Graduate Courses
For Course Scheduling Information and Availability, please see the OSU Master Schedule.693 Individual Studies
Individual readings or research projects by special agreement between instructor and student.
705 Graduate Seminars
A critical examination of the historical, cultural, economic, and socio-political realities of West Africa and their impact on the contemporary landscape and enviornment.
705.01 Graduate Seminar in Southern Africa Society and Culture
A critical examination of the historical, cultural, economic and socio-political realities of the Southern African world and their impact on the contemporary political and cultural landscape and the environment.
705.02 Study Abroad to Southern Africa
A three-week study tour of selected sites of historical, cultural, economic and socio-political importance in the contemporary Southern African region.
705.03 Graduate Seminar in West African Society and Culture
A critical examination of the historical, cultural, economic, and socio-political realities of West Africa and their impact on the contemporary landscape and environment.
705.04 Study Abroad to Western Africa (Ghana)
A three-week study tour of selected sites of historical, cultural, economic and socio-political importance in the contemporary West African country.
710 Community Practicum in African American and African Studies
A two-part course in experiential learning, seeking to prepare students with the types of training and experience that will go beyond the traditional coursework and classroom.
710.01 Community Practicum in African American and African Studies: Community Service
This part of the course involves practical work with a community based organization.
710.02 Community Practicum in African American and African Studies: Grant Writing
Individual instruction on grant proposal writing for a specific project identified by a community agency and the student during the first part of the course.
718 Citizen Participation
Assessment and application of techniques of organization and action in the Black community.
725 Political Development of Sub-Saharan Africa
Theories and problems of political change in sub-Saharan Africa.
732 Law, Politics and Human Rights in Africa
An examination of the interplay of law and politics in contemporary Africa, and the place of human rights in Africa.
734 Topics in Race and the American Legal System
An examination of the changes over time in selected areas of American law and the consequences of these changes on the status of Black Americans
734.01 Topics in Race and the American Legal System: Affirmative Action
A study of the concept of Affirmative Action including a critical examination of the arguments for and against it.
734.02 Topics in Race and the American Legal System: Race and Employment
An examination of significance of race and the application of the concept of Affirmative Action in employment.
742 African Historiography and Metholology
An examination of the development of African historiography and the various research methods used in writing African history. (Cross-listed with History)
743 Studies in African History
An exploration into the historical literature of Africa and various aspects of African history. Topics will vary each term (Repeatable to a maximum of 10 hrs). (Cross-listed with History)
748 Contemporary Art Music Traditions of African and the Diaspor
An examination of selected published and unpublished musical works by contemporary composers of sub-Saharan Africa and African descent.
750 Introduction to African Languages and Societies
A survey of the interplay between language and society in the African context.
751 Introduction to Graduate Studies in African Literature
A broad survey of the development of African literature, its variations, genres and themes.
752 Readings in African American History
Readings in the evolution of Black culture, economics and family life, race relations, and the emergence of class stratification within the Black community. (Cross-listed with History)
753 Graduate Survey in African American & African Studies
A critical examination of the development of African American and African Studies as a discipline and the theoretical approaches to its subject matter
754 Methodological Perspectives in African American & African Studies
Analysis and measurement of various forms of inequality, distortions, stereotypes, and omissions, primarily in the areas of race and ethnicity that relate to African people.
756 Theorizing Race and Ethnici
Examination of the ideas and theories of race and its intersection with ethnicity
757.01 Introduction to Graduate Studies in African American Literature I
Introduction to early writings (1746-WWI) by African Americans as well as some of the critical discourses currently underway concerning this body of writing. (Cross-listed with English)
757.02 Introduction to Graduate Studies in African American Literature II
Introduction to critical conversations about vernacular traditions and literary texts in African American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to the present. (Cross-listed with English)
758.01 Comparative History of the African Diaspora: Enslavement and Emancipation
Examination of the dispersal of Africans, mainly through the slave trade across the Sahara, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Oceans
758.02 Comparative History of the African Diapora: Colonial and Post-colonial Realities
Examination of social political and cultural developments and realities in the Black workd, from the period of the emancipation to the beginning of the 21st century.
760 African Pop Culture
Examination and critique of various theories and genres of popular culture as they relate to the African situation.
774 Africa Before Colonial Rule
An examination of pre-colonial political, economic, and social systems, including material culture and agriculture.
780.20 African Performing Ensemble
This is a laboratory and performance experiment employing traditional African musical instruments. It will highlight basic concepts and attitudes towards music making in African ensemble contexts.
781 Topics in African Political Philosophy
Post-colonial African conceptions of power, freedom, alienation, and cultural identity.
782 Modern Black Political Thought
The historical development of Black political thought from the 19th century to the present.
789 Performance Practices in Sub-Saharan African Music
Compositional choices and performance conventions in selected musical traditions from Sub-Saharan Africa.
792 Interdepartmental Studies in the Humanities
Two or more departments present colloquia on subjects of mutual interest; topics to be announced.
810 Topics in Black Feminist Theory
Theoretical analysis of the politics and perceptions of womanhood in the black community.
833 Seminar in U.S. - Africa Relations
A critical analysis of selected theories of American foreign policy, with special emphasis on Africa.
851 Seminar in Critical Approaches in Black Literature
A study of theoretical constructs/discourses which articulate aesthetic notions about art and culture with specific reference to the Black historical experience. (Cross-listed with English)
854 Seminar in Major Black Authors
An extensive study of the works and ideas of individual writers of the Black world.
860 Seminar in Comparative Black Literature
Topics in African, African American, and Caribbean literature.
862 Mental Health and the Black Community
Theoretical and practical approaches to the problems of mental health in the Black community.
863 Reading the African Diaspora: Methods and Approaches
Examination of conceptions of African Diaspora identities and their "performance" and the research paradigms, methods and tools employed in their study.
865 Black Role Models: Racism and Sexism
An examination of the core influences of race, gender and class on people of African decent.
875.01 Seminar in African American History I
Half of a two-quarter seminar designed to provide experience in the research and writing of a scholarly paper based on primary source material in African American history.
875.02 Seminar in African American History II
Second half of a two-quarter seminar designed to provide experience in the research and writing of a scholarly paper based on primary source material in African American history.
899 Interdepartmental Seminar
Two or more departments present seminars on subjects of mutual interest; topics to be announced.
998 Research in African American and African Studies: Thesis
Research for the thesis.
