BLST 1000 INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES (3 credits)
BLST 1000 provides students with an overview of African culture and history and the black Diaspora. A key component of this course is to interrogate the meanings and dimensions of slavery and colonialism, and their continuing political, social and cultural implications. Approaches essentially include historical examination of African and African American societies and cultures from pre-colonial and slavery periods to the present.
Distribution: Social Science General Education course and U.S. Diversity General Education course