BLCK 1102: Issues in Black Studies

3 Credit Hours

This course provides an overview of key concepts, problems, themes, strategies, and methods of Black Studies (also known as African Diaspora, Africana, African American, and Pan-African Studies). Students explore recent political, economic, and social problems facing the African Diaspora, especially issues of race, class, gender, religion, and ethnicity. Students learn how Black Studies alumni have used their expertise in addressing these issues and how the discipline is relevant to their own career path.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Identify selected people, developments, and themes of Black Studies in regional, national, and international contexts.
Apply course content to contemporary problems and personal experiences.
Identify some significant developments, people, and geographic regions in Black Studies and the African Diaspora.
Able to describe some of the major issues that affect Black people across the African Diaspora.
Identify the significance of selected people and ideas in Black Studies.
Apply themes/theories to contemporary social cultural issues.