AFC 101 Introduction to Africology and African American Studies [GEUS]

An introductory examination of the African American experience. Acquaints students with the trends, issues, and forces that have shaped that experience; considers the concepts of cultural adaptation, institutional development, and group self-definition; and surveys the contemporary status and condition of African Americans.

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall, Winter, Summer (in-person/hybrid section, one online section)

Prerequisites -
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Undergraduate standing

Rationale for Perspectives on a Diverse World - AFC 101 meets the requirements for a course on U.S. Diversity because it surveys the origins, development, and current status of African Americans from the perspective of a discipline that places this group at the center of its inquiry. A historically underrepresented and oppressed group, African Americans constitute one of the largest minorities in the U.S. This group has been essential to the formation and character of U.S. society from its inception to the present. The struggle by African Americans for equality and human dignity and their contributions to U.S. and world cultures reveal much about the role and significance of diversity in American society. The course examines the interactions of African Americans with U.S. immigrant groups and with Native peoples. Cultural, economic, gender, religious, racial, and class factors in oppression are of particular concern.

Equivalent Course(s) - AAS 101
Course History -
Course Rotation updated 12/2022; Change to title 3/2018, effective Fall 2018; Course Rotation added 8/2014; Change to prefix 2/2013, effective Summer 2013

African American Studies, Africology, U.S. Diversity (GEUS)

Winter 2025 Course Sections

Fall 2024 Course Sections