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AAST 490

AAST 490

 

Seminar in African American Studies

 

Catalog Entry

 

Department Prefix: AAST

 

Course Number: 490

 

Course Title: Seminar in African American Studies

 

Prerequisites: Students will complete AAST 200 and AAST 390 before completing AAST 490.

 

Credit Hours: Three hours lecture (3)

 

Brief Description: This course serves as the culmination of the interdisciplinary African American Studies minor. Students will revisit and synthesize concepts, theories, and methods from the minor's content and develop a cogent capstone project.

 

Note(s): This course provides students with the opportunity to showcase their connections to the humanistic and artistic learning objectives within the African American Studies minor.

 

 

Detailed Description of Content of Course

 

This course marks the culmination of the interdisciplinary African American Studies minor. Students will revisit, synthesize, and apply concepts, theories, and methods from the minor's content to develop a coherent capstone project.

 

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

 

Students will select a research topic focusing on the impact of the African American experience on American society. They will develop a qualitative research project, incorporating diverse analyses such as archival, content, document, and video analyses, along with oral history interviews, to illustrate connections to the core learning objectives of the African American Studies minor.

 

Student Learning Outcomes

 

  1. Identifying key moments, cultural products, and concepts relevant to the African American experience.
  2. Evaluating core cultural products (such as literature, music, art, and/or philosophy) about and/or by African Americans.
  3. Analyzing the African American experience using the perspectives, methods, and interpretations from one particular academic discipline included in the African American Studies minor.

 

Assessment Measures

 

  1. Demonstrate mastery of their interdisciplinary course of study in African American Studies.
  2. Analyze key moments of the African American experience.
  3. Evaluate core cultural products (such as literature, art, music and/or philosophy) about and/or by African Americans.

 

Review and Approval

 

November, 2022

 

March 13, 2024

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