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134 ARTS AND SCIENCES
educational excursion and research through Ghana-visiting
Universities, small villages, slave castles, Dubois Research
Center, etc. while interacting with the people. Students earn
3-6 undergraduate or graduate credits.
African American Studies (AFAM)
101. Swahili I. (3)
Foundation course for all beginning students interested in
reading or speaking the language. {Offered upon demand}
102. Swahili II. (3)
Foundation course for all beginning students interested in
reading or speaking the language. {Offered upon demand}
103. Foundation of African-American Studies. (3)
Okunor
An exploration of the philosophical basis for the creation
and the existence of African-American Studies program.
{Fall, Spring}
106. Elementary Arabic I. (3) Ali
(Also offered as MLNG 106.) A course in elementary modern
standard Arabic.
107. Elementary Arabic II. (3) Ali
(Also offered as MLNG 107.) A course for those with very
minimal exposure to modern Arabic Language.
115. Communication Across Cultures. (3)
(Also offered as CJ 115.) An introduction to communication
among people from different cultural backgrounds, emphasizing
intercultural relations. The class seeks to identify, honor
and enhance the strengths of different cultural perspectives.
206. Intermediate Arabic I. (1) Ali
(Also offered as MLNG 206.) The course covers the writing
system, phonology, vocabulary, morphology and syntax
structures of the Arabic language. Students will attend language
laboratory to enhance their listening, comprehension
and pronunciation skills.
Prerequisites: 106 and 107. Restriction: permission of instructor.
207. Intermediate Arabic II. (3) Ali
(Also offered as MLNG 207.) The course increases student’s
reading, writing and speaking skills in Arabic including
student’s knowledge of the writing system, the phonology, the
vocabulary, the morphology and the syntax structures of the
language. Language laboratory requirement is optional.
Prerequisites: 206. Restriction: permission of instructor.
250. Black Woman. (3) Fields
(Also offered as WMST 250.) A comprehensive survey of
the role the Black woman has played in the society of the
United States. Emphasis will be placed on achievements and
contributions. {Fall}
251. Black Books I. (3) Okunor
(Also offered as ENGL 281.) The course introduces students
to the African American classics of the slavery era. Daily
experiences of the characters in these books become the
basis for discussing race, class, gender, revolt, freedom,
peace and humanity.
280. Black Experience in the United States. (3) Okunor,
Williams
(Also offered as AMST 250.) An analysis of the political,
economic, religious and familial organization of Black communities
in the United States.
284. African-American History I. (3) Williams
(Also offered as HIST 284.) A comprehensive survey of the
story of African-Americans from pre-European days in Africa
to the Civil War, U.S. {Fall}
285. African-American History II. (3) Williams
(Also offered as HIST 285.) This course will explore each of
the major historical events, Black leaders of those times and
their influence on the social and political advancement of
African-American from the Civil War to the present. {Spring
Restriction: permission of instructor.}
294. Institutional Racism. (3) Herndon
A study of the pervasive nature and the broad effects of raceinfluenced
institutional decisions; the differences in the legal
definition of institutional and individual racism.
297. Interdisciplinary Topics. (1-3)
Special topic courses in specialized areas of African-American
Studies. Community Economic Development; Race and
American Law; Culture and Personality.
299. Black Leaders in the U.S. (3) Malry, Shunkuri
A comparative study of major African-American leaders and
their impact on race relations in the United States. {Spring}
303. Introduction to Black Liberation and Religion. (3)
Okunor
(Also offered as RELG 303.) Students will be introduced to
the Black experience, which necessitates the redefinition
of God and Jesus Christ in the lives of Black people as the
struggle for transcendental and political freedom.
307. Blacks in the U.S. West. (3) Williams
(Also offered as AMST 351.) A survey of the lives of Blacks in
the American West (1528–1918).
309. Black Politics. (3) Shunkuri
(Also offered as POLS 309.) A study of the history and
diverse educational and political maturation processes of
elected American officials and functions of the political process.
{Fall}
318. Civil Rights Politics and Legislation. (3) Shunkuri,
Verhoeven
(Also offered as POLS 318.) An analysis of the dynamics
of the major events, issues and actors in the civil rights
movement (and legislations) in view of the theories of U.S.
politics.
Recommended prerequisite: 103.
329. Introduction to African Politics. (3) Shunkuri
(Also offered as POLS 329.) An introductory course in the
volatile politics in Africa. The various ideologies that underlie
political movements and influence African governments will
be explored.
333. Black Political Theory. (3) Shunkuri
Survey course of the literature and philosophy of the Black
Diaspora.
380. African Literature. (3) Ali
An analytical look at the works of major African writers and
their usage of African symbols to portray Africa of the past,
present and the future.
381. Black Books II. (3) Okunor
(Also offered as ENGL 381.) This is the second phase of a
three-part journey through the Black experience in search
of humanity and peace. The vehicle is post-slavery books
written by and about Black people. Issues raised and the
characters in the books provide the occasion for in-depth
discussion of inhumanity, protests, self definition, race relationships,
liberalism, etc.
382. Malcolm X. (3) Okunor
The course allows the many voices of Malcolm X to speak
through selected materials on Malcolm X. The materials
become vehicles for discussing Malcolm’s and the many
social, political and cultural issues the literature raises.
385. The African World. (3) Shunkuri
An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of Africa; its
political and economic geographies; its traditional and new
societies; and its politics in global perspectives.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.