior Thesis. Students will examine various
concepts of race, gender, labor and ethnicity in the seminar lecture component to be applied toward
their specific research projects.
0101 Caryn Bell Seats (Total: 10)
W 3:00pm - 5:30pm TLF 1102
AASP397 Senior Thesis
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Restriction: Permission of BSOS-African American Studies department.
Directed research in African American Studies resulting in the completion and defense of a senior
thesis.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP398D Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Issues in African Development
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
Also offered as GEOG398A, GVPT359F, and SOCY398Y. Credit only granted for AASP398D,
GEOG398A, GVPT359F, or SOCY398Y.
0101 Sangeetha Madhavan Seats (Total: 20)
W 2:00pm - 4:30pm JMZ 3203
AASP398G Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Gender, Labor, and Racial Identity in Diaspora
Communities
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
0101 Sharon Harley Seats (Total: 25)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm WDS 1130
AASP398Q Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Black Baltimore in the Post Racial U.S: African
American Urban Culture in the Age of Obama
Credits: 3 Grading Method: Regular
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
0101 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 35)
Th 4:00pm - 6:30pm LEF 1220
AASP398Y Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Caribbean Sexualities in a Global World:
Querying/Queering Home
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
Also offered as WMST379E. Credit only granted for AASP398Y or WMST379E.
0101 Michelle Rowley Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm TLF 1101
AASP398Z Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Black Contributions to History
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
This course is an in-depth quest of Africa's contributions to humanity in sciences and philosophy from
Egyptian antiquity to the scramble of Africa era. It will enlighten students to the undeniable African
discoveries in various areas of scholarship and their stolen legacy. It will also allow students to
appreciate numerous African unacknowledged achievements and reveal the premises of a new
philosophy largely founded on the sciences and scientific experience, which could, perhaps one day,
reconcile humanity to itself.
0101 George Kintiba Seats (Total: 35)
MW 10:00am - 11:15am WDS 0104
AASP402 Classic Readings in African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: AASP202 or AASP100.
Classic readings of the social, economic and political status of blacks and other minorities in the United
States and the Americas.
0101 Shane Walsh Seats (Total: 30)
Th 2:00pm - 4:30pm SKN 1115
AASP441 Science, Technology, and the Black Community
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 , D
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: HIST255, AASP202, or AASP100; or permission of BSOS-African American Studies
department.
Scientific knowledge and skills in solving technological and social problems, particularly those faced by
the black community. Examines the evolution and development of African and African American
contributions to science. Surveys the impact of technological changes on minority communities.
0101 Jerry Semper Seats (Total: 40)
W 4:00pm - 6:30pm SQH 1101
AASP443 Blacks and the Law
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 , D
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: HIST255, AASP202, or AASP100; or permission of BSOS-African American Studies
department.
The relationship between black Americans and the law, particularly criminal law, criminal institutions
and the criminal justice system. Examines historical changes in the legal status of blacks and changes
in the causes of racial disparities in criminal involvement and punishments.
0101 Joseph Clark Seats (Total: 35)
W 6:00pm - 8:30pm LEF 1220
AASP478L Humanities Topics in African American Studies; Literature and the Shaping of the Caribbean
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced studies in the humanities, often requiring prerequisites, focusing on the literary, artistic and
philosophical contributions of Africans and African Americans.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP478N Humanities Topics in African American Studies; African-American Literature: 1910-1945
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced studies in the humanities, often requiring prerequisites, focusing on the literary, artistic and
philosophical contributions of Africans and African Americans.
Also offered as ENGL471. Credit granted for ENGL471 or AASP478N.
0101 Blake Wilder Seats (Total: 20)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm TWS 1106
AASP498F Special Topics in Black Culture; Women in Caribbean
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced study of the cultural and historical antecedents of contemporary African and African
American society. Emphasis on the social, political, economic and behavioral factors affecting blacks
and their communities. Topics vary.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP498I Special Topics in Black Culture; Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit