Africana Studies & Research Center (ASRC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

ASRC 1100

Provides an introduction to the Swahili language and culture. In this course, students engage in short conversations and communicative tasks in interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5830 ASRC 1100   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7770 ASRC 1100   LEC 002

ASRC 1108

A two-semester beginner's course in Yoruba Language and Culture. Organized to offer Yoruba language skills and proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, writing, and translation. Focus is placed on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6732 ASRC 1108   SEM 101

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7761 ASRC 1108   SEM 102

ASRC 1113

IsiZulu is the most widely spoken language in the Southern African region and it is an official language of South Africa. This two-semester beginners' course emphasizes speaking and listening, and trains ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8576 ASRC 1113   LEC 001

    • MTWRF
    • Feldman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This class is taught distance learning streaming from Yale University.

ASRC 1117

Wolof is an African language. It is widely spoken in West Africa in countries such as Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. Wolof is the most widely spoken language in Senegal.  There are strong historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8979 ASRC 1117   LEC 001

    • MTWR
    • Feldman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This class is taught distance learning streaming from Columbia University.

ASRC 1201

This two-course sequence assumes no previous knowledge of Arabic and provides a thorough grounding in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It starts with the alphabet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6636 ASRC 1201   SEM 101

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6559 ASRC 1201   SEM 102

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6560 ASRC 1201   SEM 103

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6561 ASRC 1201   SEM 104

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18293 ASRC 1201   SEM 105

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18657 ASRC 1201   SEM 106

ASRC 1203

In this two-course sequence learners continue to develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing and grammar foundation through the extensive use of graded materials on a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 1203

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6563 ASRC 1203   SEM 102

ASRC 1330

This course introduces contemporary musical practices - both "traditional" and popular - in Sub-Saharan Africa. It addresses the diversity of indigenous musics, the impact of migration and trade on the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 1330

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9167 ASRC 1330   LEC 001

ASRC 1500

This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas.  This course will examine, through a range of disciplines, among them literature, history, politics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1500GOVT 1503

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8845 ASRC 1500   LEC 001

  • This course will not fulfill the introductory course requirement for Government.

ASRC 1590

This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to explore the complex relationship between history and popular culture in Africa. The course considers two main questions - How can you write history using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 1590

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15879 ASRC 1590   LEC 001

ASRC 1595

Focusing on political and social history, this course surveys African-American history from Emancipation to the present. The class examines the post-Reconstruction "Nadir" of black life; the mass black ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1595HIST 1595

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16713 ASRC 1595   LEC 001

ASRC 1832

We have a range of expressions that deal with thinking. For example: She is very good at "thinking on her feet" or he "thinks fast" both denote speed of thought – or, the ability to command the response ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18181 ASRC 1832   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

ASRC 1840

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17779 ASRC 1840   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

ASRC 1841

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17778 ASRC 1841   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

ASRC 2101

Intermediate Swahili levels I and II in general impart speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills beyond Swahili elementary level to participate with ease and confidence in familiar topics and exchange ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8156 ASRC 2101   SEM 101

ASRC 2105

This course is designed for students who can speak and understand a spoken Arabic dialect (Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, etc.) but have little or no knowledge of written Arabic, known as Classical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 2203

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15997 ASRC 2105   SEM 101

ASRC 2110

The intermediate course extends the development of the main language skills-reading, writing, listening, and conversation. The course deepens the development of correct native pronunciation, the accuracy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6765 ASRC 2110   LEC 001

ASRC 2116

The course is structured around IsiZulu Sanamuhla, a set of web-based learning materials that features Zulu-speaking students and families in South Africa. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9033 ASRC 2116   SEM 101

    • MTWRF
    • Feldman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This class is taught distance learning streaming from Yale University.

ASRC 2118

Wolof is an African language. It is widely spoken in West Africa in countries such as Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10015 ASRC 2118   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This class is taught distance learning, streaming from Columbia University.

ASRC 2160

Prepare to be challenged in this course exploring the historic and contemporary dynamics of the African American family in U.S. society. From the African Diaspora to the Cosby Show, we will focus on the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2710

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9480 ASRC 2160   LEC 001

ASRC 2310

This course takes a critical approach to our contemporary understanding of the figure of the zombie and its inextricable link to discourses on race and blackness in the Americas. An introductory grounding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2310ENGL 2931

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9490 ASRC 2310   SEM 101

ASRC 2674

This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the  "Arab Spring," we will consider Middle East history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 2747HIST 2674NES 2674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8622 ASRC 2674   LEC 001

  •  8695 ASRC 2674   DIS 201

  •  8696 ASRC 2674   DIS 202

  •  8697 ASRC 2674   DIS 203

  •  8698 ASRC 2674   DIS 204

  •  8975 ASRC 2674   DIS 205

  •  9028 ASRC 2674   DIS 206

ASRC 2771

In Eddie Murphy's Coming to America, Africa is a place of nobility, where even lions are at peace with lambs. In contrast, Leonardo DeCaprio's Blood Diamond is a violent look at the role the demand for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2771PMA 2403

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16148 ASRC 2771   LEC 001

ASRC 3100

In this two-semester sequence, learners will be introduced to authentic, unedited Arabic language materials ranging from short stories, and poems, to newspaper articles dealing with social,  political,  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 3201

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6564 ASRC 3100   SEM 101

ASRC 3110

This course will help students expand their understanding of the Yoruba language through the communicative approach. We will focus on the four skills, speaking, listening, learning, and writing. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7945 ASRC 3110   LEC 001

ASRC 3113

The course is structured around IsiZulu Sanamuhla, a set of web-based learning materials that features Zulu-speaking students and families in South Africa. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8578 ASRC 3113   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This class is taught distance learning streaming from Yale University.

ASRC 3511

In this debate-format exploration of the most polarizing topics in hip hop, we'll examine the intersection of urban culture and American values. Does hip hop glorify violence, or simply reflect the reality ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9485 ASRC 3511   SEM 101

ASRC 3607

At the conclusion of World War II, the US ushered in a new international order based on the principles of the Atlantic Charter, which became the basis for the United Nations Charter. A few principles of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3603

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16571 ASRC 3607   LEC 001

ASRC 3652

What impact did Africa's involvement in the slave trade and its colonization by Europe have on its long-term economic health? What role have post-independence political decisions made within Africa and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 3652

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9234 ASRC 3652   LEC 001

ASRC 3860

Examines the experience of black Americans from the start of the Great Migration just before World War I. Topics include the effects of migration on work experiences and unionization patterns, the impact ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16820 ASRC 3860   LEC 001

ASRC 4241

In this course, students will read and engage how "man," as a concept, has come to be understood in certain areas of philosophy and critical theory. The class will engage how "man" has been socially constructed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16649 ASRC 4241   SEM 101

ASRC 4330

This seminar examines the issue of food justice in Ithaca and surrounding areas and explores innovative approaches for bringing about social equity and justice in relation to food availability, access ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4033

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16576 ASRC 4330   SEM 101

ASRC 4402

From its inception in the South Bronx in the 1970s, hip hop has been dependent on women's contributions, yet female artists have had to work hard to contest their marginalization and objectification in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16577 ASRC 4402   SEM 101

ASRC 4507

An exploration of writing by representative black women writers. We will examine specific texts as well as necessary critical and theoretical ideas which have been generated through, or with which this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16598 ASRC 4507   SEM 101

ASRC 4672

This seminar examines the emergence of national identities, nationalist movements, and nation-states in the modern Arab world. First, we will examine various approaches to the question of nationalism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16191 ASRC 4672   SEM 101

ASRC 4800

This course traces the genealogies and animating debates in black queer studies. Attentive to the relationship between black feminist criticism and black queer theory, this class proceeds with an understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16633 ASRC 4800   SEM 101

ASRC 4900

For senior Africana Studies majors working on honors theses, with selected reading, research projects, etc., under the supervision of a member of the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5837 ASRC 4900   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Edmondson, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6738 ASRC 4900   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Harris, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7182 ASRC 4900   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Boyce Davies, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6739 ASRC 4900   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6740 ASRC 4900   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Hassan, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6741 ASRC 4900   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Farred, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7183 ASRC 4900   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Richardson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7744 ASRC 4900   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Gosa, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8220 ASRC 4900   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Aching, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8221 ASRC 4900   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Rooks, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8368 ASRC 4900   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 18481 ASRC 4900   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Taiwo, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 18762 ASRC 4900   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Grovogui, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 18767 ASRC 4900   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Gaines, K

ASRC 4902

For students working on special topics, with selected reading, research projects, etc., under the supervision of a member of the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8369 ASRC 4902   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5839 ASRC 4902   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Edmondson, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6766 ASRC 4902   IND 604

    • TBA
    • LaBennett, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7184 ASRC 4902   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Boyce Davies, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6767 ASRC 4902   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6768 ASRC 4902   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Hassan, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6769 ASRC 4902   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Farred, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6770 ASRC 4902   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Richardson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7726 ASRC 4902   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Gosa, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7884 ASRC 4902   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Ademoyo, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8224 ASRC 4902   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Aching, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8225 ASRC 4902   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Rooks, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8370 ASRC 4902   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Bulugu, H

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8371 ASRC 4902   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Staff

ASRC 6241

In this course, students will read and engage how "man," as a concept, has come to be understood in certain areas of philosophy and critical theory. The class will engage how "man" has been socially constructed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16652 ASRC 6241   SEM 101

ASRC 6440

This graduate seminar recognizes the current critical moment in Black girlhood studies as a pivotal point for addressing questions related to coming of age in the African diaspora, Black feminism, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6440ANTHR 6444

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17511 ASRC 6440   SEM 101

ASRC 6507

An exploration of writing by representative black women writers. We will examine specific texts as well as necessary critical and theoretical ideas which have been generated through, or with which this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16601 ASRC 6507   SEM 101

ASRC 6510

This course examines the particular theoretical intersections of panafricanism and feminism through a study of works which address the lives of activist women and men who lived political lives which demanded ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6460FGSS 6510

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16583 ASRC 6510   SEM 101

ASRC 6800

This course traces the genealogies and animating debates in black queer studies. Attentive to the relationship between black feminist criticism and black queer theory, this class proceeds with an understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16636 ASRC 6800   SEM 101

ASRC 6811

James Baldwin is one of the most incisive interpreters of the English language and of American life. In this course, we will pay careful attention to Baldwin's essays and novels, and how his style in each ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 6811LGBT 6811

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17239 ASRC 6811   SEM 101

ASRC 6900

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6556 ASRC 6900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Edmondson, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6748 ASRC 6900   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Ademoyo, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6749 ASRC 6900   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Harris, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7185 ASRC 6900   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Boyce Davies, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6750 ASRC 6900   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6751 ASRC 6900   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Hassan, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6752 ASRC 6900   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Farred, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7186 ASRC 6900   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Richardson, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7725 ASRC 6900   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Gosa, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8086 ASRC 6900   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Byfield, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8222 ASRC 6900   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Aching, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8223 ASRC 6900   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Rooks, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8597 ASRC 6900   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Bulugu, H

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9039 ASRC 6900   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Terrazas Williams, D

ASRC 6902

This course is the first in a two-part course sequence offered in the fall and spring semesters annually. (PALABER: HAVE A SEAT; HEAR ME OUT) view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: History, Political and Social Analysis

  •  8844 ASRC 6902   SEM 101