SELECTED TOPICS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Reflect on their own presuppositions and subjectivities in regard to the research process. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Design thoughtful research questions and corresponding methods to address those questions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the tasks and processes required to address research questions with Black communities, such as pertinent data sources, data collection methods, and data analysis methods, and to assess the results of such effort. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify and explain the range of problems addressed by qualitative research in Black communities. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Examine ethical dilemmas and issues related to the research process Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the experience of race and racism among Blacks relative to other groups in the United States Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Describe the roles African Americans have played in the construction of American social, political, and cultural institutions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad Learning Outcomes: 1. Reflect on their own presuppositions and subjectivities in regard to the research process. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Design thoughtful research questions and corresponding methods to address those questions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the tasks and processes required to address research questions with Black communities, such as pertinent data sources, data collection methods, and data analysis methods, and to assess the results of such effort. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify and explain the range of problems addressed by qualitative research in Black communities. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Examine ethical dilemmas and issues related to the research process Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the experience of race and racism among Blacks relative to other groups in the United States Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Describe the roles African Americans have played in the construction of American social, political, and cultural institutions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad