AAS/HIS 585: (The Age of Jim Crow)
This course focuseds on the causes, progression, completion and perfection of the color caste systme popularly known as Jim Crow during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The course will examine the national and Southern miliieu in which Jim Crow was born and justified as well as the impact of the system on the black community according to class and socio-economic status. (Prereq: HIS 260 and HIS 261 or consent of instructor.)

AAS/HIS 586: (The Images of Blacks in American Society)
This lecture course focuses on the images, stereotypes, and caricatures of African Americans in American society from the era of the American Revolution to the late 20th century. We will examine not only white-produced images as well. We will also examine the impact of these images within the black community. (Prereq: HIS 260 and HIS 261 or consent of instructor.)

AAS/HIS 587: (African American Civil Rights Movement)
This course traces the struggle for African American equality in the U.S. since 1930.

AAS/HIS 600: (The Intellectual History of African Americans)
This course traces the intellectual tradition of African Americans before and after 1865. Primary and secondary readings will be used to review the critical thought of African Americans confronting issues of race, class and gender.

AAS/HIS 657: (Race Relations in the US Since 1865)
The seminar focuses on the African American experience in the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Using primary documents and secondary readings, this course will examine the construction of race relations and the individuals, organizations, events, and issues significant to the shaping of the black experience.

AAS/EDC 550: (Education in a Culturally Diverse Society)
A critical study of the concept of disadvantagement, relevant teaching practices, institutional programs, and curricula.

AAS/EDP 616: (Multicultural Psychology)
This course is designed to increase one's sensitivity to and respect for individual differences. Models, frameworks, techniques and experiential exercises are presented to increase one's skill level in working with persons from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. (Prereq: EDP 600 or equivalent of the instructor.)