Fall 2006 Course List

African Studies Minor

Updated September 28, 2006

 

The below list contains courses offered at the University of Washington that can count towards the African Studies minor.  This minor is offered through the African Studies Program that is housed in the Jackson School of International Studies.  The African Studies Program coordinates and disseminates information about Africa-related events on campus; facilitates research, internships, and study abroad opportunities in Africa; and administers the undergraduate minor (see program website at http://jsis.washington.edu/africa/.  The African Studies minor encourages students to undertake an inter-disciplinary study of Africa and the African Diaspora through coursework in a variety of scholarly disciplines and programs, including American Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Ethnomusicology, Forestry, Fisheries, Geography, History, International Health, and International Studies. Courses for UW-Bothell and UW-Tacoma are listed following the UW-Seattle language courses.

 

To complete an African Studies minor, a student must take at least 30 credits of Africas Studies  courses.  Those courses must be spread across three or more disciplines/programs and 20 of the 30 credits must be at the 400-level or above.  For questions on courses,, please contact the African Studies advisor. If you would like to become an African Studies minor or have any questions about the minor, please contact the African Studies Program Assistant at 616-0998 or africa1@u.washington.edu . 

 

  

SEATTLE COURSES

 

AFRAM   150   INTRO AF-AM HISTORY                      (I&S)

10180 A  5         TTh    1030-1220                 SMI  304         Walter, John     

                           F      1030-1120                    CMU  120      Walter, John

 

AFRAM   306  BASIC SWAHILI

10181 A  5         MTWThF 1130-1220           SMI  404         Maulana, Seyed

10182 B  5         MTWThF 1230-120             SMI  105         Maulana, Seyed

 

AFRAM 358    LIT OF BLACK AMER                                (VLPA)

10184 A  5       TTh    1030-1220  BLM  411      Ibrahim, H.

 

AFRAM 340      HARLEM RENAISSANCE

10183  A    5    TTH 130-320    MUS 213    Saloy, Mona Lisa

 

AFRAM   401  INTERMED SWAHILI                            (VLPA)

10185 A  5         MTWThF 1030-1120           EEB  003        Maulana, Seyed

 

AFRAM   498  SPEC TOP AFRAM STDY                      (I&S)

10186  A  5         ΤΤh    230-420                 DEN  205       Henderson, Mae
	            		F 230-320

REPRESENTATIONS OF BLACK MOTHERHOOD IN POPULAR CULTURE       

 

AES   498  AES SPECIAL TOPICS                                  (I&S)

18517 B  5         TTh    130-320                     JHN  022         Spigner, Clarence

RACE, HEALTH, & AFRICAN DIASPORA             

 

ANTH   313  PEOPLES OF AFRICA                               (I&S)  

10269 A  5       MW     830-1020                    SWS  032        Styles, Megan

 

ANTH   469  SPEC STUDIES ANTH                                (I&S)

18807 E  5       TTh    130-320                        JHN  026         Hernlund, Ylva

ANTHROPOLOGY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH AND REPRODUCTION- FOCUS ON AFRICA                                                                                                       

 

ART H   438  SUB-SAHARN ARTS III                            (VLPA/I&S)

10484 A  3       MW     1100-1220                  ART  004        Bravmann, Rene

SOME BACKGROUND IN AFRICAN ART AND CULTURE IS RECOMMENDED.  

 

ENGL   316  LIT DEV COUNTRIES                                (VLPA)

12813 A  5       TTh    1130-120                     MUE  155      Chrisman, Laura

 

GEOG   335  DEVELOPING WORLD                             (I&S)

13652 A  5       TTh    230-420                       SMI  407

 

GEOG   371  HUNGER AND RES DEV                           (I&S)

13659 A  5       MWF    100-220                    SMI  407         Jarosz, Lucy

 

HIST   152  AFRIC HST 1880-PRES                                 (I&S)

13811 A  5       TTh    1130-1250                   KNE  220        Thomas, Lynn

(SEE ASSOCIATED QUIZ SECTIONS)

 

HIST   498  COLLOQUIUM IN HIST                               (I&S)

13834 C  5       T      230-420                          MGH  293       Thomas, Lynn            

"THE MODERN GIRL IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UNITED STATES: COMPARISONS AND CONNECTIONS"

 

HSTAA   150  INTRO AF-AM HISTORY                        (I&S)

13932 A  5       TTh    1030-1220                   SMI  304         Walter, John

                           F      1030-1120                    CMU  120      Walter, John

 

HSTAA   321  BCMNG BLACK AMERCNS                  (I&S)

13944 A  5       TTh    930-1120                     THO  134        Camp,Stephanie

 

MUSIC   331  HISTORY OF JAZZ                                    (VLPA)

15709 A  5       MTWThF 1030-1120             MUS  126      Immel, Don

 

NEAR E   210  ISLAMIC CIVILZATION                       (VLPA/I&S)

15832 A  5       TTh    230-420                                               Kuru, Selim

(SEE ASSOCIATED QUIZ SECTIONS)

 

SIS   335  DEVELOPING WORLD                                   (I&S)

17405 A  5       TTh    230-420           SMI  407

 

SIS   401  INTL POL ECON                                               (I&S)

17411 A  5       MWF    930-1020      THO  101                    Latsch, Wolfram

(SEE ASSOCIATED QUIZ SECTIONS)

 

SISAF   490  SPECIAL TOPICS                                        (I&S)

17448 A  5       TTh    130-320           JHN  022                     Spigner, Clarence

RACE, HEALTH, & AFRICAN DIASPORA                                                                                                               

 

SISAF   499  UNDERGRAD RESEARCH

17449 A  1-5     to be arranged     

17450 B  1-5     to be arranged

 

WOMEN 490  SPEC TOP WOMEN STDY                    (WOMEN)

18378  B  5        W 1230-320        MGH 288                        Swarr, Amanda

"REAL" WOMEN: SEX, GENDER AND TRANSGENDER QUERIES

 

 

BOTHELL COURSES

 

BIS   300  INTERDISC INQUIRY

11142 E  5       TTh    1100-105   UW2  221                          Krabill, Ron 

AFRICAN STUDIES FOCUS

 

BIS   313  ISSUES MEDIA STDY                                      (VLPA/I&S)

11147 A  5       to be arranged                                                Krabill, Ron

MEDIASCAPES ON-LINE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA                                                                                                             

 

BIS   436  COMP FAMILY SYSTEMS                             (I&S)

 11174 A  5       TTh    115-320    UW1  040                          Ashbaugh, Leslie        

 

                                                                                                                       

 

TACOMA COURSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: 5/17/06