General Education Program

African-American Experience and Human Diversity

Requirement: Two (2) courses/ Six (6) credit hours
Students must take two courses in this field for a minimum of six credits. Once course must be an African-American Experience course. The second course may be either a second African-American Experience course or a Human Diversity course.

  • African-American Experience
    The central and primary focus of the course shall pertain to the African-American experience. Specifically, it should require students to explore one or both of the following issues; African-American history and culture or the African-American urban experience. In addition to appropriate content areaas listed above, a major component of all courses in this area must be on race and racism-the interaction between blacks and whites in the United States.
  • Human Diversity
    This course includes contemporary subject matter that focuses upon one or more of the following:
    • the experience and contributions of African-Americans;
    • the experiences and contributions of other racial/ethnic minority groups within the United States with primary focus on Native Americans, Hispanics, and Asians.
    • the experiences and contributions of other groups in the United States that encounter bias based upon group identity (includes gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, and/or religion).

Three hours of the African-American Experience and Human Diversity requirement may also be used to satisfy the Arts/Humanities or Social Science requirement if so listed. The Human Diversity requirement and the African-American Experience requirement may not be satisfied by the same course.

Transfer students with 60 credit hours or more must complete at least one course in either the African-American Experience or the Human Diversity area.

African-American Experience

Anthropology

ANT 150 - Comparative American Slavery —Effective Summer 2005 through Current

ANT 270 - African-American Culture

Art

ART 388 - African-American Art

Black Studies

BST 200 - Introduction to Black Studies —Effective Spring 2007 through Current

Communication

COM 332 - Interracial Communication

COM 388 - The Rhetoric of Black America

Education Curriculum and Foundations

EDB 250 - Politics Of Black Education

English

ENG 207 - African-American Literature

ENG 208 - Womanism/Feminism

ENG 347 - Studies in African-American Literature

First College

FST 173 - Hum-Humanities Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 242 - Psc-Political Science Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 247 - Swk-Race,Poverty and Welfare —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 252 - His-American History Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 255 - Ant-Black Culture and Character —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 274 - Hum-Humanities Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 342 - Psc-Political Science Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 347 - Swk-Social Work Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 352 - His-American History Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 355 - Ant-Black Culture and Character —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 374 - Hum-Humanities Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

History

HIS 201H - Urban America in the Last Half of 20th Century: Crises/Opportunities/Solutions - Cleveland

HIS 215 - History of African-Americans to 1877

HIS 216 - History of African-Americans Since 1877

HIS 305 - Social Thought of African-Americans

HIS 302 - US Slavery, Abolition, and Politics, 1820-1860 —Effective Spring 2008 through Current

HIS 324 - Black Is/Black Ain't: Defining Black America

HIS 325 - Black America Since 1945

HIS 326 - African American History Through Sacred Music —Effective Summer 2004 through Current

HIS 329 - Black Resistance in the Age of Jim Crow, 1896-1954

HIS 365 - Comparative Slavery

HIS 369 - Comparative Emancipation —Effective Summer 2004 through Current

Honors

HON 301 - The Experiences of African American Students in Urban Educational Settings

Linguistic Studies

LIN 438 - Dailect Differences in the Schools

Philosophy

PHL 252 - African-American Social Philosophy

Political Science

PSC 217 - Urban Politics and the African-American Experience

Public Safety Management

PSM 302 - Contemporary Urban Issues

Religious Studies

REL 217 - Religion In Black America

REL 317 - Religious Ethics of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King

Social Work

SWK 150 - The Black Experience and Contemporary Society —Effective Fall 1998 through Summer 2008

SWK 150 - The Black Experience and Contemporary Society —Effective Fall 2009 through Current

Sociology

SOC 215 - Black/White Interaction

SOC 267 - Studies In The Black Family

SOC 269 - The Black Community

SOC 382 - African American Communities

Speech and Hearing

SPH 438 - Dialect Differences in Schools

Theater Arts

THE 216 - African American Theatre I

THE 318 - African American Theatre II

Urban Studies

UST 200 - Introduction To Urban Studies

UST 202 - Cleveland:The African-American Experience

UST 251 - The African-American Image on Film —Effective Spring 2005 through Current

UST 302 - Contemporary Urban Issues

UST 304 - Race and Sports in America —Effective Spring 2004 through Current

Human Diversity

Anthropology

ANT 100 - Human Diversity —Effective Fall 2007 through Current

ANT 150 - Comparative American Slavery —Effective Spring 2005 through Current

ANT 210 - Introduction to Native American Studies —Effective Fall 2006 through Current

ANT 270 - African-American Culture

ANT 280 - Anthropology Of Adulthood And Aging

ANT 324 - Anthropology of Gender

ANT 343 - Language And Gender

ANT 365 - The Asian American Experience

Art

ART 388 - African-American Art

Black Studies

BST 200 - Introduction to Black Studies —Effective Spring 2007 through Current

Communication

COM 331 - Gender and Communication

COM 332 - Interracial Communication

COM 388 - The Rhetoric of Black America

Dance Program

DAN 212H - Dance: Power, Art and Movement —Effective Fall 2007 through Current

Education Curriculum and Foundations

EDB 250 - Politics Of Black Education

EDB 455 - Women and Education

Multi-Age Instruction

EDC 300 - Diversity In Educational Settings

English

ENG 210 - Native American Literature —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

ENG 207 - African-American Literature

ENG 208 - Womanism/Feminism

ENG 248 - Multicultural Literature of US —Effective Fall 1998 through Fall 2006

ENG 347 - Studies in African-American Literature

ENG 348 - Studies in Multicultural Literature

ENG 349 - Multicultural Lit: Theory and Methods

ENG 363 - Gender Issues in Literature

First College

FST 173 - Hum-Humanities Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 242 - Psc-Political Science Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 247 - Swk-Race,Poverty and Welfare —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 252 - His-American History Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 272 - Ssc-Social Science Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 274 - Hum-Humanities Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 342 - Psc-Political Science Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 352 - His-American History Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 355 - Ant-Black Culture and Character —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 372 - Ssc-Social Science Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 347 - Swk-Social Work Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

FST 374 - Hum-Humanities Workshop —Effective Fall 1998 through Spring 2004

History

HIS 201H - H: Urban America in the Last Half of 20th Century: Crises/Opportunities/Solutions - Cleveland

HIS 215 - History of African-Americans to 1877

HIS 216 - History of African-Americans Since 1877

HIS 284 - History of Women

HIS 302 - US Slavery, Abolition, and Politics, 1820-1860 —Effective Spring 2008 through Current

HIS 305 - Social Thought of African-Americans

HIS 310 - Indians In American History

HIS 324 - Black Is/Black Ain't: Defining Black America

HIS 325 - Black America Since 1945

HIS 326 - African American History Through Sacred Music —Effective Summer 2004 through Current

HIS 327 - American Sexual Communities and Politics

HIS 329 - Black Resistance in the Age of Jim Crow, 1896-1954

HIS 365 - Comparative Slavery

HIS 369 - Comparative Emancipation —Effective Summer 2004 through Current

Health Sciences

HSC 205 - Culture and Health

HSC 305 - Culture and Health Care —Effective Summer 2005 through Current

Honors

HON 301 - The Experiences of African American Students in Urban Educational Settings —Effective Fall 2006 through Current

Linguistic Studies

LIN 438 - Dailect Differences in the Schools

Nonprofit Administration

NAD 453 - Managing Urban Diversity

NAD 455 - Gender and Leadership

Baccalaureate Nursing Program

NUR 250 - Health Problems Of African Americans And Other Minorities

Philosophy

PHL 252 - African-American Social Philosophy

Political Science

PSC 217 - Urban Politics and the African-American Experience

PSC 305 - Cultural Diversity in U.S. Politics

Psychology

PSY 255 - Psychology of Women

PSY 356 - Multicultural Psychology

PSY 429 - Psychology of Aging

Public Safety Management

PSM 302 - Contemporary Urban Issues

PSM 453 - Managing Urban Diversity

Religious Studies

REL 217 - Religion In Black America

REL 317 - Religious Ethics of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King

Social Work

SWK 150 - The Black Experience and Contemporary Society

SWK 355 - Asian American Experience

Sociology

SOC 201 - Race, Class and Gender

SOC 201H - H: Race, Class and Gender

SOC 215 - Black/White Interaction

SOC 267 - Studies In The Black Family

SOC 269 - The Black Community

SOC 302 - Women in Corporate America

SOC 317 - Sociology of Gender

SOC 380 - Racial and Ethnic Inequality

SOC 382 - African American Communities

Speech and Hearing

SPH 438 - Dialect Differences in Schools

Spanish

SPN 245 - Hispanic Resources Of Cleveland

Theater Arts

THE 216 - African American Theatre I

THE 317 - Society and Minority Theatre

THE 318 - African American Theatre II

Urban Studies

UST 200 - Introduction To Urban Studies

UST 202 - Cleveland:The African-American Experience

UST 302 - Contemporary Urban Issues

UST 453 - Managing Urban Diversity

UST 455 - Gender and Leadership

UST 304 - Race and Sports in America —Effective Spring 2004 through Current

UST 251 - The African-American Image on Film —Effective Spring 2005 through Current

Women's Studies

WST 151 - Introduction To Women's Studies —NS