Schedule of classes.

2017·2.9 MB·English

by  University of Maryland, College Park

This printed version of the Schedule of Classes is current as of 1/2/18 8:56 AM.
AASP African American Studies Fall 2017
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 WDS 1114
0201 Shane Walsh Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 12:00pm - 12:50pm TYD 1101
0301 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am LEF 1201
0401 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm HBK 0109
0501 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm SYM 0215
0601 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm PLS 1117
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.
0101 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 5)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm HBK 0109
AASP101 Public Policy and the Black Community
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 CORE: SB General Education: DSHS
Pass-Fail
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: 40)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm SQH 1121
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 TYD 0117
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 TYD 0102
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 ARC 1103
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 1101
0102 Renina Jarmon Seats (Total: 35)
MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm SQH 1107
0103 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm ARC 1105
0104 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 35)
TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm LEF 1201
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: 8)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm ARC 1105
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
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 11:00am - 12:15pm TLF 1102
AASP298B Special Topics in African American Studies; Construction of Black Manhood and Womanhood
in the Black Community
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
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 WMST265. Credit only granted for AASP298B or WMST265. Investigates the ways that
African Americans are represented and constructed in public and private spheres and explores the
social constructions and representations of Black manhood and womanhood from various disciplinary
perspectives.
0101 Donnesha Blake Seats (Total: 30)
W 6:00pm - 8:30pm JMZ 0103
AASP298C Special Topics in African American Studies; African-American History to 1865
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 General Education: DVUP
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 AASP298C. Credit will be granted for AASP298C or HIST 254.
0101 Christopher Bonner Seats (Total: 40)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm 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.
0201 Norrell Edwards Seats (Total: 30)
MWF 12:00pm - 12:50pm JMZ 0208
AASP298V Special Topics in African American Studies; The Blues 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 Brittney Allen Seats (Total: 30)
W 1:00pm - 4:00pm NCC 0130
AASP301 Applied Policy Analysis and the Black Community
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: AASP101; and (ECON201 or ECON200). Recommended: Completion of one semester of
statistics is recommended.
Development and application of the tools needed for examining the effectiveness of alternative policy
options confronting minority communities. Review policy research methods used in forming and
evaluating policies. Examination of the policy process.
0101 Ricco Hall Seats (Total: 24)
W 6:30pm - 9:00pm TLF 1101
AASP313 Black Women in United States History
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Restriction: Sophomore standing or higher. Also offered as: WMST314. Credit only granted for:
AASP498W, AASP313, HIST329E, WMST314, or WMST498N. Formerly: AASP498W.
Black American women's history is examined from slavery to the present. The principal focus of the
readings discussions and student assignments will be based upon gaining a fuller understanding of the
effect of race, class and gender on the life cycles and multiple roles of Black women as mothers,
daughters, wives, workers and social change agents. A variety of primary source materials on black
women's experiences will be utilized.
Also offered as HIST329E and WMST314. Credit granted for AASP313, WMST314 and HIST329E.
0101 Elsa Barkley Brown Seats (Total: 35)
M 6:00pm - 8:30pm KEY 0103
AASP314 The Civil Rights Movement
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Prerequisite: AASP100 or HIST157.
Survey of the twentieth century civil rights movement from the desegregation of UM Law School
through the National Black Political Congress in Gary in 1972. Major themes include leadership, legal
and constitutional challenges, non-violence, Black Power, and Pan-Africanism.
0101 Jerry Semper Seats (Total: 45)
W 4:00pm - 6:30pm SQH 1121
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 ASY 3221
AASP395 Fundamentals of Quantitative Research in Socio-Cultural Perspective
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Restriction: Must be in African American Studies program; and junior standing or higher.
Introduction to quantitative methods for African American Studies major in the cultural and social
analysis concentration. Basics of survey design and experimental design and data analysis and use of
statistical software programs.
0101 Cecily Hardaway Seats (Total: 20)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm WDS 1131
AASP396 Independent Study Non-Thesis Option
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.
AASP398Q Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Black Baltimore in the Post Racial U.S: African
American Urban Culture in the Age of Obama
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
0101 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 35)
Th 4:00pm - 6:30pm TYD 1114
AASP400 Directed Readings in African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Prerequisite: AASP202 or AASP100.
The readings will be directed by the faculty of African American Studies. Topics to be covered will be
chosen to meet the needs and interests of individual students.
Also offered as WMST498Y. Credit will be granted for one of the following: AASP400, AASP400H, or
WMST498Y.
0101 Sharon Harley Seats (Total: 15)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm KEY 0100
AASP400H Directed Readings in African American Studies
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Prerequisite: AASP202 or AASP100.
The readings will be directed by the faculty of African American Studies. Topics to be covered will be
chosen to meet the needs and interests of individual students.
For general honors students only. The readings will be directed by the faculty of African American
Studies. Topics to be covered will be chosen to meet the needs and interests of individual students.
0101 Sharon Harley Seats (Total: 5)
TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm KEY 0100
AASP478K Humanities Topics in African American Studies; African-American Literature: 1945 to Present
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 ENGL472. Credit granted for ENGL472 or AASP478K.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP498O Special Topics in Black Culture; African American and Latino Social, Cultural and Political
Relations: 1940 to Present
Credits: 3 Grading Method: Regular
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.
0101 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
W 4:00pm - 6:30pm TYD 1118
AASP498T Special Topics in Black Culture; Archaeology of Slavery: Classical, Caribbean and North
American Contexts
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.
Also offered as AMST428D, ARCH428L, ARCH628L, ANTH433 and ANTH633. Credit only granted for
ANTH433, ANTH633, AMST428D, ARCH428L, ARCH628L, or AASP498T. Has slavery always
existed? Does it come and go? North American plantation archaeology has become one of the
foundations for understanding African American culture from the 1960s. Slavery in Antiquity existed in
Greece and Rome on large scales and was essential to making commercial agriculture profitable work.
Slavery in the Caribbean showed Europeans how to make a profit from African bodies. Trafficking in
human persons today is recorded by the U.S. State Department annually and is regarded as modern
slavery. These varying contexts of slavery will be compared in an attempt to understand slavery
scientifically.
0101 Mark Leone Seats (Total: 20)
Tu 2:00pm - 4:45pm WDS 1130
AASP499A Advanced Topics in Public Policy and the Black Community; Reducing Black - White
Achievement Gaps
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Examination of specific areas of policy development and evaluation in black and other communities.
Application of advanced tools of policy analysis, especially quantitative, statistical and micro-economic
analysis.
0101 Oscar Barbarin Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm TWS 1320
AASP499P Advanced Topics in Public Policy and the Black Community; African-American Politics from
Frederick Douglass to Barack Obama
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Examination of specific areas of policy development and evaluation in black and other communities.
Application of advanced tools of policy analysis, especially quantitative, statistical and micro-economic
analysis.
0101 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 35)
Tu 3:30pm - 6:15pm LEF 1201
AAST Asian American Studies Fall 2017
AAST200 Introduction to Asian American Studies
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SB, D
Pass-Fail DVUP
The aggregate experience of Asian Pacific Americans, from developments in the countries of origin to
their contemporary issues. The histories of Asian Pacific American groups as well as culture, politics,
the media, and stereotypes, viewed from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Also offered as AMST298C. Credit granted for AAST200 or AMST298C.
0101 Terry Park Seats (Total: 40)
TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm SQH 1101
AAST201 Asian American History
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Also offered as: HIST221. Credit only granted for: AAST201, HIST219G, HIST219M, or HIST221.
Introduction to the history of Asian Americans and Asians in the United States and the Americas and to
the field of Asian American Studies, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include theories of
race and ethnicity; Asian migration and diaspora to the Americas; Asian American work and labor
issues; gender, family, and communities; nationalism and nativism, and anti-Asian movements; Asian
Americans in World War II, the Cold War, and the issues in the civil rights & post-civil rights era.
0101 Terry Park Seats (Total: 30)
TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm SQH 1101
AAST222 Immigration and Ethnicity in America
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP