Description of Courses

AMH 4170 (3 credits) - Civil War and Reconstruction
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.
AMH 4400 (3 credits) - History of the South
A study of the history of the region from colonial times to the present.
AMH 4930 (3 credits) - African American Intellectual History
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.
AMH 4930 (3 credits) - Africans in the Caribbean
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.
AMH 4930 (3 credits) - History of the Jews in America
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.
AML 4272 (3 Credits) - Afro-American Literature 1895 to Present
An introduction to African-American literature from the late nineteenth century to contemporary times.
AML 4273 (3 credits) - American Indian Literature
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.
AML 4930 (3 credits) - Writing in America: A Multicultural Approach
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.
ARH 4557 (3 credits) - Art of China
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.
ASH 2000 (3 credits) - Introduction to Asian History
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.
ASH 4300 (3 credits) - East Asian Civilization
An introduction to the culture and civilization of East Asia.
COM 4930 (3 credits) - Intercultural Communication
This course examines intercultural communication between groups. Group differences and group knowledge with respect to communication are explored.
CPO 4303 (3 credits) - Latin American Politics
The comparative study of politics in the Latin American region. Problems of democracy, military politics, and revolution and their relation to political development.
GEA 4320 (3 credits) - Regional Studies - Caribbean
Advantages and disadvantages of human and physical geographic systems for political, economic, and social transformation.
LAH 4100 (3 credits) - Colonial Latin American History
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.
LAH 4200 (3 credits) - Modern Latin American History
Studies in Latin American republics from the Wars of Independence to the present. Major problems facing the region are studied in their historical context.
LAH 4470 (3 credits) - History of the Caribbean
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.
LAH 4480 (3 credits) - History of Cuba
Studies in the development of the Cuban nation from Pre-Columbian times to the present.
MUH 2017 (3 credits) - History of Rock and Roll
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.
MUH 3016 (3 credits) - History and Appreciation of Jazz
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.
SOW 4620 (3 credits) - Minority Issues and Social Work
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.
SPC 3014 (3 credits) - American Multicultural Discourse
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.
SPC 3721 (3 credits) - Intercultural Communication
Examination of the intracultural and intercultural communication differences within and between racial, ethnic, and other culturally diverse groups within the United States.
SPT 2520 (3 credits) - Hispanic Culture and Civilization
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).
SYO 4530 (3 credits) - Class, Status and Power
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.