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AASP African American Studies( Behavioral and Social Sciences) AASP100 Introduction to African American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Social or Political History (SH) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.Significant aspects of the history of African Americans with particular emphasis on the evolution and development of black communities from slavery to the present. Interdisciplinary introduction to social, political, legal and economic roots of contemporary problems faced by blacks in the United States with applications to the lives of other racial and ethnic minorities in the Americas and in other societies. AASP101 Public Policy and the Black Community; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Formerly AASP300. The impact of public policies on the black community and the role of the policy process in affecting the social, economic and political well-being of minorities. Particular attention given to the post-1960 to present era. AASP202 Black Culture in the United States; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Social or Political History (SH) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course. The course examines important aspects of African American life and thought which are reflected in African American literature, drama, music and art. Beginning with the cultural heritage of slavery, the course surveys the changing modes of black creative expression from the 19th-century to the present. AASP443 Blacks and the Law; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Prerequisite: AASP100 or AASP202 or HIST255 or permission of department. The relationship between black Americans and the law, particularly criminal law, criminal institutions and the criminal justice system. Examines historical changes in the legal status of blacks and changes in the causes of racial disparities in criminal involvement and punishments. AASP498E Special Topics in Black Culture: Understanding Hip Hop Culture: A Critical Examination; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This course will not only cover the inception and evolution of Hip Hop c ulture, and the various elements of Hip Hop, but this course will critic ally examine the various events, societal constructs, and cultures (past and present) which have contributed to Hip Hop's beginnings and growth. This course will be centered around research papers, examinations, rich class discussion, and critical thought. AASP498R Special Topics in Black Culture: Race and Sports; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. AASP499D Advanced Topics in Public Policy and the Black Community: Drawing the Colorline: Chocolate City and the Media; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This is primarily an on-line section. Students will interact and be asse ssed on thier participation in the on-line enviorment of Blackboard in a ddition to a final in class presentation on August 21st. Please contact the instructor with any questions at jengland@aasp.umd.edu. There will b e an orientation to the class on Tuesday, July 14th.
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