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Africology
Chair: Joyce Kirk -- MIT 214 -- 229 - 4155
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Africology/

Please note: The College of Letters & Science charges an additional special course fee for Distance Education (online) sections. These sections can be distinguished by a section number beginning with 2-- (e.g., 201, 202). If the special course fee is not listed in the Schedule of Classes, please contact Andy Cuneo, L&S Student Academic Services, via e-mail, acuneo@uwm.edu, or phone (414) 229-2787.
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AFRICOL-100: Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society (3 units; U ; HU&)

An introduction to key concepts, structures, and institutions in African-American societies.

Notes:
Prereq: none.
Enroll in any LEC 001-005, and 206-207 only; or enroll in LEC 408 & any DIS 600-603; or enroll in LEC 409 & any DIS 604-607. Prereq: none

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 001 42784 6:00 PM-8:40 PM W 01/22-05/09 TaylorBoyd, Pauli MIT 195  
HU&   3 LEC 002 40982 9:30 AM-10:45 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Wendorf, Benjamin END 107  
HU&   3 LEC 003 41110 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Wendorf, Benjamin CUN 107  
HU&   3 LEC 004 46604 9:30 AM-10:45 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Sweers, Jessica MIT 361  
HU&   3 LEC 005 46605 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Sweers, Jessica MIT 361  
HU&   3 LEC 206 39362 - 01/22-05/09 Nchinda, Zacharia ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
HU&   3 LEC 207 43332 - 01/22-05/09 Nchinda, Zacharia ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
HU&   3 LEC 409 40864 11:00 AM-11:50 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Akubeze, Okey MER 131  
For 1-hr supplemental instruction review session times, visit the website www.uwm.edu/Dept/TARC and click on 'Supplemental Instruction' or email tarc@uwm.edu.
HU&     DIS 604 42681 1:00 PM-1:50 PM R 01/22-05/09 Scott, Anastacia LUB S191  
HU&     DIS 605 42682 2:00 PM-2:50 PM R 01/22-05/09 Scott, Anastacia BOL 281  
HU&     DIS 606 42683 10:00 AM-10:50 AM F 01/22-05/09 Scott, Anastacia END 109  
HU&     DIS 607 42684 11:00 AM-11:50 AM F 01/22-05/09 Scott, Anastacia END 109  

AFRICOL-102: Survey of African-American Literature (3 units; U ; HU&)

A survey of a variety of African-American literature.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 201 42138 - 01/22-05/09 Lang, Charmaine ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
HU&   3 LEC 202 46606 - 01/22-05/09 Lang, Charmaine ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

AFRICOL-111: Introduction to African-American History to 1865 (3 units; U ; HU&)

African and African-American history to the Reconstruction period.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 001 43218 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Rogers, William END 107  

AFRICOL-112: Introduction to African-American History, 1865 to the Present (3 units; U ; HU&)

African-American history from the Reconstruction era to the present.

Notes:
Prereq: none.
Enroll in LEC 401 AND any DIS 602 - 605. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 401 40031 2:00 PM-2:50 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Nchinda, Zacharia BOL B46  
HU&     DIS 602 46607 10:00 AM-10:50 AM R 01/22-05/09 Edwards, Crystal LAP 250  
HU&     DIS 603 46608 11:00 AM-11:50 AM R 01/22-05/09 Edwards, Crystal EMS E159  
HU&     DIS 604 46609 1:00 PM-1:50 PM R 01/22-05/09 Edwards, Crystal CHM 197  
HU&     DIS 605 46610 2:00 PM-2:50 PM R 01/22-05/09 Edwards, Crystal CHM 197  

AFRICOL-125: Economics of the Black Community (3 units; U ; SS&)

A survey of key economic principles, and elements that structure economic behavior in the black community.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 001 43211 9:30 AM-10:45 AM MW 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera MIT 361  

AFRICOL-199: Independent Study (1 - 3 units; U )

For further information, consult the department chair.

Notes:
Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, dept chair & assoc dean for SAS.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 3 IND 001 39364 - 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 002 39365 - 01/22-05/09 Barganier, George TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 003 39366 - 01/22-05/09 Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 004 39367 - 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 005 39368 - 01/22-05/09 Jones, Sandra TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 006 41295 - 01/22-05/09 Kirk, Joyce TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 007 39369 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Ahmed TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 008 39962 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Doreatha TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 009 39963 - 01/22-05/09 Mcclure, Daniel TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 010 39964 - 01/22-05/09 Nchinda, Zacharia TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 011 39965 - 01/22-05/09 Rogers, William TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 012 39966 - 01/22-05/09 TaylorBoyd, Pauli TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 013 39967 - 01/22-05/09 VanHorne, Winston TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 014 39968 - 01/22-05/09 Wilson, Anika TBA  
    1 - 3 IND 015 41324 - 01/22-05/09 Winkler, Erin TBA  

AFRICOL-210: The African-American Novel (3 units; U ; HU&)

A study of the social and cultural significance of the African-American novel, with emphasis on genre, imagery, and dramatic irony.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 201 42139 - 01/22-05/09 Jones, Sandra ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

AFRICOL-215: Introduction to Black Social and Cultural Traditions (3 units; U ; SS&)

A consideration of the social and cultural traditions that ground the life experiences and prospects of black people.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 001 42602 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah MIT 361  

AFRICOL-220: Introduction to Statistics in Africology (3 units; U )

The use of statistical methods and techniques in Africology. Data from the Afroworld (North and South America, Africa, and the Caribbean) will be analyzed.

Notes:
Prereq: Math 103 (106)(P) or 105(P) or score level 30 on math placement exam.
Enroll in LEC 401 AND any DIS 602 - 604. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 401 42124 11:00 AM-11:50 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Chatterjee, Debipriya LAP 160  
      DIS 602 46611 1:00 PM-1:50 PM F 01/22-05/09   CRT 209  
      DIS 603 46612 10:00 AM-10:50 AM F 01/22-05/09   END 110  
      DIS 604 46613 11:00 AM-11:50 AM F 01/22-05/09   END 110  

AFRICOL-228: Introduction to Black Political Economy (3 units; U ; SS&)

A survey of the interplay of the basic political and economic categories that structure the form and content of black life in America.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 001 42747 2:00 PM-3:15 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Akubeze, Okey END 107  

AFRICOL-232: Survey of African Societies and Cultures (3 units; U ; SS)

A survey of continuities and changes in the social and cultural lives of the peoples of Black Africa.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 001 46614 12:30 PM-1:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Wilson, Anika MIT 195  

AFRICOL-265: Psychological Effects of Racism (3 units; U ; SS&)

Psychological and socio-psychological effects of individualized and institutionalized racism on blacks and whites. Emphasis is placed on a range of interactions between blacks and whites.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 001 46615 2:00 PM-3:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Winkler, Erin AUP 179  

AFRICOL-289: Internship in Africology, Lower Division (1 - 6 units; U )

Application of basic principles of Africology in business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.

Notes:
One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: 100- or 200-level Africol course; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 6 FLD 001 40226 - 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 002 40227 - 01/22-05/09 Akubeze, Okey TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 003 40228 - 01/22-05/09 Barganier, George TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 004 40229 - 01/22-05/09 Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 005 40230 - 01/22-05/09 Chatterjee, Debipriya TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 006 40231 - 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 007 40232 - 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 008 40233 - 01/22-05/09 Jones, Sandra TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 009 40234 - 01/22-05/09 Kirk, Joyce TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 010 40235 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Ahmed TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 011 40236 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Doreatha TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 012 40237 - 01/22-05/09 Mcclure, Daniel TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 013 40238 - 01/22-05/09 VanHorne, Winston TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 014 40239 - 01/22-05/09 Wilson, Anika TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 015 41414 - 01/22-05/09 Winkler, Erin TBA  

AFRICOL-297: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 12 LEC 101 36881 - 01/22-05/09   OFF CAMPUS  

AFRICOL-314: The School in African- American Life (3 units; U ; HU&)

A study of the socio-cultural significance of the school in the evolution of the black community.

Notes:
Jointly offered with & counts as a repeat of Ed Pol 314(353). Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 001 43310 3:30 PM-4:45 PM TR 01/22-05/09 Rogers, William MIT 361  

AFRICOL-344: Political Movements and Organizations in the Afroworld (3 units; U/G )

Analysis of leadership, ideology, and the structure of black political movements and organizations in the twentieth century.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46617 11:00 AM-12:15 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Ahmed LAP 250  

AFRICOL-352: Extended Families in Black Societies (3 units; U )

A critical cross-national/cross-cultural analysis of the structures and functions of black extended families in the Americas and Africa.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 42414 12:30 PM-1:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah MIT 361  
Completion of Africology 352 satisfies the L&S research requirement.

AFRICOL-451: Rites of Passage in Black Societies (3 units; U/G )

Foundations of the use of rites of passage in different societies throughout Africa and the African diaspora.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46616 6:00 PM-8:40 PM W 01/22-05/09 Kirk, Joyce CRT 219  
Consent required to audit.

AFRICOL-489: Internship in Africology, Upper Division (1 - 6 units; U )

Application of advanced principles of Africology in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.

Notes:
One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. Retakable to 6 cr max. Prereq: jr st; 300-level or above course in Africol; 2.25 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 6 FLD 001 36882 - 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 002 36883 - 01/22-05/09 Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 003 36884 - 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 004 36885 - 01/22-05/09 Jones, Sandra TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 005 36886 - 01/22-05/09 Kirk, Joyce TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 006 41296 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Ahmed TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 007 38882 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Doreatha TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 008 40240 - 01/22-05/09 VanHorne, Winston TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 009 41412 - 01/22-05/09 Wilson, Anika TBA  
    1 - 6 FLD 010 41529 - 01/22-05/09 Winkler, Erin TBA  

AFRICOL-497: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U/G )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 12 LEC 101 36887 - 01/22-05/09   OFF CAMPUS  

AFRICOL-565: Selected Texts/Topics in Africology: (3 units; U/G )

Examination of selected problems, issues, and themes in Africology.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Raising Children, Raceing-Children
    3 LEC 001 42740 5:00 PM-7:40 PM M 01/28-05/09 Winkler, Erin BOL B92  

AFRICOL-699: Independent Study (1 - 6 units; U )

See Advanced Independent Study.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; 2.5 gpa; writ cons instr, dept chair, & assoc dean for SAS.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 6 IND 001 36888 - 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 002 36889 - 01/22-05/09   TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 003 36890 - 01/22-05/09 Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 004 36891 - 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 005 36892 - 01/22-05/09 Jones, Sandra TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 006 41297 - 01/22-05/09 Kirk, Joyce TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 007 38883 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Ahmed TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 008 39969 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Doreatha TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 009 39970 - 01/22-05/09   TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 010 39971 - 01/22-05/09 Rogers, William TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 011 39972 - 01/22-05/09   TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 012 39973 - 01/22-05/09 TaylorBoyd, Pauli TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 013 39974 - 01/22-05/09 VanHorne, Winston TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 014 39975 - 01/22-05/09 Wilson, Anika TBA  
    1 - 6 IND 015 41329 - 01/22-05/09 Winkler, Erin TBA  

AFRICOL-701: Theories and Methods in Empirical Research in Africology (3 units; G )

Applicability of particular empirical theories and qualitative/quantitative methods to a range of substantive problems and issues pertaining to peoples of African descent.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; Africol 700(P) or cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 42632 5:30 PM-8:10 PM W 01/22-05/09 Chatterjee, Debipriya MIT 206  
Consent required to audit.

AFRICOL-705: Normative Theory and Principles of Social Organization I (3 units; G )

Conceptual and value foundations of normative theory in relation to forms of social organization.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46618 6:00 PM-8:40 PM R 01/22-05/09 Sommers, Jeffrey MIT 206  
Consent required to audit.

AFRICOL-799: Graduate Independent Study (1 - 3 units; G )

Independent work supervised by a member of the graduate faculty.

Notes:
Retakable w/ chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: grad st; cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 3 IND 001 40521 - 01/22-05/09 Aborampah, Osei-Mensah TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 002 40522 - 01/22-05/09 Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 003 40523 - 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    3 IND 004 40524 - 01/22-05/09 Mcclure, Daniel TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 005 40525 - 01/22-05/09 Kirk, Joyce TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 006 41298 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Ahmed TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 007 40526 - 01/22-05/09 Mbalia, Doreatha TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 008 40527 - 01/22-05/09 Sommers, Jeffrey TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    1 - 3 IND 009 41415 - 01/22-05/09 Wilson, Anika TBA  
Consent required to audit.
    3 IND 010 41530 - 01/22-05/09 Winkler, Erin TBA  
Consent required to audit.

AFRICOL-817: Political Economy of Development in African Countries II (3 units; G )

Growth-enhancing governance, economic performance, and economic development in sub-Saharan African Countries.

Notes:
Counts as repeat of Africol 880 w/same topic. Prereq: grad st; Africol 816(P) or cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 SEM 001 47548 11:00 AM-1:40 PM W 01/22-05/09 Gelan, Abera MIT 206  
Audit never allowed.

AFRICOL-818: Race Matters: Government and Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean (3 units; G )

Presence, role, status, situation, and conditions of Afro-Americans (Afro-Latins and Afro-Caribbeans) in the Americas, from the federal republic of Mexico to the Argentine republic.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46620 2:00 PM-4:40 PM M 01/28-05/09 Barganier, George MIT 206  

AFRICOL-880: Seminar on Issues in Africology: (3 units; G )

Research seminar on issues of interest in Africology.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Black Power Reconsidered
    3 LEC 001 46622 2:00 PM-4:40 PM T 01/22-05/09 Mcclure, Daniel MIT 206  

 
Additional Courses - Africology
 
ENGLISH-517: Studies in African-American Literature: (3 units; U/G ; &)

Major genres, themes, figures and trends in African-American literature.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Mythic Spaces in Afrcn Epics&Afrcn Amrcn Fict&Film
&   3 LEC 001 40434 9:30 AM-10:45 AM TR 01/22-05/09 Grayson, Sandra CRT 368  
Auditors will not be permitted this semester.

ENGLISH-631: Seminar in African-American Literature: (3 units; U/G )

Focus upon major writers or themes, or on a body of work that represents a variety of perspectives on African-American experience.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Prereq: sr st, satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req, 9 cr English &/or CompLit at the 300-level or above; or grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
The Harlem Renaissance in Literature, Music & Film
    3 SEM 001 46177 4:30 PM-7:10 PM W 01/22-05/09 Jay, Gregory CRT 321 PDF

PORTUGS-225: Understanding Brazil: (3 units; U ; HU)

Topics in Brazilian culture and society.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Understanding Brazil: Race, Class, and Gender
HU   3 LEC 001 46716 3:30 PM-4:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Muniz, Cassio CRT 203