INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how race and ethnicity are socially constructed Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the experience of race and racism among Blacks relative to other groups in the United States Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the roles African Americans have played in the construction of American social, political and cultural institutions Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how race and ethnicity are socially constructed Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe the experience of race and racism among Blacks relative to other groups in the United States Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the roles African Americans have played in the construction of American social, political and cultural institutions Audience: Undergraduate