| AMH 4170
(3 credits) - Civil War and Reconstruction |
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A study
of the American Civil War and Reconstruction period assessing the causes
of the war, the military aspects and the reconstruction following the war. |
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| AMH 4400
(3 credits) - History of the South |
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A study
of the history of the region from colonial times to the present. |
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| AMH 4930
(3 credits) - African American Intellectual History |
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The class
lectures, videos and discussions will examine these questions: Who are the
African Americans? What is the essence of life for African Americans? How
have African Americans fought for their freedom and liberation? The preceding
issues will be considered in the lives and work of important theorists and
activists. |
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| AMH 4930
(3 credits) - Africans in the Caribbean |
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The goals
of the course are to establish: the essence and evolution of African-Caribbean
culture; the impact on the African-Caribbean societies concerning alien
contact and the peoples' response to slavery, colonialism and neo-colonialism;
the internal growth of African-Caribbean communities and their reactions
to European contact in the 19th century; the character of colonial legacy
on the African-Caribbean peoples and their actions toward that heritage
from 1960's to the present. |
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| AMH 4930
(3 credits) - History of the Jews in America |
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This course
seeks to examine the history of the Jewish people in the United States.
In order to understand their patterns of assimilation, the organizations
they created, their educational and occupational choices it is necessary
to examine why they left their former homelands. |
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| AML 4272
(3 Credits) - Afro-American Literature 1895 to Present |
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An introduction
to African-American literature from the late nineteenth century to contemporary
times. |
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| AML 4273
(3 credits) - American Indian Literature |
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Interpretation
of traditional oral narratives, songs, and oratory, as well as contemporary
fiction and poetry. Emphasizes both cultural continuity and creative adaption
to Euro-American presence. |
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| AML 4930
(3 credits) - Writing in America: A Multicultural Approach |
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To explore
our diverse literary heritage and the complex nature of the contemporary
American identity we will read fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by Asian-American,
African-American, American Indian, Jewish-American, Latino/a, and ethnically
specific Euro-American writers. |
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| ARH 4557
(3 credits) - Art of China |
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This course
is to introduce, from a comparative approach, an overall view of the Chinese
arts since ancient times so that students will become aware of the Chinese
aesthetic value and its historical involvement. |
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| ASH 2000
(3 credits) - Introduction to Asian History |
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A survey
of China, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Southwest
Asia from ancient times to the present. Subjects to be studied include the
history, geography, anthropology, religion, economy, and politics of Asia. |
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| ASH 4300
(3 credits) - East Asian Civilization |
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An introduction
to the culture and civilization of East Asia. |
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| COM 4930
(3 credits) - Intercultural Communication |
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This course
examines intercultural communication between groups. Group differences and
group knowledge with respect to communication are explored. |
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| CPO 4303
(3 credits) - Latin American Politics |
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The comparative
study of politics in the Latin American region. Problems of democracy, military
politics, and revolution and their relation to political development. |
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| GEA 4320
(3 credits) - Regional Studies - Caribbean |
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Advantages
and disadvantages of human and physical geographic systems for political,
economic, and social transformation. |
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| LAH 4100
(3 credits) - Colonial Latin American History |
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Traces
the development of society in Latin America from pre-Columbian and Iberian
experiences until the Wars of Independence, and covers political, social,
and economic topics. |
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| LAH 4200
(3 credits) - Modern Latin American History |
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Studies
in Latin American republics from the Wars of Independence to the present.
Major problems facing the region are studied in their historical context. |
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| LAH 4470
(3 credits) - History of the Caribbean |
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The study
of the historical development of the Caribbean-Gulf of Mexico cultural area
from earliest times to the present. Emphasis is on Hispanic legacy and the
region's strategic importance since the 18th century. |
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| LAH 4480
(3 credits) - History of Cuba |
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Studies
in the development of the Cuban nation from Pre-Columbian times to the present. |
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| MUH 2017
(3 credits) - History of Rock and Roll |
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Starts
with the beginning of the Rock Movement, caused by the segregation in American
society by the Rhythm & Blues artists (Black) and the segregation of
the recording and broadcast industry, its effects and evolution upon White
America. This culture clash along with the generational turmoil builds to
start Rock. |
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| MUH 3016
(3 credits) - History and Appreciation of Jazz |
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Covers
the seeds of Jazz being planted in Africa, the Slave trade and the effects
of this upon the New Orleans culture. The history of New Orleans from the
1700's till now is covered along with the multi-cultural mixing including
African Blacks, Free Blacks, and Creoles in the 1800's, which led to the
creation of Early Dixieland Jazz. |
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| SOW 4620
(3 credits) - Minority Issues and Social Work |
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An in-depth
analysis of various problems encountered by selected minority groups and
social work intervention strategies aimed at prevention, solution and remediation.
Groups selected for study may include African-Americans, Hispanics, Haitians,
Native Americans and other powerless groups such as women, the elderly,
the handicapped, homosexuals, and migrant workers. |
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| SPC 3014
(3 credits) - American Multicultural Discourse |
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An exploration
of the rhetorical practices of multicultural Americans utilizing rhetorical
criticism as a tool to study the persuasive efforts of multicultural discourse
in the United States. |
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| SPC 3721
(3 credits) - Intercultural Communication |
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Examination
of the intracultural and intercultural communication differences within
and between racial, ethnic, and other culturally diverse groups within the
United States. |
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| SPT 2520
(3 credits) - Hispanic Culture and Civilization |
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The culture
and heritage of Spain, and the cultural development of Latin America from
pre-Columbian civilization to the present, through the study of literary
texts in contexts of history, geography, art, attitudes and customs (taught
in English). |
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| SYO 4530
(3 credits) - Class, Status and Power |
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A comparative
analysis of the causes and consequences of social inequality. Concentration
on the individual and societal effects of differential access to power and
privilege in plural societies. |
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